The entries for people & families with the surname Gill are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He was
a worsted doffer [1901] /
a carpet weaver at Crossley's [1911].
Like his father, he was interested in brass bands, though he was not
a player.
He was a boarder at Gibbet Street [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was one of the first young men from Lee Mount to join the West
Riding Regiment at the Barracks.
His brother, Frank Gill, was a sapper
with the Royal Engineers
in France.
Albert Edward was killed at Suvla Bay [21st August 1915] (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial [117-119],
on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Lee Mount,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
Born in Bolton.
He lived in Todmorden [1901].
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 1st Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 27th July 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [13A & 13B],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He was a farmer at Trough Farm, Norwood Green [1901]
In 1885, he married Jane Sugden in Halifax.
Children:
By 1861, she was orphaned and a servant in the household of Thomas
Thompson, fundholder, in Halifax.
She married Charles E. Holroyd.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Baptised 13th June 1712.
A member of the Gill family of Brighouse.
She married Edward Ledgard from Mirfield.
In 1762, she inherited Bonegate Hall from her brother
Daniel
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with A Company
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 8th May 1917 (aged 21).
He was buried at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez [XIII E 8]
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was buried at Elland Parish Church [18th May 1709]
He never married and had no children.
He inherited Bonegate Hall and on his death, it passed to his
sister Anna
She lived in a cellar dwelling at Woolshops.
She hawked old clothes, pots and pans at the lower end of the Halifax.
Children:
In November 1792, Elizabeth committed suicide by poisoning.
Newspapers reported that
She was buried in the area known as Goldsmith's Grave.
PC William Hoyland, was paid 7/- for the burial
of Elizabeth on the public highway
In 1859, workmen digging in Parkinson Lane, Halifax discovered a
grave containing a human skeleton.
A surgeon identified the skeleton as that of a woman who had
poisoned herself.
One report says that there was a stake driven through the body,
possibly following an old custom of burying the staked bodies
of suicides at cross-roads.
The remains were later reinterred at the same place
He was a draper's assistant [1901].
On 22nd June 1904, he married Susan Ellen, daughter of
William Haigh
In [Q1] 1913, he married Alice Ambler in Halifax.
They lived at 1 Mitchell Street, Nursery Lane, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 13th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died in hospital of neuritis [6th February 1917] (aged 29).
He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery [XI A 6A].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
Baptised 24th April 1661.
A member of the Gill family of Brighouse.
In 1696, he inherited Bonegate Hall from his aunt Susan Brighouse.
He married Mary, daughter of John Waddington.
Children:
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
Baptised 8th July 1706.
In 1733, he was Warden of Rastrick at Elland.
On 11th October 1730, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Whitacre.
Children:
Recorded in 1842, when
he was a chemist at 7 Old Market, Halifax
He married Mary [1829-1892].
Children:
The family lived at Plane Trees Farm, Coley [1891].
Living with the widowed Mary in 1891 were
daughter Elizabeth Ann and her husband Ernest Riley.
Mary died 23rd February 1892.
Probate records show that she left personal effects valued at £197 15/10d
to her daughter Elizabeth Ann
Born in Silkstone, Yorkshire.
He was a nail maker [1841, 1847, 1851].
In 1847, he married Ann Thorp at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 2 Stile, Sowerby [1851].
James died in 1855.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
In 1858, Ann married William Howarth
On 23rd July 1870, he attended the funeral of his
brother William [1821-1870] at Lineholme Baptist Church.
At the graveside, James appeared to be overcome on finding
that his brother was about to be interred in the grave, which already
contained the bodies of their parents.
He went away and could not be prevailed upon to accompany the
mourners to the public house where tea had been provided for them.
He began drinking, and was seen at 11:00 pm – the worse for
liquor – by a companion who tried in vain to get him to go home.
Next morning, his body was taken out of the canal near the York Tavern.
The body bore signs of ill usage, the head being badly cut, and the
clothing torn
He was a greengrocer [1891].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Mount Pleasant, Rochdale Road, Greetland [1891].
James was a widower by 1891
He married Unknown.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Pioneer Corps.
He was lost [17th June 1940] (aged 42)
when the troopship HMS Lancastria was bombed and sank at St
Nazaire,
with the loss of 2,899 of the 5,310 people aboard.
His body was reportedly washed up on the French coast [November 1940].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
On 9th May 1921, he married Annie Bathsheba Jenkinson in Halifax.
Annie Bathsheba died in Halifax [9th April 1922],
and is buried with her parents at St Anne's Church, Southowram
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was churchwarden at Eastfield Church in 1634
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Ann [1791-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a veterinary surgeon [1843] /
a veterinary surgeon at Pellon Lane, Halifax [1844] /
a veterinary surgeon & beer house keeper [1851]
In 1844, he declared himself insolvent.
On 15th February 1843, he married Mary Ann Jenkins [1823-1???]
from Southowram, at Halifax.
Children:
By 1861, the children were orphaned and had all gone to live with
other people in the district.
The family lived at
In 1908, he married Ellen Clare, daughter of William Waite, in Halifax.
In 1911, they were living with Ellen's widowed mother at 1 Park Road, Halifax
He lived at Heath Lodge, Savile Road, Hebden Bridge [1905]
He was
a yarn agent /
vice-president of Todmorden Musical Society /
organist at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack,
and
a lay preacher and worker at Wellington Road Baptist Church Naze Bottom Baptist Church and Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack.
In 1862, he married Sarah Stephenson [18??-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Greenfield House, Todmorden.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Children:
The family lived at Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1875].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Recorded in 1822, when
he was a clock & watch maker in Halifax
Recorded in 1822, when
he was a blacksmith at Shaw Syke, Halifax
He died 29th May 1902 (aged 73).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2397]
(2nd June 1902)
Born in Halifax.
In 1861, she was an orphan, living with Samuel Webster and his
family at Fountain Brewery, Ovenden.
In 1870, she had a daughter Annie Elizabeth Gill.
In 1871, she was living at 2 Green Terrace Square, Skircoat with her
sister Ann and husband Charles E. Holroyd
On 23rd September 1871, she married John Greenwood [1848-1???]
in Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
She married Henry Brighouse.
After Henry's death, she inherited Bonegate Hall.
She left the Hall to her nephew, Henry Gill
Born in Halifax.
He was
a joiner of Salterhebble [1883] /
a joiner [1891, 1901, 1911]
In 1883, he married Ada Feather [1860-19??] at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
The family lived at
His wife died January 1808
He married Ellen [1786-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Style, Sowerby [1841]
He married Mary [1815-1872].
Mary died 6th January 1872.
Thomas died at Bristol [15th October 1887]
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
In [Q2] 1871, he married Sarah Maude [1843-1905] in Halifax.
Children:
After his death, Sarah took over at the Star, and she
died later the same year.
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905.
Son Benjamin was innkeeper – and living with his siblings – at
the Star [1911]
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a pupil at the Blue Coat School, Halifax [1861] /
a grocer [1871] /
apprenticed to Eagland Bray /
a warehouseman [1871] /
a grocer's warehouseman [1881] /
a grocery manager [1891] /
general manager of Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society stores (after the retirement of George Rushworth) [1901] /
a Freemason
On 20th December 1871, he married Ellen Kershaw [1851-1???] at
St Peter's, Sowerby.
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died at home [16th July 1907].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £5,148.
Probate was granted to
widow Ellen and children George and Ellen
He married Winifred.
They lived at Midgley.
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the Royal Artillery
2/1 Maritime Regiment.
He died 7th December 1941 (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial [61 2],
and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
He was
a printer and bookseller in Sowerby Bridge /
letterpress printer at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1863].
William Ackroyd was apprenticed to Gill.
He married Mary [1826-19??] who was born in St Martin's, West
Indies.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a fustian cutter employing 4 boys [1861].
He married Ann [1830-1???] from Midgley.
Children:
The family lived at Underbank, Hebden Bridge [1861]
He was a cotton loom jobber [1901].
Around 1895, he married Alice [1858-19??].
Children:
The family lived at 15 Bobbin Street, Todmorden [1901]
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 12th May 1917 (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [4],
and on Wadsworth War Memorial
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895
she had procured poison which, mixing with a liquid, she drank and
expired in great agonies.
When she has done the horrid deed, she told her husband, but all
assistance was in vain
Annie Bathsheba was the daughter of Charles Henry
Jenkinson
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Ada was the daughter of John Feather, carter
Ellen was the daughter of William Kershaw, dyer
Alice was born in Bolton
They lived in and owned considerable land and property in the centre
of Brighouse, including
the site of Brighouse Town Hall,
Ball Flash,
Park Chapel,
Park Street,
Bonegate Hall,
land at Waring Green,
and
a great part of Wellholme.
The property passed down the family line:
John Gill,
John Gill,
Henry Gill,
Daniel Gill,
Anna Ledgard,
and
Edward Ledgard.
In 1809, much land between Waring Green and Old Lane was sold to
Richard Jessop
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 50 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Gill,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Gill:
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