George Gillam Pelton (1838 - abt. 1863)

Born 1838 in Bishopgate, London, England

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Biography

George Gillam Pelton was born in 1838 in Bishopgate, London the son of George Samuel Pelton, a porter and Harriet Gillham^[1]

George's mother died in the same year as his birth and on 15 April 1841 his father remarried to Catherine Forest, the daughter of John Forrest, a plumber. George had a late baptism on 1 December 1844 in London, England. His mother was wrongly given as Katherine, his fathers second wife.^[2]

George married Martha Gregory on 18 June 1863 in West Ham, All Saints, Essex, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 August 2023)
   Pelton, George Gillam (Mother's maiden name: Gillam).
   GRO Reference: 1838 Jan-Feb-Mar in The Bishopsgate District Volume 02 Page 72.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 August 2023)
   George Gilham Pelton baptism on 1 Dec 1844 (born 1838), son of George Samuel Pelton & Katharine, in London, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937"
   Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
   Ancestry Record 61700 #1806314 (accessed 1 August 2023)
   George Gelham Pelton (25) marriage to Martha Gregory on 18 Jun 1863 in West Ham, All Saints, Essex, England.