Walter Stephen Gill (1876 - abt. 1921)

Born 14 Dec 1876 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hartnett) Gill — married 4 Oct 1910 in County Limerick, Ireland

Died about Dec 1921 at about age 44 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland

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Biography

Walter was born in 1876. He is the son of Jerome Gill and Mary Scanlan.

The family lived on Chapel Street when Walter was baptized on 17 Dec 1876 at Saint Senan's in Killaloe. Sponsors were Martin and Bridget Scanlan. A notation over their names reads 'married in St. Sionerick to.  ? O'Meara, C.C. performed the service. ^[1]

In the 1901 census, Mary Gill was a Shopkeeper, living at house 77 on Moore Street, Kilrush Urban, Clare. Everyone in the household was Catholic and could read and write.[1]

Present were: Mary Gill, aged 61, a widow, in "General Business"

also present were her children,

May, aged 25, General Business, not married

Walter, aged 24, Farming, not married

Teresa, aged 22, General Business, not married

Jerome, aged 19, Carpenter, not married

also present were 3 Boarders (Nellie O'Farrell, Margaret Cranny, John Deherty) and a Servant (Bridget Fortune). All not married.

Mary Gill signed Form B.

Lawrence Gill, aged 17, was recorded as a pupil at Blackrock College, Dublin.

In 1911, Mary Gill was aged 72, widowed, and appears to be retired.

With her were,

Walter, aged 32, a Jockey, married.

Jeremiah, aged 30, a Carpenter, single.

Lawrence, aged 25, a General Dealer, single.

also present was a 20-year-old servant, Mary Cooper, single.

the family lived at 73 Moore Street, Kilrush Urban, Clare.

Record Abstracts

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 ^[1] - FamilySearch Register Image - reliability good

• Name: Walter Stephen Gill
  
• Baptism Age: 0
  
• Event Type: Baptism
  
• Birth Date: 14 Dec 1876
  
• Baptism Date: 17 Dec 1876
  
• Baptism Place: St Senan's, Clare, Ireland
  
• Parish Variants: Kilrush
  
• Diocese: Killaloe
  
• Father: Jerome Gill
  
• Mother: Mary Scanlan

Research Notes

Death Date

1. 1 Oct 1921 in FindAGrave
2. 1 November 1921 in FindAGrave bio
3. December 1921 on this profile

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJP-W53 : 9 March 2018), Jerome Gill in entry for Walter Stephen Gill, 14 Dec 1876; citing Kilrush, Clare, Ireland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 255,965

• "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJP-W53 : 9 March 2018), Jerome Gill in entry for Walter Stephen Gill, 14 Dec 1876; citing Kilrush, Clare, Ireland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 255,965.

• Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02487 / 04. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 for Walter Stephen Gill 16:31, 31 March 2018 (EDT)

• Ireland, Census, 1901 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. 1901 Ireland Census 13:35, 2 April 2018 (EDT)

• Ireland, Census, 1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. [1] 13:27, 2 April 2018 (EDT)

• Original data: Census of Ireland 1901/1911. The National Archives of Ireland. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/: accessed 31 May 2013. Ireland Census 1901 16:44, 31 March 2018 (EDT)

• Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 13:50, 2 April 2018 (EDT)

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 July 2020), memorial page for Walter Stephen Gill (14 Dec 1876–1 Oct 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #212824260, citing Old Shanakyle Cemetery, Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).

See Also:

• St. Senan's Diocese of Killaloe
• Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland