Abraham GILLINGHAM^[1]

Abt 1828 - 1898  (~ 70 years)

• 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 cemetery
  		Burial 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 England
  		marriage of Abraham Gillingham & Emma Ridout
  Census	1851	Holwell, Dorset, England   [14]
  Residence	BY 1851	Holwell, Dorset, England   [2]
  	Address: Cornford Hill
  Census	1861	Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England   [15]
  Residence	BY 1861	Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England   [3]
  	Address: Caundle Street
  Census	1871	Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom   [16]
  Residence	1871	Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom   [12]
  	Address: Dark Hole
  Census	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1827–1828 - Holwell, Dorset, England Baptism - 7 Oct 1829 - Holwell, Dorset, England Census - 1841 - Holwell, Dorset, England Residence - at the time of his marriage to Emma - 1848 - Bishop's Caundle, Dorset, England Married - Address: the Parish Church of England - 27 Apr 1848 - Pulham, Dorset, England Census - 1851 - Holwell, Dorset, England Residence - Address: Cornford Hill - BY 1851 - Holwell, Dorset, England Census - 1861 - Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England Residence - Address: Caundle Street - BY 1861 - Caundle Bishop, Dorset, England Census - 1881 - Sherborne, Dorset, England Residence - BY 1881 - Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.