'Gyll4'
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Families covered: Gill of Carhouse, Gill of Chesterfield, Gill of Lightwood, Gyll of London, Gill of Norton, Gill of Sheffield
| Thomas Gyll of (Jenkyns Hall in) Mucking (Essex) (a 08.1601, "appointed Lion Keeper by patent dated 31 January 1573") | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Burgess (bur 30.01.1607, dau of Thomas Burgess of Stanford (by Mary, dau/coheir of Edward Clovile of Copfold Hall), widow of Eugenius Gatton, m3. Densil Hartridge, m4. Francis Downes) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Ralph Gyll of London (d 12.02.1620, lion keeper) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c05.1596) Anne Heneage (bur 24.03.1609, dau of Michael Heneage, brother of Sir Thomas Haunton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Gyll of London (d before 19.07.1673, lion keeper) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Dormer (dau of William Dormer by Ane, sister of Robert Dewhurst of Cheshunt) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Gyll of London (bur 10.09.1686, lion keeper) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances (a 1686) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anne Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Turner | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Grace Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Beauchamp | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Grace Gyll (b 1637, dsp 14.09.1694) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Robinson of Cheshunt (b 1615-6, d 21.04.1686) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Robert (dsp), Mary, Catharine | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Grace Gyll (b 1598, d 04.06.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Greene of Barnet (b 1575-6, d 06.06.1644, son/heir of Edward (prebendary of Bristol)) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jeremiah Becke | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert Gregory of Barnley | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - 2 sons, Grace (d infant?) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Thomas Gyll (b c1608) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1633) Grizell Cowell of Hunsdon | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Elizabeth Gyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Holstock of Orset | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Vernam | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Reade | |||||||||||||||
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| The following section was developed in stages with the Sheffield & Chesterfield line originally uploaded to GZmisc08 on 28.01.16 then moved here on 30.03.24 when the Norton line was added alongside. The connection between those lines was confirmed, and the section expanded, on 29.06.25 using Hallamshire. | |||||||||||||||
| John Gill of Lightwood in Norton (bur 03.12.1589) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Gill of Lightwood (d unm bur 26.05.1598, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Edward Gill of Sheffield, later of Norton (bur 02.07.1614, 4th son) the first mentioned by Thoresby & Dugdale | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.06.1576) Immen Rodes (bur 21.05.1597) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Philip Gill of Lightwood (bpt 04.09.1577, bur 18.10.1630) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Allott (bur 17.05.1646, dau of Robert Allott of Bentley) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Leonard Gill of Norton (bpt 22.03.1579, d 21.03.1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.10.1607) Elizabeth Saunderson (dau of Robert Saunderson (Sanderson) of Blythe, sister of Robert, Bishop of Lincoln) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Gill of Carhouse (in Rotherham, Yorkshire), Governor of Sheffield Castle (bpt 24.01.1610, a 04.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.09.1633) Ruth Bright (bur 15.03.1635, dau of Stephen Bright of Carbrook by Joanna Westby) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elizabeth Gill (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (18.07.1638) Elizabeth Westby (dau/heir of Captain Henry Westby of Carhouse by Elizabeth Boroughs) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Gill of Carhouse, Sheriff of York (bpt 24.05.1643, d 24.01.1705, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (31.01.1666) Elizabeth or Sarah Brooke (dau/coheir of Joshua Brooke of Newhouse in Huddersfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sarah Gill (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Sarah (bur 07.08.1675) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Martha Horton (bur 04.04.1689, dau of Joshua Horton of Sowerby) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Westby Gill, last of Carhouse (bpt 21.03.1679, d c1764) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Gill (bpt 26.11.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Benjamin Gregge of Chambre, Sheriff of Lancashire (a 1722, Major) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - John (bpt 28.09.1682, d unm c1762), Edward (d infant), Martha (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Henry Gill of the Oaks, Norton (bpt 25.07.1654, d 07.03.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.11.1675) Ursula Drake (bur 23.10.1689, dau of William Drake of Barnoldswick Cotes in Craven by Mary, dau of John Stillington of Kelfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Gill (bpt 28.12.1676 or b 11.12.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1699) Richard Bagshaw of Castleton (b 1675, d 1750, son of Adam of Wormshill, son of William of Hucklow & Abney) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (d infant) - Edward, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Ruth Gill (bpt 04.03.1641) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.04.1664) Joseph Stones of Himsworth & Mosborough | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Gill (bpt 23.08.1646) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.02.1667/8) John Morewood of Alfreton (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue (d young) - Leonard, Mary, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Gill (bpt 26.03.1614, bur 14.06.1636) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Spencer of Attercliffe (Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mary Gill (bpt 14.04.1619, d 25.03.1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.06.1641) Rowland Morewood of The Oaks (b 05.1613, d 1658) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue (d infanr) - Leonard, John, George, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Gill (bpt 25.12.1581) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.10.1604) William Saunderson of Blythe | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Adam Gill of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| Hallamshire does not follow Adam's line but reports that his "descendants continued there for several generations, and seem to have afterwards removed to Chesterfield". | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Gill of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| FMG starts with James Gill of Sheffield, "believed to have been son of Adam Gill of the same place & nephew of Edward Gill, from whom those of Norton, co. Derby, descended". | |||||||||||||||
| m. (10.12.1593) Elizabeth Chambers (bur 20.01.1605-6) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Philip Gill of Sheffield (bpt 18.06.1598, bur 09.02.1630-1, ironmonger) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances (a 1630) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Adam Gill of Sheffield & Chesterfield (bpt 25.10.1627, bur 05.01.1687-8) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Wilson (dau/coheir of Robert Wilson of Eyam) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Adam Gill of Chesterfield (d c08.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. (17.09.1695) Mary Middleton | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Anne Langwith | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Leonard Gill of Chesterfield (d unm by 10736) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Gill (b 1674-5, d 21.05.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Slater of Chesterfield (d 1718, m2. Elizabeth) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Martha Gill | ||||||||||||||
| m. Benjamin Granger | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Leonard of London (dsp after 07.1742), John, Elizabeth (bur 26.07.1680) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Martha Gill in Hartshead, Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Gill of Sheffield (bpt 09.01.1604-5, "of the Cutlers' Company") | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.01.1634-5) Elizabeth Nightingale | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - William (bpt 16.03.1635-6), Leonard (bpt 10.11.1638), Mary (bpt 02.02.1640-1) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Gill (bpt 09.03.1594-5) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Newbould | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Anne Gill | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.06.1569) William Blythe of Norton Lees | |||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - Francis of Lightwood (dvp unm bur 11.09.1589), George of Lightwood & Hazleborough (bur 28.09.1622) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 05.04.20): CTG (vol 8, 1843, 'Branch of Gyll at the Tower of London - Lion Keepers', p280)
(2) For lower section: 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Gill of Sheffield, Norton, Car-House, &c.', p234), FMG (vol 1, MS97, 'Gill-Slater', p209+) with support from 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p78), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, 'Gill of Carr-House')
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