Abraham GILLINGHAM[1]

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Name Abraham GILLINGHAM Born Abt 1827–1828 Holwell, Dorset, England [2, 3, 4]
Gender Male Baptism 7 Oct 1829 Holwell, Dorset, England [5]
- He was baptised on the same day as his brother Isaac.
Census 1841 Holwell, Dorset, England [6]
- He was living in his parent's household.
Occupation BY 1848 [7] farmer Residence 1848 Bishop's Caundle, Dorset, England [7]
at the time of his marriage to Emma Misc Abt Dec 1860 [8] summoned by the police for drunkeness and fined '5s and costs' - Bishops Caundle is a small village (current population approx 400) so it is likely that the man mentioned in the newspaper is our Abraham Gillingham.
Occupation 1877 [1] haulier Occupation BY 1881 [9] green grocer Died 16 Mar 1898 [10, 11] - Though in death index his registration is in Dorset, he is buried with his son Esli in Swinton cemetery. The graver marker reads:
Burial marker inscription:
HERBERT
SON OF
ESLI & ESTHER GILLINGHAM
OF SWINTON
WHO DIED 29th MARCH 1887 AGED 4 YEARS
ALSO ABRAHAM, GRANDFATHER TO
THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16th MARCH
1898 AGED 71 YEARS
HE TRUSTED IN GOD
ALSO ESTHER WIFE OF
ESLI GILLINGHAM
AGED 69 YEARS
"HER END WAS PEACE"
ALSO THE ABOVE
ESLI GILLINGHAM
WHO DIED DEC. 25TH 1935
AGED 86 YEARS
[ILLIGIBLE]RE UNITED
Death registration will need to be ordered to find place of death.
Buried Aft 16 Mar 1898 Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [10]
Address:
Swinton cemeteryBurial stone of Esli, Esther (Hann), Herbert & Abraham Gillingham Burial 19 Mar 1898 [11] Occupation agricultural labourer [2, 3, 12] Person ID I6685 My Family Last Modified 16 Dec 2016
Father Robert GILLINGHAM, b. Between 1786 and 1788, Holwell, Dorset, England , d. 13 Sep 1877, Bishop's Caundel, Dorset, England
(Age ~ 91 years)
Mother Rosannah Mary FUDGE, b. Bef 31 Oct 1790, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, Great Britain , d. Abt 20 Jul 1868, Holwell, Dorset, England
(Age > 77 years)
Married 3 Feb 1812 Holwell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Family ID F90016 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emma RIDOUT, b. Abt 1824, d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 61 years) Marriage Banns 9 Apr 1848 [13] Marriage Banns 16 Apr 1848 [13] Marriage Banns 23 Apr 1848 [13] Married 27 Apr 1848 Pulham, Dorset, England [7]
Address:
the Parish Church of Englandmarriage of Abraham Gillingham & Emma Ridout Census 1851 Holwell, Dorset, England [14]
Residence BY 1851 Holwell, Dorset, England [2]
Address:
Cornford HillCensus 1861 Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England [15]
Residence BY 1861 Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England [3]
Address:
Caundle StreetCensus 1871 Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom [16]
Residence 1871 Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom [12]
Address:
Dark HoleCensus 1881 Sherborne, Dorset, England [9]
- Anne was listed as 'Ana'.
Residence BY 1881 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, England [9]
Notes - A family in 1841 census of Pulham is probably Emma's family:
William Ridout, age 45, occupation Shor? M? or Thor? M?
Mary (Nancy?) ditto, 45
Charles ditto, 26, I? Sho? M
Ann ditto, 24, Glover
Oliver ditto, 20, Ag lab
Christianna ditto, 15, Glover
Emma ditto, 15, ditto
Eli, 15, ag lab
Michael ditto, 13, ditto
Robert ditto, 11, ditto,
Mary ditto, 6
Elizabeth ditto, 4
Children 1. Esli William GILLINGHAM, b. 1849, Holwell, Dorset, England , d. 25 Dec 1935, 3 Leinster Road, Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
(Age 86 years)
2. Frederic Isaac Ridout GILLINGHAM, b. Abt 1856, Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England , d. Yes, date unknown
3. Alfred Henry GILLINGHAM, b. Abt 1859, Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England , d. BY Aug 1932 (Age ~ 73 years)
4. Anne Ridout GILLINGHAM, b. Abt 1862, Bishop Caundle, Dorset, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID F90015 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S3177] Probate (Blandford UK), Robert Gillingham; 1877.
- [S2553] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, download; 2010; household of Abraham Gillingham; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Class: HO107; Piece: 1859; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221007.
- [S2498] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, RG9/1589., downloaded; 2010; household of Abraham Gillingham; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA);Class: RG9; Piece: 1359; Folio: 100; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542801.
- [S2865] Ancestry.com: Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, downloaded; 2011; marriage of Abraham Gillingham and Emma Ridout (1840-1849 record 26).
Abraham was 21 years old on his marriage record - [S2866] Ancestry.com: Dorset, England, Chruch of England Births and Baptisms, downloaded; 2011; baptism of Abraham Gillingham and Isaac Gillingham - same page at the end of 1829 - in Holwell, Dorset.
- [S2561] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, downloaded; household of Robert & Rose Gillingham.
- [S2865] Ancestry.com: Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, downloaded; 2011; marriage of Abraham Gillingham and Emma Ridout (1840-1849 record 26).
- [S3043] The Sherborne Mercury, FindmyPast newspaper archives, Sturminster - Petty Sessions; 25 December 1860; p 3, col 2.
- [S2491] 1881 Census of England & Wales, Ancestry.com, downloaded; 2010; household of Abraham Gillingham; Class: RG11; Piece: 2117; Folio: 37; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341512.
- [S2570] FindAGrave, viewed; October 2016; memorial Abraham Gillingham Memorial# 170100341 - date of death from stone inscription.
- [S3171] Family Bible of Esther & Esli Gillingham, Memento Mori - Entry for Abraham Gillingham.
- [S2499] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, RG10/2333., downloaded; 2010; household of Robert Gillingham; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Class: RG10; Piece: 2020; Folio: 28; Page: 48; GSU roll: 831757.
- [S2865] Ancestry.com: Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, downloaded; 2011; banns of Abraham Gillingham and Emma Ridout .
- [S2553] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, download; 2010; household of Abraham Gillingham; Class: HO107; Piece: 1859; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221007.
- [S2498] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, RG9/1589., downloaded; 2010; household of Abraham Gillingham; Class: RG9; Piece: 1359; Folio: 100; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542801.
- [S2499] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, RG10/2333., downloaded; 2010; household of Robert Gillingham; Class: RG10; Piece: 2020; Folio: 28; Page: 48; GSU roll: 831757.
- [S3177] Probate (Blandford UK), Robert Gillingham; 1877.
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