gillgrass

[haydon]

1841 census can only find one  gilgrass family  with James gillgrass 11yrs old can anyone find any more or spelt different thanks haydon  in berkshire census

[Isobelruss]

Theres a John Gillgrass 70 born in county
Wokingham Union Workhouse,Wargrave

[Paco]

Are you specifically looking for a James Gillgrass, or Gillgrass's in general. There are quite a lot with this surname living in Wokingham.
regards.

[Marmaduke 123]

I can only see the one family, in Rose Street Wokingham, and the John Isobelruss mentions, in the workhouse. Interestingly, James's family have a John aged 75 with them. I wonder if it's the same person recorded twice?

I can see James in Islington in 1851, he's down as born Oakingham, which is an old name for Wokingham.

Anne

[haydon]

i am looking for any gillgrass berkshire  1841 or name spelt any  way thanks haydon

[Marmaduke 123]

I've searched for G*lg*s which should pick up most spellings I think. There are only these:

Rose Street Wokingham

John Gilgrass 35 ag lab
Lucy 30
James 11
John 9
Lucy 7
Elizabeth 4
Hannah 16 months
John 75 Ind

All shown as born in county.

Wokingham Union workhouse Wargrave

John Gilgrass 70 pauper born in county

There are a couple in Surrey, all the others are Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire. I only got 80 results altogether, a lovely rare name!

I can see that when he got to Wales James' place of birth is a bit scrambled, both in the recording and the transcription.

Anne

[haydon]

james 11 yr old  was my  grt grt  grandfather. have traced him all of his life to where he died in usa. hoping there woud have been more families in 1841.there were lots of them in 1700  all from berkshire area.all the gillgrass families in lacaster ar not related but spelt the same.thanks for replies.haydon

[Captain2]

Hello Haydon,

Who are you specifically looking for in the 1841 ? perhaps I can help ? .. Hello everyone who has posted, I too am a direct descendent of the Gil(l) grass's and have been in touch with Haydon  previously (through email).

The family do all live in Rose Street, Wokingham (as you have kindly found) in 1841
John snr died  23 March 1847, he is the JG recorded living with his son John & wife Lucy and family in 1841

Children for John Gillgrass  (snr) and Elizabeth Long -
Elizabeth Gillgrass (1802) m. Edward Boyd.
John Smithers Gillgrass (1805) m. Lucy White
James Smithers Gillgrass (1807 - 1808)
William Long Gillgrass (1808 - 1808 - an infant)
Thomas Gillgrass (1810)
William Long Gillgrass (1816)
John (snr) was an only child his father died shortly after his birth in 1770, so there are not going to be any sibling families to find.
Hope Gilgrass  my gg. grandmother was the last child to John Gilgrass and Lucy (born 1846)  the James (aged 11) that you found Haydon is Hope's elder brother, son of Lucy and John.

[gilgrassphilo]

Reaching out...Hope Gilgrass was also my gt gt grandmother. Looking for contacts and further information. I live a few minutes walk from where she lived, with her family, next door was her sister Elizabeth and her husband, the father John Gilgrass along with Hope's overflow children! Captain2 your mum and my mum were cousins, I remember Aunty Mabel.