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John Gill
Son of
John Burton Gill and
Hannah Dale, father of
Major Ronald Gill and
husband of Edith Nalton
John was born in Princes
Terrace, Bean Street, Hull, Yorkshire on 6th April 1871
In 1881, according to the 1881
Census, John was aged 9 and living at 63 Middle Street North, Great Driffield
with his parents, three sisters and brother, George
John & Edith in 1891
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According to the 1891 Census, John was living at 2 Union Street, Great
Driffield, aged 19, with his sister Emma, Head of the House and aged 25.
John was a Tailor’s Apprentice, born in Hull and Emma was a Dressmaker, born
in Beverley
John married Edith Nalton on 22nd
April 1895 at the Westborough Wesleyan Chapel in Scarborough. John was then
living at 19 Cambridge Street, Scarborough.Witnesses at the wedding were:
Fred Nalton – Edith’s brother
Bertha Nalton – wife of Fred |
At the time of his marriage
John was a Tailor (Journeyman) – qualified tailor employed but not the owner.
On May 4th 1895, it
was reported in the Driffield Times “At Westborough Chapel, Scarbro’, April 22nd,
John Gill, Tailor, Scarbro’, to Edith, eldest daughter of Joseph Nalton,
Driffield.”
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On the death of Edith’s father,
Joseph Nalton, on 29th October 1900, John was the informant and
present at his death in Driffield. It was probably in this year that John
and family moved from Driffield to Scarborough.
According to the 1901 Census,
John, aged 29, lived with his wife at 5 Melrose Street, Scarborough. Also in the
house were:
Gladys Gill aged 5 born in Driffield
Joseph Gill aged 3 and born in
Scarborough
John Gill aged 6 months born
in Scarborough
John and Edith
had 7 children in total of whom only 6 survived until 1911.
According to the 1911 census, John aged 39
a Tailor and Edith also aged 39 were living at 2 Northbury
Street, Scarborough. The following children were present:
Gladys Gill aged 15 born in Driffield
Joseph Burton Gill aged 13 born in
Scarborough
John Nalton Gill aged 10 born in
Scarborough
Edith Gill aged 8 born in
Scarborough
Hilda Gill aged 7 born in
Scarborough
Norman Gill aged 2 born in
Scarborough
John and Edith’s son Ronald's birth certificate of 8th February 1 1915
records John still as a Tailor (Journeyman) and his address then as 2 Rothbury
Street, Scarborough.
John died of angina Pectoris and cardiac failure on 11th July 1924 at
2 Rothbury Street. The informant was Harold Nalton, brother in law..
He is buried in Scarborough cemetery with his wife and sister.
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John and Edith in 1918 with their 7 children
Top row:
John, Gladys, Joseph and Edith
Bottom
Row: Ronald, Hilda, Norman |
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