Harry James Gilbert's birth was registered in the Medway district of Kent in the 4th quarter of 1844 with his mother's maiden name recorded as Sippets. [1]
In 1850, Henry and family emigrate to New Zealand on the "Travancore".[2]
Harry James Gilbert died in Ballarat East in 1906 aged 61 with his parents at death recorded as Charles Gilbert and Elizabeth Sippets.[3]
Sources
↑ GRO Reference: 1844 D Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 05 Page 0
The "Travancore", ship, 562 tons, sailed from Gravesend 6 December 1850 and arrived Lyttelton 31 March 1851 with 149 settlers.
List of Persons authorized by the Canterbury Association to embark for Canterbury in New Zealand, as Steerage. Passengers by the Ship "Travancore", Henry Brown Commander, John Livingstone, Surgeon. Dated at Gravesend the 5th of December 1850
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harry: