Arthur
John
Gilbert
Born in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Gilbert
and Caroline (Geeves) Gilbert
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 68
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2015
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Arthur Gilbert migrated from Great Britain to New Zealand.
Biography
Arthur John Gilbert was born in 1869 with his birth registered in the Sheppey district of Kent in the 3rd Quarter of the year and his mother's maiden name given as Geeves.[1]
John Gilbert, a millwright from Buckinghamshire, an assisted immigrant with his wife and three children on the ship Zelandia, arriving in Lyttleton, New Zealand in December 1870
- John Gilbert aged 35 from Bucks, a millright
- Caroline Gilbert aged 34
- Henry Gilbert aged 7
- Emma Gilbert aged 4
- Arthur Gilbert aged 9 months
- Press 6th August 1937 page 19 [1]
- DEATHS
- GILBERT - The Funeral of the late Arthur John Gilbert will leave bis residence, 34 Harman street, Addington, on Saturday, August 7, at 2 pm., for the Addington Cemetery. J. Lamb and Son.
Arthur John Gilbert was buried with his parents in Addington Cemetery, Christchurch on Saturday the 7th August 1937; block O plot 634B
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006
- "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X75-7CZ : 1 October 2014), Arthur John Gilbert, 1869; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sheppey, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- Zelandia Passenger List - Christchurch City Library [2]
- N.Z. DEATHS - 1937/28571 - Gilbert Arthur John aged 68 years
- Addington Cemetery records
- https://billiongraves.com/grave/Arthur-John-Gilbert/8143865#/
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Rejected matches › Arthur Gilbert (1870-) › John Wesley Gilbert (1869-1937) › John Charles Gilbert (1869-)
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