THE GILBERT FAMILY
We’ve
arranged these pages according by relationship to Jan: surnames are GILBERT
unless otherwise stated. A useful site
that explains relationships is at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1956/cousin.html.
Grandfather
George (1871 -1962)
Born 21 August 1871, the son of George and Mary Ann, at
Bedonwell, Erith.
He married, on 25 December 1896, at All
Saints Church, Belvedere, Kent, when aged 25 years; Eliza Julia
HUNT.
He lived at 18 Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere, and worked as a labourer. They had children: George,
Charles, Thomas, Mary, Margaret and
William.
At the time of the 1901 Census, he and
Eliza lived at 13 Grosvenor Road,
Belvedere. He worked as a
plasterer. Also living with them was
Eliza’s brother, Charles Hunt (aged 18, who worked as a plasterers labourer -
presumably assisting George - and who had been born at Greenwich) and their
nephew, Walter Hunt (aged 3, also born at Greenwich).
In 1904, at the time of the birth of his
son, Thomas, he lived at 4, Grovesnor,
Road, Belvedere, Kent.
Jenkin’s local directories shows that a
George Gilbert lived at 18, Bedonwell Hill in 1898, 1903 and 1905, but this may
have been George’s father of the same
name. But they also show that a George
Gilbert lived at 5, Bedonwell Hill in 1898.
In the 1903 edition, there is also a George Gilbert living at 1, Lessness Road. In the 1905 edition, there was another George
Gilbert living at 51, Upper Abbey
Road, and in the 1909 edition there were entries
for other George Gilberts at 5, Barnfield
Road and at 5, Upper Abbey Road as well as someone
listed simply as G Gilbert at 7, Upper
Abbey Road.
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us.
In 1932, lived at 117 Pickford Lane, Bexleyheath,
Kent and
worked as a plasterer.
He died, 22 June 1962, at the Brook
Hospital, Greenwich, Kent. Immediately prior to his death, he had lived
at 11, Hengist Road, Erith, Kent,
and his death was registered by one of Jan’s uncles.
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Grandmothers
Eliza Julia HUNT
(1872 – 1932)
She was born, 27 September 1872, at 63, Marlborough Street, Greenwich, the daughter of Henry James (a general labourer) and Elizabeth .
At the time of the 1891 Census, she worked
as a general domestic servant in the household of Harry WARREN, a schoolmaster,
at 409, New Cross Road,
Deptford, Kent. Her age is given as 19 years (source: PRO ref. RG12 piece folio 30 page
1).
She died, on 10 February 1932, at the Miller Hospital,
Greenwich, and
was buried at Brook Street
cemetery, Erith.
If you
know more about Eliza Hunt before her marriage to George, please mail us.
Florence Mary SHEPPARD
(1879 – 1959)
She was born on 11 August 1879 at Royden
Hamlet, Essex, the daughter of John and Alice.
She was aged 18 years at the time of her marriage. On 17 January 1899, when she registered the
death of her mother, Alice, she lived at 20, Queens Road, Erith,
Kent.
She died on 12 May 1959 and was buried at Brook Street
cemetery, Erith.
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Great-grandfathers
George (1843 -1911)
Born 27 August 1843 at Bedonwell, Erith, Kent,
the son of Henry and Ann. Married Mary Ann
ELLIS on 2 December 1867 at the Parish
Church, East Wickham, Kent
(we think this is probably St Michael’s Church). He worked as a plasterer.
At the time of the 1871 Census, he worked
as a plasterer and Mary worked as a laundress.
They lived at 3 Salter’s Cottages with their children: Harriet (aged 3) and Anne
(aged 1). If you know more about Harriet
or Anne, please mail us.
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived at
18 Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere with Mary
Ann and worked as a plasterer. They
lived there with their children: Harriet (aged
13), George (aged 10), Alice (aged 7), Clara
(aged 5), Henry (aged 3) and Frederick (aged 1). If you know more about Clara or Henry, please
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At the time of the 1891 Census, he still
lived at 18, Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere with Mary
Ann, and worked as a plasterer. They
lived there with their children: George,
(aged 19, a blacksmith), Alice (aged 16), Clara (aged 14), Harry
(aged 14), Freddy (aged 11), Charles (aged 9), William
(aged 5), Margaret (aged 3) and John (aged 2).
If you know more about Clara, Harry, Charles, William, Margaret or John,
please mail us.
At the time of the 1901 Census, he lived at
Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere with Mary
and worked as a plasterer. They lived
there with their children: Henry (aged 22, a
plasterer), Charles (aged 18, a plasterer), William (aged 16, a plasterer) and Margaret (aged 13).
At the time of the marriage of his
daughter, Alice, in 1903, he appears to have
still worked as a plasterer and to have lived at 18, Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere, Kent. At the time of the marriage of his daughter,
Margaret, in 1909, he appears to have still worked as a plasterer and to have
lived at 5, Barnfield Road,
Belvedere, Kent.
He died, 27 June 1911, at 6, South Terrace,
Bedonwell Hill, Belvedere, Kent. L.J.J. Barnes, M.D., certified death caused
by vascular heart disease following dropsy from which he had suffered for two
months prior to his death. His son, George, of the same address, was present at
the death and informed the registrar on the same day.
Jenkin’s local directories shows that
George Gilbert lived at 18, Bedonwell Hill in 1898, 1903 and 1905, but this may have been
George’s son of the same name. But they also show that a George Gilbert
lived at 5, Bedonwell Hill in 1898. In
the 1903 edition, there is also a George Gilbert living at 1, Lessness Road. In the 1905 edition, there was another George
Gilbert living at 51, Upper Abbey
Road, and in the 1909 edition there were entries
for other George Gilberts at 5, Barnfield
Road and at 5, Upper Abbey Road as well as someone
listed simply as G Gilbert at 7, Upper Abbey Road.If you are able to clarify
this, please mail us.
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Henry James HUNT
(1847 -?)
He was born on 29 July 1847 at 6, China
Hall Row, Rotherhithe, Surrey, the son of Henry , and Eliza. He married, at St John’s church, Deptford, on 14 April 1872;
Elizabeth WORWICK when he was of ‘full age’. He
worked then as a shopman.
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived at
13 Bush Road,
Rotherhithe, Surrey and worked as a
labourer. He gave his age as 34
years. He lived there with Elizabeth, aged 30 and children: Eliza Julia, aged 8; Mary
Jane, aged 7; Amelia Sarah, aged 5; Henry James, aged 2 and Elizabeth, aged 9 months (source PRO
ref: RG11, piece/folio 0578/5, page number 4).
At the time of the 1891 Census, he lived at
13, Bush Road,
Rotherhithe, Surrey. He worked as a general labourer and gave his
age as 43 years. He lived there with his
wife, Elizabeth (born at
Whitechapel), and their children: Henry
(born at Deptford), Charles and Martha (both born at Rotherhithe). On the image that we have, the ages of the
children are obscured by a clerk’s tally marks
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John James SHEPPARD (1852 -1928)
He was born, on 4 May 1852, at Great
Parndon, Essex, the son of Charles
and Mary.
He married, on 8 October 1876, at the parish church
of Great Parndon, Essex
(click on this link
to see a picture); Alice Amelia CASS. He worked as a labourer (link to picture
of church by permission of Ian Rose: see his website of Essex churches at http://www.essexchurches.com).
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived at
Broadley Common, Roydon, Essex. His age
is recorded as 29 years and he worked as an agricultural labourer. He lived there with his wife, Alice, aged 20 years, and their daughter, Florence, aged 1 year (source: PRO ref
RG11, piece/folio 1739/53 page 12).
At the time of the 1891 Census, he lived at
Water Lane,
Great Parndon, Essex and worked as an agricultural labourer. His age is recorded as 40 years. He lived there with his wife, Alice, aged 30
years, and their children: Florence,
aged 11 years; Emily, aged 9 years;
James, aged 6 years and Mabel, aged 4 years (source: PRO ref. RG12 piece 1364 folio 106
page 1).
In 1899, at the time of the death of his
wife, Alice, he was employed as a carman to a
market gardener, and presumably lived at 75, Percival Road, Enfield,
Middlesex., the address where Alice
died.
At the time of the 1901 Census, he lived at
20 Corinthian Road, Erith, Kent,
with his daughter, Florence. He also lived there with his son, James (aged 17) and another daughter, Mabel Alice (aged 14). James and Mabel had also been born at
Parndon, Essex.
He married, secondly, at the parish church,
Erith, Kent, on 22 October 1904; Amelia STEVENS.
He then lived at 1, Sussex Road, Northumberland
Heath, Kent. He described his occupation as a farm
labourer and gave his age as 49 years.
He died, 19 February 1928 at 3, Coastguard
Cottages, Erith, Kent. His age was recorded as 74 years and his
occupation as a gardener (domestic). His
death, caused by chronic bronchitis leading to myocardial degeneration, was
certified by H T B Cane, MRCS, without post mortem. The death was registered by his daughter, Mabel (source: certified copy of an entry of death registered in the Dartford registration district).
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John James, please mail us.
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Great-grandmothers
Mary Ann ELLIS (1846 -?)
Born 6 March 1846, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth, at Bexley, Kent.
We know, from her son George’s birth certificate that she could
not write. If you know more about Mary Ann ELLIS before her marriage to George, please mail us.
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Elizabeth HUNT née WORWICK
(c. 1847 -?)
Daughter of William
WARWICK, She married Henry James
HUNT at St John’s church, Deptford, on 14 April 1872,
when she was of ‘full age’. If you know
more about her, please mail us.
Emma
Elizabeth BRAYBROOK (c. 1845 –1897)
The 1881 Census gives her place of birth as
York, and her
age as 38.
At the time of the 1891 Census, she worked
as a laundress and lived at 77
Percival Road, Enfield
and her marital status is given as widowed.
She lived there with her children: Emma (aged 18, born at Acton) and John (aged
13). This Census gives her place of
birth as being Yorkshire.
She died, on 26 December 1897, at 77 Percival Road, Enfield
at the age of 52 years. Her death was
due to the perforation of a gallstone and peritonitis. Her son, William, of the same address, gave
the information to register the death.
The certificate confirms that she died as a widow.
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Emma, especially about her parents, please
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Alice Amelia SHEPPARD, née
CASS (1860 -1899)
She was born 3 September 1860 at Stanstead,
Hertfordshire, the daughter of Jane CASS, and was
christened on 23 October 1860. There are
no details about her father. She worked
as a servant when she married John
James SHEPPARD. She made her mark
when she registered the birth of Florence
Mary.
She died, on 13 January 1899, at 75, Percival Road, Enfield,
Middlesex, at the age of 38 years. Her
death was caused by pneumonia and was certified by I Collyer, LRCP. Her daughter, Florence Mary, registered the death.
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Step-great
grandmother
Amelia STEVENS
At the time of her marriage to John James, she lived at 273, Brook Street,
Northumberland Heath. She described
herself as a widow, aged 59 years, and the daughter of Edward EMMERSON, a
deceased labourer.
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Great-great-grandfathers
Henry (c. 1809
-1880)
It is possible, although we have yet to
confirm it, that Henry was baptised on 25 December 1810, the son of Henery and Esther.
The International Genealogical Index shows
that a Henry Gilbert married Ann Brooks on 13 July 1834 at Erith, Kent, and
this is corroborated by the Thames Riverside Parish Index for St. John the
Baptist Erith (1801-1873), compiled by R. J. Cottrell (we are grateful for this information, supplied in an Email from Judith
GILBERT [not known to be related] of Berkshire).
At the time of the 1841 Census, he lived at
Erith, Kent and worked as a labourer. He lived with his wife, Ann, and their children: William, aged 6 years; John, aged 4 years; Mary,
aged 2 years and Henry, aged 1 month (source: PRO ref: HO 107 / 482 / 12, folio
12, page 16).
At the time of the 1851 Census, he lived
with Ann and worked as an agricultural
labourer. Living with them were their
children: John (aged 14), Mary (aged 12), George
(aged 8), Elizabeth (aged 8), Henry (aged 6) and Thomas
(aged 8 months). If you know more about
Mary or Elizabeth, please mail us.
At the time of the 1861 Census, he lived at
96 Allen’s Cottages, Erith with Ann, and
worked as an agricultural labourer. They
lived there with their son George (aged 17,
a labourer), Elizabeth (aged 17) and Thomas (aged 11, an errand boy). If you know more about Elizabeth, please mail us.
When his daughter, Elizabeth, married in 1866, he worked as a
labourer.
At the time of the 1871 Census, he lived at
106 Bexley Road,
Erith with Ann and worked as a potatoes
dealer. Also at that address, at least
when the Census was taken, was their son, Henry
(aged 24) and Elizabeth (aged 22) who
was described as a visitor, but who was presumably Henry’s wife. If you know more about Elizabeth, please mail us.
We believe that he died on 29 April 1880 at
Garden Cottage, Bedonwell, Erith,
Kent, although
the age of 67 years as recorded when his death was registered is slightly
inconsistent. His son, Henry, provided
the information to the registrar and J. Elliot, M.R.C.S, certified the cause of
death as ‘morbus cordis’ (heart disease).
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Edward ELLIS (c.
1796-1866)
The International Genealogical Index shows
that he was christened on 26 February 1797 at Bexley, Kent,
the son of James and Jane.
At the time of the 1841 Census, he lived in
Bexley Village and worked as a cooper. His age was given as 45 years old. He lived there with his wife, Elizabeth, age given as 35 years and
children: Charles, age 15; Elizabeth, age 15; James,
age 13; Sarah, age 7; Sophia, age 5, and William,
age 3.
At the time of the 1851 Census, he lived at
Tanner’s Lane, Bexley and worked as a cooper.
His age was given as 56 years old.
He lived there with his wife, Elizabeth,
age given as 50 years and children: Charles,
age 30; Sophia, age 15; William, age 14; Edward,
age 9; Mary, age 5 and George, age 3.
All the family had been born at Bexley, except Elizabeth, who had been
born at Foots Cray.
At the time of the 1861 Census, he lived at
Erith Road,
Bexley Heath and worked as a casual labourer.
His age was given as 65 years old.
He lived there with his wife, Elizabeth,
age given as 60 years, working as a field worker, and children: Edward, age 16, working as an agricultural
labourer; Mary, age 14, working as a field
worker; George, age 12, working as an
agricultural labourer and Albert, age 10. Also at this address were Elizabeth Etta BRENT, age 35, who was
described as the widowed daughter of the head of family, and Sophia, aged 4, described as granddaughter of
the head of family.
He died, on 8 December 1866, at Hawthorne Place,
Bexley at the age of 69 years and a diseased heart caused his death.
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Henry HUNT (c. 1812 -?)
He married, on 5 February 1843, at St
Mary’s church, Bermondsey, Surrey; Eliza NUTLEY. At the time of his marriage, he worked as a
cooper and lived at Spa Road,
Bermondsey, Surrey.
In 1847, he lived at 6, China Hall Row,
Rotherhithe, Surrey and worked as a
cooper.
At the time of the 1851 Census, he lived at
5, China Hall Cottages, Rotherhithe, Surrey. His age is given as 38 years and he worked as
a journeyman cooper. He lived with his
wife, Eliza, aged 32 years and their children:
William, aged 7 years, a scholar; Henry J, aged 3 years and Thomas C, aged 1 year. All members of this family were born at
Rotherhithe, Surrey (source: PRO ref. HO1583 folio 381 page 16).
At the time of the 1861 Census, he lived at
27 Torrs Terrace, Deptford, Kent and worked as a cooper. His place of birth is given as Rotherhithe, Surrey and his age as 46 years. He lived there with his wife, Eliza, a boot and shoe binder, and their
children: William, aged 17, a toll
collector (a toll was levied on craft passing from Greenland Dock into the
Grand Surrey Canal); Henry James, aged 13; Thomas Charles, aged 11; Eliza, aged 9; Mary
Amelia, aged 6 and James Benjamin, aged
4 (source: PRO ref RG9 piece/folio 396/189 page 5).
At the time of the 1871 Census, he lived at
27, Torrs, Terrace, Deptford, Kent, and worked as a cooper, His place of birth is given as Rotherhithe, Surrey, and his age as 59 years. He lived there with his wife, Eliza ,aged 53 years, also born at Rotherhithe,
and working as a laundress and their children: William, aged 28 years, also born at
Rotherhithe, and working as a factory labourer; Henry
, aged 24 years, also born at Rotherhithe, and working as a cheesemonger; Thomas , aged 21 years, also born at Rotherhithe,
and working as a leather cutter; Eliza, aged 19
years, also born at Rotherhithe, and working as a domestic servant; Mary , aged 17 years, also born at Rotherhithe;
and James , aged 15 years, born at
Deptford, Kent, a scholar (source: PRO
ref. RG10 piece 746, folio 8, page 9).
In 1872, he lived at 19, Lucas Street, Deptford,
Kent and
worked as a cooper. We have checked, and
know that he did not live at this address at the time of the 1871 Census.
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived at
27 Torrs Terrace, Deptford, Kent and worked as a cooper in a factory. His place of birth is given as Rotherhithe, Surrey and his age is transcribed in our source as 69
years. He lived there with his son, William, aged 37, a labourer in a
factory, and his daughter, Mary, aged 26,
housekeeper to the family. He was
described as a widower (source: PRO ref RG11 piece/folio 0707/87 page 29).
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William WARWICK
In 1872, he lived at 17, Tyrwhitt Road, Deptford,
Kent and
worked as a gardener. We have checked,
and know that he did not live at this address at the time of the 1871
Census. If you have any other
information about him, please mail us.
Charles SHEPPARD (1809-1874)
At the time of the 1841 Census, when his
age was recorded as 30 years, he lived at Hare Street, Great Parndon, Essex. He lived there with his wife, Mary, aged 25 years, and their children, William, aged 4 years, and Sarah, aged 2 years (source: PRO ref. HO 107 piece 330, folio 4
page 2).
At the time of the 1851 Census, he lived at
Hare Street,
Great Parndon, Essex and worked as an agricultural labourer. He gave his age as 42 years. He lived there with his wife, Mary, aged 37 years, born at Eastwick,
Hertfordshire, and their children: William,
aged 13 years; Sarah, aged 11
years; Henry, aged 7 years; Joseph, aged 5 years; George, aged 3 years and Elizabeth, aged 10 months (source: PRO ref. HO 107 piece 1770 folio
401 page 8).
At the time of the 1861 Census, he lived at
Cock Green, Great Parndon, Essex, and had apparently been born at Great
Parndon. He gave his age as 51 years,
and he worked as an agricultural labourer.
He lived there with his wife, Mary, aged
47 years, born at Eastwick, Hertfordshire and children: Henry, aged 19 years, born at Great Parndon and
working as an agricultural labourer; Joseph,
aged 16 years, born at Great Parndon and working as an agricultural labourer; George, aged 14 years, born at Great Parndon
and working as an agricultural labourer; Elizabeth,
aged 10 years, born at Great Parndon; John James, aged 9 years, born at Great
Parndon, a scholar; and Emily, aged 5 years,
also born at Great Parndon and a scholar (source: PRO ref: RG9 106597). Also there was his daughter, Sarah, aged 21 years, born at Great Parndon,
and his son-in-law, George.
At the time of the 1871 Census, he lived at
Cock Green, Great Parndon, Essex. He
gave his age as 63 years, and he worked as an agricultural labourer. He lived there with his wife, Mary, aged 59 years, born at Eastwick,
Hertfordshire and children: George, aged 23
years, born at Great Parndon and working as an agricultural labourer; John Jas (sic), aged 19 years, born at
Great Parndon and working as an agricultural labourer; and Emily, (aged 15 years, also born at Great
Parndon (source: PRO ref: RG10 1641/99).
He died, on 11 November 1874 at Great
Parndon, Essex at the age of 66 years. His occupation was given as an agricultural
labourer and the cause of death as bronchus pneumonia. Julia PEACOCK was present at, and registered,
the death (we have no knowledge o