James Mugford Gillam (1861 - aft. 1893)

Born 13 May 1861 in Saint Helier, Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Ahearn) Gillam — married 11 Jun 1882 in Saint Helier, Jersey

Descendants

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Biography

James was born May 13, 1861 at 7 George Street in Saint Helier. He is the son of Charles Gillam and Eliza Mugford and was named after his maternal grandfather, James Mugford.

His father died in November 1863 and in 1871, James is a 9 year old scholar, living with his widowed mother Eliza in Saint Helier's Church, Saint Helier, Jersey.^[1]

In 1881, James is a 19 year old boarder in his sister Emily's home and her husband William and family on High Street in Saint Brelade, Jersey. HIs occupation is a "coachman domestic service".^[2]

James married Catherine Hearne on June 11, 1882 in Saint Helier, Jersey.^[3]

In 1891, he and his wife Katherine and their children are in Saint Helier, Jersey and his occupation is "Coachman Groom".^[4]

In 1893, the following members of his family were admitted to the Jersey Poor House:^[5]

Gillam, James Mugford

Gillam, Maud Mary

Gillam, Mabel Maud

Gillam, James John

Gillam, William Henry

Gillam, Arthur Charles

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFT5-9GS), James Gillam in entry for Eliza Gillam, 1871.
2. ↑ Class: RG11; Piece: 5622; Folio: 73; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1342351
3. ↑ Jersey Heritage; St Helier, Jersery; Jersey Parish Registers; Reference Number: G/C/03/A3/15
4. ↑ "Channel Islands Census", Class: RG12; Piece: 4695; Folio: 58; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6099805
5. ↑ Jersey Archive, Jersey Heritage; St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; Jersey Hospital and Poor Law Admission Registers; Reference Number: D/AN/B1/16/G

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