Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Gill was born in 1891, in Kippax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Moses Gill, was 30 and his mother, Emily Biscomb, was 23.
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Family Time Line
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- Charles Gill in household of Moses Gill, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.
1924
First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
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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