James Gault (1869 - 1943)

Born 16 Apr 1869 in Carntall, Ballylinny, Co Antrim, N Ireland

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Bingham) Gault — married 30 Sep 1892 in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, N Ireland

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1943 at age 73 in Carntall, Ballylinny, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Gault was born in Ireland.

James was a blacksmith.

Occupation: Blacksmith Born at, lived at The Forkins, Carntall, Ballylinny. Son of blacksmith William Gault and Agnes Beggs.^[1]

Married Mary Elizabeth Bingham in 1892. Children (all bar Rebecca on 1911 census):

• Mary Agnes (Gault) McConkey 1894- (m. Moses McConkey)
• William John Gault 1896- m. 1920 Dorothy Higginson^[2]
• Isabella Gault 1898-
• Robert Gault 1901- (m. Bella Lusk)
• Hugh Gault 1903-
• James Gault 1906-
• Sarah Jane Gault 1908-
• Rebecca Gault 1911-

He passed away in 1943. He is buried at Rashee cemetery with his mother and his wife.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03399/2246298.pdf
2. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1920/09255/5350339.pdf
3. ↑ Cross-referencing PRONI will calendar and council burial records. Gault James of Carntall Carnmoney county Antrim retired blacksmith died 19 March 1943 Administration Belfast 29 June to Robert Gault farmer. Effects £623 2s. 6d. Rashee cemetery plot L-45 James Gault died 1943 aged 73, Mary Gault died 1924 aged 54 and Agnes Gault died 1921 aged 88 (mother). Ages line up with census estimates.

• 1901 Ireland Census
• 1911 Ireland Census

Research Notes

Familysearch has another daughter, Rebecca, born 1911 post census.

Parentage clearly established now. Elizabeth Thompson (m.1850) married a different John Gault, in Gillistown. They appear separately in 1901 census. Familysearch yet to be updated (I put a note on).

There are a collection of Gaults buried at Rashee Cemeterey according to antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk. Most of this family seem to be buried in Ballyclare Cemetery, but James and Mary are at Rashee with James's mother Agnes. The two cemeteries are not really all that far apart.