When Horace Emerson Gill was born on 20 December 1906, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Horace Emerson Gill, was 31 and his mother, Loretta Agnes Dougherty, was 19. He had at least 1 son with Helen Johnson. He lived in Westchester, New York, United States in 1920 and Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States for about 25 years. In 1961, his occupation is listed as mechanical engineer in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. He died on 2 September 1961, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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.
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