Cockshull - Josling Stamboom » William Gillam (1875-1944)

Personal data William Gillam 

  • He was born on January 26, 1875 in Penge, Croydon, Surrey (69 Hawthorne Grove).
  • (Census 1891) in the year 1891 in 170, Gloucester Road, Croydon, Surrey.
  • (Occupation 1891) in the year 1891 in Fish Hawker (with mother and brothers).
  • (Census 1881) in the year 1881 in VISTING nr 1 Russell Road, Croydon, Surrey.
  • (Census 1901) in the year 1901 in 3 Granary Cottages, Croydon, Surrey.
  • (Occupation 1901) in the year 1901 in Butcher (employed).
  • (Census 1911) in the year 1911 in 30 Selhurst New Road Croydon Surrey.
  • (Occupation 1911) in the year 1911 in Butcher (wholesale-employed).
  • (Fact) in the year 1944 in buried at, Queens Road Cemetry, Croydon, Surrey.
  • He died on June 17, 1944 in Killed by a V1 flying bomb (30 Selhurst New Road), he was 69 years old.
  • A child of William Gillam and Eliza Morris

Household of William Gillam

He is married to Sarah Jane King.

They got married on January 23, 1893 at Holy Trinity Church, Selhurst, Surrey-2a/287, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Margaret Ann Gillam  1895-1944 
  4. Dorothy Gillam  1901- 
  5. Minnie Bessie Gillam  1904-1983 
  6. Kathleen Ada Gillam  1907-1949 

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    Birthday January 26, 1875

    • The temperature on January 26, 1875 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
      • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
      • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
      • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
      • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
      • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.

    Day of marriage January 23, 1893

    • The temperature on January 23, 1893 was about 4.1 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
      • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
      • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
      • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
      • September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
      • November 12 » Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj.

    Day of death June 17, 1944

    • The temperature on June 17, 1944 was between 10.1 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
      • June 4 » World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdraw to the north.
      • June 7 » World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini.
      • August 12 » Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.
      • November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
      • December 30 » King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
    

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