John Trenaman Gill

Birth Name John Trenaman Gill 1a 2a
Gender male
Age at Death 75 years, 9 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 22 May 1888 Plymouth, Devon, England  
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Marriage   Plymouth, Devon, England POSSIBLE marriage to Eileen Neve 1913
 
Widowed before 1939    
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Death 20 March 1964 Plymouth, Devon, England aged 75
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Medical Information     Great Western Railway

GWR Medicals
All yearly medicals - Eye sight normal
12 March and 25 June 1907
Rejected
Vaccination for Varicella, scar not quite healed
6 July 1907 Passed
30 Oct 1939 passed Gout
22 Feb 1948 passed for Operation to Prostate Gland
5 Dec 1949 passed Hernia
6 Feb 1950 passed after Prostatectomy Operation

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Occupation 1939   G.W.R Engineman

Started 5 Feb 1906 - aged 18
Engine Cleaner on 3/- shillings a week
at Laira Engine Shed
8 June 1907 - Engine Fireman
4 July 1923 - Driver
29 Sept 1939 Engine Driver
2 Nov 1952 pay £ 8 - 8 shillings and 6 pence weekly
22 May 1953 Retired
Only bad note on his record
12 Feb 1916 Cautioned
Not at home when sent for
[must have been on standby]
2 minor mis-haps
5 May 1915
Taking head lamp from front of chimney on engine, when he sipped and fell to the ground.
Cut to back of head, no time off
19 April 1919
When getting an oil bottle from the tool box on engine No. 4038 the lid of the box fell on his hand.
Palm of left hand cut
Returned to work on 24 April 1919
[No. 4038 Star Class Queen Berengaria built 30 Jan 1911]

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  Addresses  
 
Residence 1891 Plymouth, Devon, England 34, Seymour Avenue East

Samuel Gill Head Married 26 1865 Porter Plymouth, Devon
Elizabeth J Gill Wife Married 25 1866 - Plymouth, Devon
John T Gill Son 1889 - Plymouth, Devon
Leonora Gill Daughter 1 1890 - Plymouth, Devon

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Residence 1901 Plymouth, Devon, England Dapers Shop, 1 Albert Terrace, Laira

Samuel Gill Head Married 36 1865 Foreman Of Porters G W Railway Devon
Elizabeth Gill Wife Married 45 1856 Stationer & Dressmaker Crediton, Devon
John F Gill Son 12 1889 - Plymouth, Devon
Leonara Gill Daughter 11 1890 - Plymouth, Devon
William Gill Son 9 1892 - Plymouth, Devon
Alice Gill Daughter 7 1894 - Plymouth, Devon
John Gill Father Widower 77 1824 - Torrington, Devon

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Residence 1911 St Austell, Cornwall, England 84 Par Green, Par Station

William Henry Kinner 51 1860 Head Married 29 Lanlivery, Cornwall Railway Carriage Fitter GWR
Ruusla Kinner 48 1863 Wife Married 29 St Sampson, Cornwall
Janie Kinner 19 1892 Daughter Single Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Millie Kinner 17 1894 Daughter Single Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Albert Victor Kinner 13 1898 Single Single Lostwithiel, Cornwall School
Florrie Kinner 8 1903 Daughter Single St Marys, Cornwall School
John Trenaman Gill 22 1889 Boarder Single Plymouth, Devon Railway Engin Fireman GWR
James Henry Brown 21 1890 Boarder Single Kenwyn, Cornwall Railway Engin Fireman GWR

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Residence 1939 Plymouth, Devon, England 1 Boardman Villas

5 People in house
Elizabeth J Gill 05 Aug 1855 Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Samuel Gill 20 Oct 1864 G W R Foreman (Retired) Married
John T Gill 22 May 1888 G W R Engineman Widowed
Alice Gill 10 Mar 1894 Household Duties Single
Clarice M Gill 24 Oct 1922 Female Unpaid Household Duties Single
Later married Mr Guppy

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Samuel Gill
Mother Elizabeth Jane Bright
         John Trenaman Gill
    Sister     Leonora Gill
    Brother     William Gill
    Sister     Iva Jane Gill
    Sister     Alice Gill

Media

Pedigree

  1. John Samuel Gill
    1. Elizabeth Jane Bright
      1. John Trenaman Gill
      2. Leonora Gill
      3. William Gill
      4. Iva Jane Gill
      5. Alice Gill

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Suzanne Spedding: E-mails from Suzanne Spedding
      • Date: 16 April 1892
      • Page: from her Family tree on http://www.genesreunited.co.uk
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. English Government: Birth Registration - Find my Past
      • Date: 24 January 2012
      • Page: 1888-Plymouth-2q-Vol.5b-page.249
      • Confidence: Very High
  3. English Government: 1891 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 6 April 1891
      • Page: 1891 Census-GILL, Elizabeth J-PLYMOUTH, Devonshire-RG12 piece 1728 folio 127 page 49
      • Confidence: Very High
  4. English Government: 1939 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 29 September 1939
      • Page: Ref: RG101/6793I/003/32 Letter Code: WELQ
      • Confidence: Very High
  5. English Government: Death Registration - Find my Past
      • Date: 24 January 2012
      • Page: 1964-Plymouth-1q-Vol.7a-page.798
  6. Railway Employment Records. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives.
      • Date: 1906
      • Page: The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 61
      • Confidence: Very High
  7. English Government: 1901 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 1 April 1901
      • Page: 1901 Census-GILL, Saml-PLYMOUTH, Devonshire-RG13 piece 2096 folio 23 page 38
      • Confidence: Very High
  8. 1911 Census - TheGenealogist.co.uk 2019
      • Date: 3 April 1911
      • Page: RG14 - PN13749 RD295 SD1 ED9 SN170
      • Confidence: Very High