George Gilbert (1842 - 1926)

Born 1842 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Maria (Rampton) Gilbert — married 1865 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1926 at about age 84 in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

George Gilbert was born in 1842 at Gwennap in Cornwall England to George GILBERT and Elizabeth DAVY. He was baptised at Carharrack in Gwennap Wesleyan Methodist Church on 29 May 1843 aged 1 year and 4 months, with his parents named as George and Elizabeth Gilbert living at Gwennap.^[1] In the 1851 census he is shown at Killivose, St Allen, Truro, Cornwall, and born at Gwennap, Cornwall, with father George Gilbert aged 50 an Ag Lab born at Devonport, Cornwall and mother Elizabeth Gilbert aged 48 born at St Stephens, Cornwall, and siblings Celena (aged 13) and Mary Ann (aged 6). He married at All saints Singleton NSW to Maria RAMPTON. He died 1926 Hamilton, Newcastle NSW aged 83 years and was buried at Sandgate cemetery with wife Maria. George Gilbert arrived in the colony 1 April 1857 on the 'FITZJAMES" aged 15 with his brother Eli aged 21 and his wife Frances aged 20, place of origin was Cornwell, Wesleyan Methodist and farm labourers.

Sources

1. ↑ Image of Baptism Register on Find My Past

• https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search

1. Death: GILBERT George 12501/1926 Hamilton George/Elizabeth
2. Marriage: 2987/1865 GILBERT George/RAMPTON Macia [sic] Singleton

• http://ryersonindex.org/search

1. GILBERT George Probate notice 18 AUG 1926 Publication late of Hamilton Newcastle Herald 18 AUG 1926
2. GILBERT George Funeral notice 01 AUG 1926 Funeral late of Hamilton Newcastle Herald 31 JUL 1926

• http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/search/gilbert

1. Newcastle Morning Herald: 26 Jul 1926: GILBERT on July 30, George Gilbert, dearly loved father of Misses E and G Gilbert, Mr Henry Gilbert, Mrs F Luckham, Mrs T Dixon and Mrs G Meade, aged 83 years. Funeral Sunday afternoon.

• http://ancestry.com.au/search/George_gilbert

1. George Gilbert in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

• Name: George Gilbert
• Gender: Male
• Baptism Date: 29 May 1843
• Baptism Place: Wesleyan Methodist, Carharrack, Cornwall, England
• Father: George Gilbert
• Mother: Elizabeth

1. George Gilbert in the New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

• Name: George Gilbert
• Birth Year: abt 1842
• Age: 15
• Gender: Male
• Arrival Date: 1 Apr 1857
• Vessel Name: Fitz James