Andrew Gillam (1866 - 1950)

Born 7 Feb 1866 in Duns Tew, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima Jane Gillam — married 31 May 1904 in Clifton, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1950 at age 84 in Clifton, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Andrew Gillam was born 7 February 1866 at Duns Tew in Oxfordshire. He was the son of John Gilson and his wife Mary, born Mary Snelson or Nelson. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1871 Andrew Gillam was living at Duns Tew with his parents, John and Mary, and their other children. His age was given as 5, implying a birth date in 1865 or 1866. His birthplace was give as Duns Tew, Oxfordshire. He was at school. ^[2] He emigrated to Australia in about 1884. ^[3] He was employed by his uncle, the late Mr John Gillam of King's Creek. ^[3]

He married Jemima Gillam, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gillam, of King's Creek. ^[3]

He passed away on 13 February 1950 at Clifton in Queensland. ^[3] His obituary gives his birth date as 7 February 1865, in Oxford, England. It must actually have been in 1866, because his birth was registered in that year. He was survived by his widow and 7 sons. Mr C. Y. Gillam, of Spring Creek, Clifton, aged 90 (in 1950), was an uncle. ^[3]

Research Notes

His "uncle" C. Y. Gillam of Spring Creek must have been the Charles Young Gillam who died there in 1951. ^[4] He must be the son of Charles Gillam (1817-1899) and Elizabeth Ann (Young) Gillam (bef.1815-1886), and so was really Andrew Gillam's cousin.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 24 April 2022: GILLAM, ANDREW GRO Reference: 1866 Jan-Mar Quarter in WOODSTOCK registration district; Volume 03A Page 620; mother's maiden name: NELSON
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1871 census (Duns Tew, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 10/1447 folio 27: Ancestry Record uki1871 #14341141
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "Obituary" Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954) 20 February 1950: 2. Accessed: 24 April 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187099658>
4. ↑ "Obituary" Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954) 4 September 1951: 3. Accessed 24 April 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187692600>

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