GILL OF DRONFIELD
More
than one William Gill had children baptised at Dronfield in the 1660s to 1680s.
This is apparent from the sequence of dates, for example Anthony, son of
William Gill, being baptised on 7 February 1666/67, followed a few weeks later
by Elizabeth, daughter of William Gill, on 10 March 1666/67. In most cases the
father is identified in the parish register by his residence, one William being
of Unstone and the other of Woodsmithies.[1]
The latter location seems to have been a single property and was very close to Unstone. William of Woodsmithies
left a will written in 1713 and proved in 1722, which aids significantly in
identifying his children.
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GILL
1 WILLIAM GILL of Woodsmithies,
Dronfield, Derbyshire, roper, was buried on 21 April 1682 at Dronfield.[2]
He married first, on 18 July 1619 at Beeley,
ELIZABETH WATTS.[3]
She was buried on 25 February 1632/33 at Dronfield.[4]
William married second, on 20 January 1633/34 at Dronfield, ELIZABETH (DRABBLE)
BAGLEY,[5]
widow of Barnaby Bagley and daughter of George Drabble.[6]
She was buried on 28 September 1671 at Dronfield.[7]
Children of William and Elizabeth (Watts)
Gill:
i ANTHONY GILL, bap 15 Apr 1621,
Eckington,[8]
bur 28 Apr 1661, Dronfield.[9]
ii JOAN GILL, bap 12 Oct 1623,
Eckington.[10]
iii GODFREY GILL of Unstone,
bap 2 Oct 1625, Eckington,[11]
bur 29 May 1703, Dronfield;[12]
m 26 Dec 1649, Dronfield, ALICE WILDE.[13]
iv FRANCIS GILL, bap 29 Dec 1627,
Dronfield,[14]
bur 1 Jan 1627/28, Dronfield.[15]
v VINCENT GILL, bap 1 Mar 1628/29,
Dronfield.[16]
vi WILLIAM GILL, bap 24 Jul 1631,
Dronfield,[17]
bur 6 May 1633, Dronfield.[18]
Child of William Gill:[19]
vii ELLEN GILL; m 4 Jul 1665, Dronfield,
ROGER FENTHAM.[20]
Children of William and Elizabeth
(Drabble) (Bagley) Gill:
viii ROBERT GILL, bap 23 Nov 1634,
Dronfield.[21]
ix GEORGE GILL of Brimington,
roper, bap 10 Sep 1637, Dronfield,[22]
bur Oct 1716, Brimington.[23]
2 x WILLIAM GILL (1640-ca 1722); m(1) JANE DRABBLE; m(2) ALICE RODGER.
xi ROBERT GILL, bap 4 Dec 1642,
Dronfield.[24]
xii ELIZABETH GILL, bap 31 Aug 1646,
Dronfield;[25] m
STRAW.[26]
2 WILLIAM GILL of Woodsmithies,
Dronfield, husbandman, was baptised on 17 May 1640 at Dronfield[27]
and died ca 1722.[28]
He married first, on 18 December 1660 at Brampton, JANE DRABBLE,[29]
who was buried on 27 November 1664 at Brampton.[30]
William married second, on 26 February 1665/66 at Dronfield, ALICE RODGER,[31]
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Frith) Rodger (see here). Alice was
buried on 3 December 1720 at Dronfield.
Child of William and Jane (Drabble) Gill:
i ELIZABETH GILL, bap 9 Feb
1661/62, Dronfield;[32]
m ca 21 Jan 1686/87, JOHN LEE.[33]
Children of William and Alice (Rodger)
Gill:
ii ELIZABETH GILL, bap 10 Mar 1666/67,
Dronfield;[34] m
2 Mar 1684/85, Dronfield, JOHN BATE.[35]
iii GEORGE GILL, bap 22 Aug 1669,
Dronfield.[36]
iv WILLIAM GILL, b ca 1672.[37]
v SARAH GILL, bap 13 Jan 1674/75,
Dronfield,[38]
bur 6 Oct 1729, Eckington;[39]
m 21 May 1695, Dronfield, GEORGE CROFT[40]
(see here).
vi GILL, bur 8 Feb 1677/78, Dronfield.[41]
vii ANN GILL, bap 30 Jan 1678/79,
Dronfield,[42] d
ca 1747;[43] m
21 Sep 1710, Duffield, THOMAS HANCOCK.[44]
viii MARY GILL, bap 21 Apr 1682, Dronfield,[45]
bur 7 Feb 1685/86, Dronfield.[46]
ix GERTRUDE GILL, bap 16 Jul 1685,
Dronfield,[47]
bur 29 Sep 1760, Dronfield;[48]
m 15 Apr 1703, Chesterfield, JOHN GLOSSOP.[49]
x JOSEPH GILL of Dronfield, farmer,
bap 10 Jun 1688, Dronfield,[50]
bur 25 Feb 1753, Dronfield;[51]
m 28 May 1724, Sheffield, MARY JUDD.[52]
[1] There appears to be a mistake in the register in the case of Eleanor Gill, baptised on 9 Sep 1688, where the residence is given as Woodsmithies. It is given as Unston in the bishop’s transcripts, which seems more likely considering that Joseph, son of William Gill of Woodsmithies, had been baptised on 10 Jun 1688.
[2] Dronfield parish registers. Will dated 30 May 1678, proved 30 Aug 1682 (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[3] Beeley parish registers.
[4] Dronfield parish registers.
[5] Dronfield parish registers.
[6] Barnabie Baggeley and Elizabeth Drable were married on 1 Feb 1629/30 at Dronfield. The will of Barnabie Bagaley, dated 7 Mar 1632 and proved on 24 Sep 1634, mentions his wife Elizabeth and “Georg Drables my Father in lawe” (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[7] Dronfield parish registers.
[8] Eckington parish registers.
[9] Dronfield parish registers. Anthony probably married Constance, who is mentioned in the will of William Gill as a daughter-in-law.
[10] Eckington parish registers.
[11] Eckington parish registers.
[12] Dronfield parish registers.
[13] Dronfield parish registers.
[14] Dronfield parish registers.
[15] Dronfield parish registers.
[16] Dronfield parish registers.
[17] Dronfield parish registers.
[18] Dronfield parish registers.
[19] Ellen is named as a daughter in the will of William Gill but her maternity is not certain.
[20] Dronfield parish registers.
[21] Dronfield parish registers.
[22] Dronfield parish registers.
[23] Chesterfield parish registers. Will dated 11 Jun 1715, proved 24 Apr 1717 (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[24] Dronfield parish registers. A relative of William Gill was buried at Dronfield on 28 Feb 1644/45, but is not named in the register, so it is not clear if it was one of the children mentioned here or an additional family member.
[25] Dronfield parish registers.
[26] The will of William Gill mentions his daughter Elizabeth Strawe.
[27] Dronfield parish registers.
[28] Will dated 6 Feb 1713, proved 17 Oct 1722 (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk). The inventory was appraised in Aug 1722.
[29] Brampton parish registers.
[30] Brampton parish registers: “Jane the wife of William Gill of Ovenstone”. The form “Ovenstone” was sometimes used for Unstone in Dronfield.
[31] Dronfield parish registers.
[32] Dronfield parish registers.
[33] Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636-1893 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk). It was unusual but not unknown at the time for two surviving siblings or half-siblings to have the same forename. In this case, it is supported by the will of William Gill. Although it does not name his daughters, it mentions both “My Son in Law John Lee” and “My Son in Law John Bate”. The age of Elizabeth who married John Lee is given as 23 or thereabouts in the marriage allegation of 1686/87, which fits slightly better with her being the Elizabeth baptised in 1661/62 rather than the one baptised in 1666/67. John Lee is also the first to be named when the sons-in-law are listed in the will of William Gill.
[34] Dronfield parish registers.
[35] Dronfield parish registers.
[36] Dronfield parish registers.
[37] The Dronfield parish registers show a William, son of William Gill, baptised on 3 Mar 1671/72, and a William, son of William Gill junior, baptised on 28 Jan 1672/73. Either William Gill having children in the period could conceivably be described as junior (one because he was younger and the other because he was a son of another William Gill). A William Gill of Dronfield married Mary Babbin or Bavin at Chesterfield on 24 Apr 1697, when his age was given as 23: Chesterfield parish registers; Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636-1893 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk). Charles Gill of Chesterfield, one of the parties on the marriage allegation, was evidently a son of George Gill of Brimington (1637-1716) and may be the Charles Gill who witnessed the will of William Gill of Woodsmithies in 1713. Mary was a sister of Elizabeth Bavin who married Joseph Rodger, brother of Alice (Rodger) Gill. See the will of Anthony Baven, proved in 1703 (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[38] Dronfield parish registers.
[39] Eckington parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[40] Dronfield parish registers. Sarah is stated to be of Woodsmithies.
[41] Dronfield parish registers.
[42] Dronfield parish registers; Dronfield bishop’s transcripts.
[43] Will dated 22 Jun 1747, proved 28 Apr 1748 (Dioceses of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860, online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[44] Duffield parish registers.
[45] Dronfield parish registers.
[46] Dronfield parish registers.
[47] Dronfield parish registers.
[48] Dronfield parish registers.
[49] Chesterfield parish registers; Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636-1893 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[50] Dronfield parish registers.
[51] Dronfield parish registers.
[52] Sheffield parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); Dronfield parish registers.