Mabel Alice (Cavenagh) Gillett (1868 - 1944)

Born 7 Aug 1868 in Marryatville, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Owen Francis Gillett — married 16 Apr 1906 (to 1938) in Valletta, Malta

Died 12 Apr 1944 at age 75 in Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mabel, child of Wentworth Cavenagh & Ellen Jane Mainwaring, was born on 7 August 1868 in Marryatville.^[1]

She married Owen Francis Gillet on 16 April 1906 at Valletta, Malta.

In the 1911 census Mabelle (age 42) was the married head of household at 1 Shirley Road Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. She had been married four years and had one child born who was still alive.^[2]

In the 1921 census Mabel (age 52) was the wife of Owen Frances Gillett at 6, Cousins Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^[3]

In the 1939 register Mabel (age 71), Private Means, was recorded as widowed in Conygar, West Knighton, Dorchester R.D., Dorset, England.^[4]

Mabelle was mentioned on a memorial in Ss Peter and Paul Churchyard, Halvergate, Broadland District, Norfolk, England with a death date of 12 April 1944.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
   South Australian Births, Index of Registrations 1842 to 1906; Page number: 536; Volume Number: 65
   Ancestry au Record 1778 #5551609 (accessed 16 January 2023)
   Mabel Alice Cavenagh born on 7 Aug 1868, child of Wentworth Cavenagh & Ellen Jane Mainwaring, in Marryatville.
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
   Series: RG14; Piece number: 5553; Schedule: 340
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 May 2023)
   Mabelle Alice Gellett (42), married head of household at 1 Shirley Road Southsea in Portsmouth registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Adelaide S Austraslia Resident.
3. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 05312; District reference: RD 90 RS 4 ED 35
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 May 2023)
   Matil Alice Gillett (52), wife, in household of Owen Frances Gillett (58) at 6, Cousins Grove, Southsea in Portsmouth registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
4. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
   Reference: RG101/6952J/010/1; Piece number: 6952J; Schedule: 114
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 May 2023)
   Mabel A Gillett (born 7 Aug 1868), widowed, Private Means, in Conygar, West Knighton, Dorchester R.D., Dorset, England.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #195923782 (accessed 16 January 2023)
   Memorial page for Mabelle Alice Cavenagh-Mainwaring Gillett (7 Aug 1868-12 Apr 1944), citing Ss Peter and Paul Churchyard, Halvergate, Broadland District, Norfolk, England; Maintained by LindaB (contributor 48285150).