Reginald Gill

Brief Life History of Reginald

When Reginald Gill was born about 1887, in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Gill, was 46 and his mother, Caroline Willmot, was 42. He died before 1987.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Gill
1843–
Caroline Willmot
1846–
Annie Maria Gill
1865–
Walter Gill
1885–1985
Reginald Gill
about 1887–before 1987
Elizabeth A Gill
1866–
Ernest Andrew Gill
1870–1970
Albert Gill
1873–1973
Kate Gill
1877–1891
Frank Gill
1882–1982

Sources (2)

  • Reginald Gill in household of Daniel Gill, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Reginald Gill - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Reginald Gill

World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1914

Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

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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