George White Gayford (1838 - 1908)

Born 22 Dec 1838 in East Wretham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Jessie (Kinloch) Gayford — married 20 Feb 1871 (to 12 Sep 1908) in Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Died 12 Sep 1908 at age 69 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

George Gayford was born in the Village of East Wretham, Norfolk, England.

George Gayford migrated from England to Australia.

George White was born on the 22 December 1838 in the Village of East Wretham, about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the Market Town of Thetford, Parish of Wretham, District of Thetford, in Norfolk, England^[1]. His baptism took place on the 27 January 1839 at the Parish Church of of St Ethelbert, in the Village of East Wretham, Parish of Wretham, in Norfolk, England^[2]. He is the son of Labourer, Henry (Gayford) and Martha (White), who married on the 12 October 1825 at the Parish Church of St. Peter, White Hart Street, in the Market Town of Thetford, just east of Thetford Forest, in the Parish of Thetford, in Norfolk, England. Henry was from the Parish of West Wretham and Martha from St. Peter's Thetford. They were both single and married after the publishing of Banns. The officiating minister was Robert (Ward) and the witnesses were William (Gayford); Ann (White) and Parish Clerk, William (Whistler)^[3].

George is found in the Village of East Wretham, Norfolk in 1841, living with parents Henry and Martha; siblings Mary Anne, Henry, Martha, Sarah Anne and Benjamin (Gayford); widowed grandmother, Elizabeth (White); James (Wells); Stephen (Savage) and John (Rule)^[4]. He worked as an Errand Boy in 1851, and still resided with parents Henry and Martha; brother Benjamin and Lodgers James (Wells) and Edward (Ollington). They lived in the Mill House, in the Village of East Wretham, Norfolk, England^[5]. It is unclear when, and where, he emigrated to Australia, but it is between 1852 and 1870. George married Jessie Kinloch on the 20 February 1871 at the residence of James (Raishack) in the Town of Clunes, near the City of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn, Colony of Victoria, Australia. They were married by Licence by Bible Christian Minister, John Orchard (Coomb) in front of witnesses Susan and James (Raishack). At the time of the marriage, George was 29 years old and worked as a Miner, whereas, Jessie was 21 and worked as a Domestic^[6]. Ten (10) children were born to them during their marriage:--

1. William Henry Gayford, born 1872 in Clunes, Victoria^[7];
2. Emma Jane (Gayford) Turnbull, born 1873 in Clunes, Victoria^[8]
3. Mary Ann (Gayford) Fuller, born 1875 in Clunes, Victoria^[9];
4. Agnes (Gayford) Atchison, born 1877 in Clunes, Victoria^[10];
5. Maria "Alice" (Gayford) Barnett;
6. George Gayford, born 1882 in Clunes, Victoria^[11];
7. Jessie (Gayford) Lucy, born 1884 in Clunes, Victoria^[12];
8. Edith (Gayford) Lloyd, born 1888 in Clunes, Victoria^[13];
9. Ethel Gayford, born 1892 in Clunes, Victoria^[14]; and
10. Albert Benjamin Gayford, born 1893 in Clunes, Victoria^[15].

George passed away on the 12 September 1908 at Service Street, in the goldrush Town of Clunes, 36 kilometres north of the City of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn, 139 km (86 mi) from the capital City of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia^[16]. His burial took place on the 14 September 1908 in the Cemetery, Cemetery Road, in the Town of Clunes, Colony of Victoria, Australia in the Methodist Portion, Row K. The Inscription on the Headstone reads:--In Loving Memory Of GEORGE WHITE GAYFORD Passed Away Sep. 12th, 1908. Aged 70 Years. ALSO Grandson of Above ERNEST MAITLAND LLOYD Died Dec. 14th, 1915, Aged 2 Years, 8 Mts. "Our Little Bud in Heaven". JESSIE Loved Wife of Above, Died July 14th, 1927, Aged 76 Years. Re-United^[17].

• 1908 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 14 September, p. 1.
• DEATHS. GAYFORD.— On the 12th September, at Service-street, Clunes, George White Gayford, aged 70 years.—Inserted by his sorrowing wife and family.
• GAYFORD.— On the 12th September, at Clunes, the beloved husband of Jessie, aged 69 years.—A good husband and loving father. At rest^[18].

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006 : General Register Office (GRO), Southport; FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd; Reference: (January-March 1839); George White Gayford. Mother: --. Registration District: Thetford; County: Norfolk; Volume: 13; Page: 383; Accessed 21 August 2023; Record Link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
2. ↑ "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF51-6Q2 : 6 November 2020), George White Gayford, 1839; Image 16 of 56; Record: 233; Page: 30
3. ↑ "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6BT-NLH : 17 February 2021), Henry Gayford and Martha White, 12 Oct 1825; citing Marriage, St. Peter, Thelford, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Central Library, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,278,925; Image 43 of 434; Record: 95; Page: 31
4. ↑ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census : The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew & FindMyPast; Registration District: Thetford; Sub district: Thetford; County: Norfolk; Archive Reference: HO107; Piece: 781; Book: 20; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Schedule: 1710
5. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census : The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew; FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd; Registration District: Thetford; Sub district: Thetford; Enumeration District: 5 & 6; County: Norfolk; Archive Reference: HO107; Piece: 1832; Folio: 495; Page: 11; Schedule: 5
6. ↑ Marriage record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. George White Gayford & Jessie Kinloch. Registration number: 972/1871. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
7. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. William Henry Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinlock. Registration number: 1416/1872. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
8. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Emma Jane Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinlock. Registration number: 22792/1873. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
9. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Mary Ann Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kenlock. Registration number: 7892/1875. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
10. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Agnes Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kenloch. Registration number: 21225/1877. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
11. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. George Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinloch. Registration number: 21869/1882. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
12. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Jessie Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinloch. Registration number: 15701/1884. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
13. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Edith Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinlock. Registration number: 10087/1888. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
14. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Ethel Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kinloch. Registration number: 2618/1892. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
15. ↑ Birth record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Albert Benjamin Gayford. Father: George Gayford. Mother: Jessie Kenlock. Registration number: 21188/1892. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
16. ↑ Death record : VIC Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne. Geo. White Gayford. Father: Hy. Gayford. Mother: Martha White. Registration number: 9238/1908. Place: Clunes. Accessed 22 August 2023; Record Link: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/64d9b2dc43563b265347849e/results?q=efamily
17. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179418433/george-white-gayford: accessed 22 August 2023), memorial page for George White Gayford (1838–14 Sep 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179418433, citing Clunes Cemetery, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Rebecca McIntosh (contributor 48241877)
18. ↑ Death Notices : TROVE Digitised Newspapers (The National Library of Australia, Canberra); Record Link: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202177139