When George Gilbert was born on 18 December 1843, in West Grafton, Wiltshire, England, his father, Joseph Gilbert III, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Ball or Batt, was 43. He married Amelia Maud Hersey on 23 September 1867, in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Ham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 29 September 1909, in Carshalton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65.
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English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
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