Henry Gill (abt. 1813 - 1883)

Born about Jan 1813 in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Baker) Gill — married 1842 (to 24 Jun 1863) in England

Husband of Charlotte (Watt) Gill — married 8 May 1882 in Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1883 at about age 70 in Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

Emigrated to NZ aboard the Mary Ann, arriving Feb 1842. Also aboard were his sisters Jane & Mercy, brother William, mother Mary Higgins and step father Peter Higgins

Henry returned to England after a brief stay in Nelson. He was living with his wife and family at 17 Scottisham Green, Evercreech, Somerset, in 1851, in the same street as his brother Frederick.

On 7 June 1853 he returned to Nelson by the Maori with three children aged 8, 6 and 4. A passage for his wife was booked but she did not travel in the end. A fourth child Selena GILL born about 1850 may have died before 1853 in Somerset as a passage was not booked for her on the Maori but no death registration has been found.

Their assisted passages on the Maori, amounting to £33, had been guaranteed to be repaid by William Gill and George Tarr. George Tarr had travelled out with the Gills to Nelson on the Mary Ann, and was also from Baltonsborough. In the Emigration Register the Tarr application for passage to New Zealand immediately precedes the Gills. They may prove to be relatives.

Henry was a farmer in Nelson.^[1]

It is probable that Henry was illiterate as he signed his will with his mark rather than a signature.^[2]

Henry died on 13 February 1883 at Suburban North, Nelson, New Zealand.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-1DS3-6L?cc=1865481&wc=7HG9-FT2%3A1045248801%2C1045265001 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1849-1890 P414, P417, P374-P416 > image 261 of 386; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-1DSS-YT?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-WML%3A1045248801%2C1045265001 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1849-1890 P414, P417, P374-P416 > image 267 of 386; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-1DS3-6K?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-WML%3A1045248801%2C1045265001 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1849-1890 P414, P417, P374-P416 > image 263 of 386; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.

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