William Gillions (bef. 1800 - bef. 1854)

Born before 12 Mar 1800 in Northill, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sexton) Gillions — married 6 Nov 1821 in Northill, Bedfordshire, England

Died before 15 Jul 1854 at about age 54 in St. Louis City, Missouri, United States

William Gillions was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

William was born in 1800.^[1] He passed away in 1854.

The Gillions family (William and his four children, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Mary) arrived in New Orleans on 2 May 1854 via the ship John M. Wood. William died in St. Louis prior to departure (noted in the PEF). Only John and Elizabeth survived to reach the Valley.

Though John and Elizabeth are not explicitly documented with the Empey company. Mary and Sarah are and it is very likely the four siblings were traveling together.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQBB-G7M : 5 February 2023), William Guillians, 1800.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQR3-FBQ : 30 October 2015), William Gillions, Northill, Bedfordshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCW-GN8 : 24 July 2016), William Gillions, Northill, Bedfordshire, England; citing Northill, Bedfordshire, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886,

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