Family History

SIXTH GENERATION


46. James GILBERT was christened on 30 May 1784 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.

His occupation has been recorded as :-
Labourer (daughter Mary Anne's Marriage Certificate 1843)2.
Lock Keeper, Grove (1841 census2, Death certificate 18473)

Recorded address :- Leck St, Leighton Buzzard (1841 Census)2.

It would appear that James married twice. There is a burial of a Mary Gilbert in Leighton Buzzard on 29 Jan 1829 age 42 yrs1. There is a marriage of a James Gilbert & Elizabeth Yerrall at L.B. on the 2 Aug 18291. Elizabeth appears with James in the 1841 census2.

He died on the 3rd June 1847 - Accidental death caused by falling into a lock of the canal at Grove.3 He was buried on 6 Jun 1847 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.

The ancestry of James Gilbert is taken from the IGI and has not been further researched nor checked against the source documents as yet.

47. Mary ARNOLD ? was born about 1786. She was buried on 29 Jan 1829 in Leighton Buzzard aged 42 years1.

The mother and ancestry of Mary Ann Gilbert is only a possibilty and is taken from the IGI and has not been further researched nor checked against the source documents.

Children were:

child i. Elizabeth GILBERT was christened on 25 Dec 1812 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1. She was buried on 21 Feb 1813 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.
child23 ii. Mary Ann GILBERT was christened on 1 Sep 1816 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.
child iii. James GILBERT was christened on 26 Apr 1819 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.
child iv. Jane GILBERT was christened on 26 Sep 1824 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.
child v. William GILBERT was christened on 26 Sep 1824 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1. He was buried on 8 Jul 1855 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.
child vi. James GILBERT was christened on 16 Nov 1828 in Leighton Buzzard, Beds1.

Sources :-
1. Parish Register - location as stated in text.
2. 1841 Census - Class: HO107; Piece: 49; Book: 15; Civil Parish: Grove; County: Bucks; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 1; Page: 14; Line: 22
3. Death certificate - 1847, June Q, 6-66 Leighton Buzzard



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