Edward Gill (abt. 1845 - 1923)

Born about 1 Oct 1845 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Scadden) Gill — married 11 Jan 1865 in Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1923 at about age 77 in Wakapuaka, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

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Edward Gill migrated from United Kingdom to New Zealand.

Biography

Edward Gill was born in Somerset, England.

Edward Gill was born in the December quarter of 1845 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England to Henry Gill and Mary Jane Baker. His birth was registered in the October to December quarter in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

1851 England Census, Ditcheat, Somerset, Residence: Lottisham Green

• Henry Gill Head M 32 Baltonsborough, Somerset
• Jane Gill Wife F 27 Bristol, Gloucestershire
• Edward Gill Son M 5 Ditcheat, Somerset
• Emila Gill Daughter F 4 Ditcheat, Somerset
• Mary Gill Daughter F 2 Ditcheat, Somerset
• Selina Gill Daughter F 0 Ditcheat, Somerset

On 7 June 1853 he emigrated to Nelson NZ by the ship Maori, with his father and sisters Emily & Mary. A passage for his mother was booked but she did not travel in the end.

Edward married Mary Scadden in New Zealand in 1865^[1]

He was a farmer at Wakapuaka.

Edward and Mary had children, namely: Edward Howard Gill and Beatrice Mary (Gill) Dodson

Edward acted as the executor for his father's will.^[2]

Men from all round the district served on the Suburban North Road Board , responsible for all roads in the area apart from the main highway. Edward Gill of Atawhai was the Board's overseer, clerk and returning officer for 40 years. His association with the roads went back at least to 1872 when he is recorded as having secured a small contract connected with the construction of the original road from Happy Valley to the Whangamoa Saddle.

Edward died April 18, 1923 at Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand. He is buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery. Find A Grave Memorial # 169186590.

Research Notes

GRO births of children of Henry and Mary Jane

GILL, EDWARD (mother's maiden name BAKER) GRO Reference: 1845 D Quarter in SHEPTON MALLET Volume 10 Page 422

GILL, - (mother's maiden name BAKER) GRO Reference: 1847 M Quarter in SHEPTON MALLETT Volume 10 Page 448

GILL, MARY (mother's maiden name BAKER) GRO Reference: 1848 J Quarter in SHEPTON MALLET Volume 10 Page 467

GILL, SELINA (mother's maiden name BAKER) GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in SHEPTON MALLET Volume 10 Page 445

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-G16X : 4 October 2016), Edward Gill and Mary Scadden, 1865; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1865/6869, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-1DS3-6L?cc=1865481&wc=7HG9-FT2%3A1045248801%2C1045265001 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1849-1890 P414, P417, P374-P416 > image 261 of 386; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.

• Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGG2-VWX : 21 October 2017), Henry Gill, Ditcheat, Somerset, England; citing Ditcheat, Somerset, England, p. 5, 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.
• Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DJ-2QTQ : 6 December 2016), Edward Gill, 1923; Burial, Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand, Wakapuaka Cemetery; citing record ID 169186590, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Probate for Edward Gill

Acknowledgement

Footnotes, Citations and Sources

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-G16X : 4 October 2016), Edward Gill and Mary Scadden, 1865; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1865/6869, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

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* Find A Grave: Memorial #169186590