John Gilbert (1840)

Born 1840 in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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The birth of John Gilbert was registered in the Leicester Union District in the 2nd quarter of 1840 with his mother’s maiden name recorded as Mansfield.^[1] He was baptised at St Margaret’s Church in Leicester on 6 May 1840 with his parents named as John (a servant) and Mary Gilbert of Dover Street.^[2]

In the 1851 census, John (age 10) was the son of John and Mary Gilbert in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Reference: 1840 J Quarter in THE LEICESTER UNION Volume 15 Page 95 at https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ Image of Church Baptism Register on FindMyPast
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2088; Folio: 94; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87716; ED, institution, or vessel: 05; Household schedule number: 75
   Ancestry Record 8860 #9698511 (accessed 15 May 2024)
   John Gilbert (10) son in household of John Gilbert (38) in Leicester St Margaret in Leicester registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in St Margaret, Leicestershire, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFL-TTB : 9 November 2019), John Gilbert in household of John Gilbert, St Margaret, Leicestershire, England; citing St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, p. 18, 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.