When Thomas Ramsey Gale was born on 12 May 1861, in Ramsey, Isle of Man, his father, John Gale, was 38 and his mother, Margaret Skillicorn, was 37. He married Annie M. Allen on 5 July 1886, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1905. He died in November 1948, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.