Henry GILL

1819 - 1883  (64 years)

• Name	Henry GILL
  Born	3 Jan 1819	Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
  Christened	3 Jan 1819	St Dunstans, Baltonsborough, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841	England
  	Farm Labourer Stated On Shipping Papers
  Emigration	24 Sep 1841	West India Docks, London, England
  	on the Mary Ann
  Immigration	7 Feb 1842	Port Of Nelson
  Census	1851	Lottisham Green, Ditcheat, Somerset
  Immigration	7 Jun 1853
  	Port Of Nelson On"Maori"
  Occupation	1882
  	Farmer At Time Of Mary's Marriage
  Died	13 Feb 1883	Clifton Terrace, Wakapuaka, Nelson, NZ   [2]
  	Cause: Carcinoma of pancreas (13 months)
  Buried	15 Feb 1883	Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, NZ
  Occupation	1889
  	Farmer Stated On Death Certificate
  Religion	1889
  	Episcopalian Stated On Death Certificate
  Person ID	I700	Moore Brickland Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry GILL,   b. Jul 1784, Baltonsborough, Somerset, England ,   d. Apr 1821, Baltonsborough, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Mother	Mary SLADE,   b. Abt 1783,   d. 11 Mar 1868, Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	Jan 1807	Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane BAKER,   b. Between 1824 and 1826, Bristol, Somerset, England ,   d. 24 Jun 1863, Wakapuaka, Nelson, NZ  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	Apr-Jun 1843	Shepton Mallet, Baltonborough, Somerset, England   [3, 4]
  	Shepton Mallet Registration District. Registration County : Somerset Created : 1st July 1837 Sub districts : Evercreech; Shepton Mallet; Stoke Lane
  Children	+ 1. Edward GILL,   b. Abt 1846, Ditcheat, Somerset, England ,   d. 18 Apr 1923, Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ  (Age ~ 77 years) + 2. Emily GILL,   b. 1 Jan 1848, Shepton Mallet, Baltonborough, Somerset, England ,   d. 1 Jul 1922, 134 Hardy Street, Nelson, NZ  (Age 74 years) + 3. Mary GILL,   b. Apr-Jun 1848, Shepton Mallet, Baltonborough, Somerset, England ,   d. 23 Oct 1924, Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ  (Age ~ 76 years)   4. Selina GILL,   b. Between 1 Apr 1850 and 30 Jun 1850, Shepton Mallet, Baltonborough, Somerset, England ,   d. Apr 1860, Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ  (Age ~ 10 years)
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Charlotte SMALL,   b. 1819,   d. 23 Apr 1903, Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ  (Age 84 years)
  Married	8 May 1882	Nelson, Nelson-Marlborough, NZ
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 15 Feb 1883 - Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, NZ  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Henry first arrived in NZ in 1842 onboard the "Mary Ann" listed as: George Gill single 20 Agricultural labourer Henry Gill single 22 Farm labourer ("our" Henry) Jane Gill single 21 Servant Mercy Gill single 19 Servant Also on board were: William Gill m. 31 Stonemason Harriet Gill   m.31 Wife Henry Gill child 11 Benjamin Gill child 10 Sophia Gill child 8 Ellen Gill child 7 George Gill child 3 Edward Gill child born on board also of significance on board were: Daniel Eyles and family Peter Higgins and family George Tarr and family William Rayner Mary Ann Arrival Date  8/02/1842 Tonnage  600  (Largest of 1st four ships to Nelson) Departure Port :  West India Docks Destination Port :  Nelson NZC Ref  34/2, pp.118-134a Examiner Ref Voyage Information  Captain Thomas Bolton master. Charles John Robert Cook surgeon. Left West India Docks September 1841. Number of souls 174 (12 were Gill, 11 were Lyford). Of these 10 died, and 6 babies were born on board. 1851 Census (HO107/1933) - Sottisham Green, Ditcheat, Somerset Henry GILL -  Head -  Married - 32yo - Ag Lab - Born: Baltonsborough, Somerset Jane GILL - Wife - Married - 27yo - Ag Lab Wife - Born: Bristol, Glocestershire Edward GILL - Son - 5yo - Born: Ditcheat, Somerset Emily GILL - Daughter - 4yo - Born: Ditcheat, Somerset Mary GILL - Daughter - 2yo - Born: Ditcheat, Somerset Selina GILL - Daughter - 9 mths - Born: Ditcheat, Somerset Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1933; Folio: 298; Page: 5; GSU roll: 221092 Henry returned to England some time before 1844 (married Mary Jane BAKER in Somerset) and then returned to Nelson in 1853 onboard the "Maori" listed as: Henry Gill m. 33 Edward Gill child 8 Emily Gill child 6 (who married Henry Moore) Mary Gill child 4 (Where was his wife Mary Jane and Selina?) Henry Gill gave his three children a house each when they got married. These houses were given in the name of his child, and not the couples name. ***************************************************** DITCHEAT   1851 CENSUS, Somerset. H.O.   107/1933 CENSUS   No. 4 Part of the Parish of Ditcheat , Tything of Lottisham, Registration district: Shepton Mallet    Sub-registration district: Stoke Lane    ED, institution, or vessel: 6d Page/Folio   5 Schedule No.17 GILL Henry    32   Ag. Lab.  b.Baltonsbourough, Som. Jane 27    Wife  b.Bristol Edward  5  b.Ditcheat,  Som. Emelia  4  b.Ditcheat,  Som. (Should read  Emily) May  2  b.Ditcheat,  Som. Selina  9m  b.Ditcheat,  Som. Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1933; Folio: 298; Page: 5; GSU roll: 221092. ****************************************************** Death notice appeared  in the "COLONIST"  Nelson 13 February 1883 at Wakapuaka, Henry Gill  aged 64 years      ***************************************************** A weblink to the European settlement of Nelson  : http://www.theprow.org.nz/nelsons-early-settlement/ (Medical):Medical Attendant : F.N. Irvine MD (Edin) Last seen alive 10 Feb 1883

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] FreeREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/, County :Somerset  Place Baltonsborough  Church St. Dunstans  RegisterNumber 106  DateOfBirth   BaptismDate 03 Jan 1819  Forename Henry  Sex M  FatherForename Henry  MotherForename Mary  FatherSurname GILL  MotherSurname   Abode Baltonsborough (Reliability: 3). [S6] NZ - NZ Registrar General Death, Folio No. 277/1883 (Registered in Nelson)  -  Copy held by Peter Moore (Reliability: 4). 277/1883  Registered Nelson No.22 [S7] IGI (Reliability: 3). Film No: 1903890 [S32] Internet, Free BMD, Vol 10 Page 711 (Reliability: 3).