William Gill was born 6 December 1822 in Beckley, Sussex, England, United Kingdom to William Gill (1797-1869) and Susannah Creed (c1800-1887) and died 1 March 1897 Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Lee (1826-1852) 18 December 1843 in Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia. He married Rosena Ellen Delma Shoesmith (1834-1874) 1 July 1852 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He married Susannah Lawrence (1838-1903) 11 March 1876 in Largs, New South Wales, Australia.
16 year old William Gill, his parents and his siblings, arrived in Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales aboard the Maitland on the 5 November 1838. The family moved north to Newcastle and settled along the banks of the Williams River around Raymond Terrace.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Johanna Gill (1844-1915) | 1 December 1844 Bolwarra, New South Wales, Australia | 3 July 1915 Cundletown, New South Wales, Australia | Charles Eggins (1843-1924) |
Jane Gill (1846-1927) | |||
Harriet Gill (1847-1847) | |||
Margaret Jane Gill (1849-1887) | |||
Naomi Gill (1850-1920) | 21 July 1850 Woodville, New South Wales, Australia | 17 October 1920 Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia | Joseph Alexander Laurie (1832-1904) |
Susannah Gill (1851-1852) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Susannah Gill (1876-1967) | 26 December 1876 Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia | 15 February 1967 West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | Richard Unicomb (1875-1957) |
Martha Elizabeth Gill (1880-1956) | 13 July 1880 Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia | 29 April 1956 Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Alfred James Thompson (1879-1940) |
Andrew George Gill (1883-1957) | 18 January 1883 Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia | 1 April 1957 Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia | Camile Jane Rose (1885-1949) |
Sarah May Gill (1884-1951) | 18 October 1884 Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia | 20 August 1951 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | George Tisdell (1875-1946) |
Changes of surname by daughters:
- Johanna Gill married Charles Eggins in 1866
- Jane Gill married William Hall in 1866, & William Williamson in 1893
- Margaret Jane Gill married Henry Andrews in 1881
- Naomi Gill married Joseph Peter Laurie in 1876
- Emily Gill married William James Coulter in 1873
- Harriet Jane Gill married Hugh McDonald in 1876
- Eliza Gill married in John William Laughton in 1876
- Louisa Gill married Stephen William Manwaring in 1885
- Jessie Gill married David Laughton in 1886
- Isabella Gill married Jethro Emerton in 1886
- Susannah Gill married Richard Unicomb in 1897
- Martha Elizabeth Gill married Alfred James Thompson in 1899
- Sarah May Gill married in George Tisdell in 1901
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