See also

Charlotte Adams (1827-1856)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1827, Register Entry for Baptism of Charlotte Adams

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1851, 1851 Census for Household of Charlotte Gilmour in Pill, Somerset

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1856, Register Entry for Burial of Charlotte Gilmour

  • Birth:

  • Feb 1827

  • Pill, Somerset1 2

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  • Her baptism at the beginning of March indicates that she was probably born in February. The only other definitive record which relates to her birth is the 1841 census which gives age as 12 and the county of birth.

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Mar 1827 (age 0)

  • the Parish Church of St George3

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  • Address: Easton-in-Gordano, Pill, Somerset

    Also her older siblings James and William. Who else was there is not known.

  • Present (sibling):

  • 28 Feb 1830 (age 2-3)

  • Present at Baptism of her brother Benjamin Hellen

  • Present (sibling):

  • 14 Nov 1832 (age 5)

  • Present at Baptism of her sister Martha

  • Census (living with mother):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14)

  • 1841 Census. Living with mother

  • Parent:

  • 29 Oct 1848 (age 21)

  • Baptism of son Nathanael Walters

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 24)

  • Pill, Somerset4

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  • Charlotte and presumably her husband Nathaniel had returned to Pill sometime after their marriage in 1847 probably because with her husband away at sea Charlotte wanted to be near to, and have the support of, her family. Her son Nathaniel was born in Pill so thy must have moved there before 1849. At the time of the Census the household consisted of Charlotte and her two year old son Nathaniel. It is assumed that her husband was at sea. It is difficult to tell from the Census record whether they had the house to themselves but they probably did.

  • Death:

  • 20 Nov 1856 (age 28)

  • Pill, Somerset5

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  • It is assumed that she died a few days before her burial

  • Burial:

  • 23 Nov 1856 (age 28)

  • St George's churchyard5

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  • Address: Pill, Somerset

Marriage

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St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol,

  • Spouse:

  • Nathaniel Walters Gilmour ( - )

  • Children:

  • Nathanael Walters Gilmour (1848- )

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  • Charlotte Gilmour (1851?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 28 Nov 1847 (age 20)

  • Parish Church of St Augustine the Less6

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  • Address: Bristol, Gloucestershire

    Although the register entry says that Charlotte was of 'Full age', i.e. over 21, she was only 20. Why she had moved to Bristol from Pill is not known but there may be a clue in the name of the first witness Thomas Hellin. Her younger brother has been baptised Benjamin Hellin so she may have been staying with relatives. The other witness was the Clerk who also witnessed other weddings. Who else was there is not known. Her father was dead but her mother may have travelled from Pill. It is also possible that some of the groom's family were present.

Sources

1.

1841 England Census for Household of Charlotte Adams in Pill, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/956, Book 5, Folio 7, Page 6; Charlotte Adams age 12 (i.e. born in 1829) daughter of Charlotte Adams in Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956/5.

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Rev. Henry Mirehouse, Register Entry for the Baptism of Charlotte Adams, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1827 Page 120, No. 956; Cit. Date: February 1827. Somerset Records Office. Call Number: D\P\e.in.g/2/1/9.

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Ibid. Date of baptism. Cit. Date: 4 March 1827. Somerset Records Office. Call Number: D\P\e.in.g/2/1/9.

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1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, Pill, Somerset, HO107/1946, Folio 628, Page 30, Schedule 129, head of household: Charlotte Gilmour, National Archives.

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Parish Register for Burial of Charlotte Gimour, St George, Pill, Somerset, 23 November 1856, Somerset Records Office.

6.

Parish Register for Marriage of Nathaniel Walters Gilmour and Charlotte Adams, St Augustine the Less, Bristol, Gloucestershire, 28 November 1847, Bristol Archives.