George Gilbert

1874 - 1919  (44 years)

• Name	George Gilbert
  Also known as	Jock
  Birth	12 Oct 1874	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Residence	12 Oct 1874	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  	Address: Stowe Street
  Christening	6 Dec 1874	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Name: George Gilbert Baptism date: 6 Dec 1874 Baptism place: Lichfield, St Chad County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: John Mother's name: Emma Matilda Abode: Stowe Street Quality, Trade, or Profession: Coach body maker Archive reference: D29/ADD/2 Page: 41
  Gender	Male
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [4]
  	Address: 144 Stockbrook Lane
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 98 Stockbrook Street
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [5]
  	Labourer Rubber Works India
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 98 Stockbrook Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Labourer (general) Midland railway
  Residence	21 Mar 1919	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [7]
  	Address: 29 Sackville Street
  Occupation	21 Mar 1919  [7]
  	Railway labourer, Army pensioner
  Death	21 Mar 1919	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Aortic aneurism
  Burial	25 Mar 1919	Derby, Derbyshire, England   [9, 10, 11]
  	GILBERT, G Rank: Private Service No: 3/6040 Date of Death: 21/03/1919 Age: 44 Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders 3rd Bn. Grave Reference: B. 422. Cemetery: DERBY (NORMANTON) CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Emma Matilda Gilbert (now Mrs. Stuart), of 29, Sackville St., Derby, and the late John Gilbert. Born at Lichfield.
  Person ID	I250	Gilbert
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	John Gilbert,   b. 16 Mar 1844, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. 21 Dec 1877, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Emma Matilda Lawrence,   b. 1 Aug 1845, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 1 Jan 1932, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1866	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Oct 1874 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Stowe Street - 12 Oct 1874 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Christening - 6 Dec 1874 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 144 Stockbrook Lane - 3 Apr 1881 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Residence - Address: 98 Stockbrook Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Residence - Address: 98 Stockbrook Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Residence - Address: 29 Sackville Street - 21 Mar 1919 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Death - Cause: Aortic aneurism - 21 Mar 1919 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Burial - 25 Mar 1919 - Derby, Derbyshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Documents		GILBERT George Military Record 1991 February GILBERT George Military Record A letter sent to Henry Stuart PEARCE by a Departmental Record Officer of the British Army Pension Records department detailing the Military Record of George GILBERT
  		GILBERT, George: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for George GILBERT. He was a Private in the Cameron Highlanders. He entered the theatre of war on 12 Nov 1914 and was discharged 'unfit to serve' (wounded) on 22 Dec 1917. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, the 1914 Star, and the Silver War Badge. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

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  [S34] General Register Office (England and Wales), Certificate (birth), Gilbert, George; born 12 Oct 1874; Stowe Street, Saint Chad, Lichfield; Registered 20 Nov 1874; District: Lichfield, Staffordshire; Sub-district: Lichfield; No.: 953; copy dated 15 Feb 2008 (in possession of WSG). [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Gilbert, George; Mother's Maiden Surname: Lawrence; GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in LICHFIELD Volume 06B Page 452 (accessed 1 Sep 2017). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Gilbert, George; Baptism year: 1874; Father's name: John; Mother's name: Emma Matilda; Baptism place: Lichfield, St Chad (accessed 1 Oct 2017). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, George; Birth year: 1875; Birth town: Litchfield; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Derby; Parish: St Werburgh; County: Derbyshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 3397; Folio: 82; Page: 29 (accessed 19 Jul 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, George; Birth year: 1875; Reg dist: Derby; Parish: St Werburgh; Town: Derby; County: Derbyshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2729; Folio: 85; Page: 58 (accessed 12 Jun 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, George; Birth year: 1875; Birth place: Lichfield Staffse; Reg dist: Derby; Parish: Derby; County: Derbyshire; Ref: RG14PN20916 RG78PN1247B RD435 SD2 ED45 SN29 (accessed 7 Apr 2018). [S35] General Register Office (England and Wales), Certificate (death), Gilbert, George; died 21 Mar 1919; 29 Sackville Street, UD; Registered 21 Mar 1919; District: Derby, Derbyshire; Sub-district: Derby; No.: 74; copy dated 15 Feb 2008 (in possession of WSG). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Gilbert, George; Age: 44; GRO Reference: 1919 M Quarter in DERBY Volume 07B Page 924 (accessed 1 Sep 2017). [S87] Headstone, Gilbert, George; Normanton Cemetery; Stenson Road, Derby, DE23 1JG (photographed 17 Aug 2017 by WSG). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Gilbert, George; Country: United Kingdom; Cemetery or memorial: Derby (Normanton) Cemetery; Service number: 3/6040; Regiment: Cameron Highlanders; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018). [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Gilbert, George (Jock); Death of a Derby soldier; Derby Daily Telegraph, Friday 4 April 1919, p4, col 5 (accessed 11 Apr 2021).