Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Gill was christened on 23 March 1795, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Mark Gill, was 42 and her mother, Jane Phillipson, was 34. She was buried in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Molly Gill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mally Gill, "England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
- Mally Gill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1752– Male
1760– Female
Siblings (10)
1784–1843 Male
1787–1790 Female
1789– Female
1791–1793 Male
1795–1795 Female
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Avtar, Amritpal, Darshan, Hardip, Nirmal, Sohan, Ajit, Balwinder, Charan, Jasvir, Kewal, Navdeep.
English and Scottish: in northern England and Scotland sometimes from Middle English Gille, Old Norse Gilli, which is of Irish (Gaelic) origin (see below), and pronounced with a hard g. As a personal name it is not found after c. 1200.
English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English gille ‘deep glen, ravine’ (Old Norse (Norwegian) gil), pronounced with a hard g. The term is found mainly in northwestern England, where Norwegian Vikings settled.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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