Advertisement

Thomas “Old Tom” Gilbert

Advertisement

Thomas “Old Tom” Gilbert

Birth
Warwickshire, England
Death
24 May 1916 (aged 81)
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial
Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Plot
Grave 75, Block 13
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Thomas was born in Water Orton, a village near the River Tame in the North Warwickshire borough of Warwickshire in England. It is located between Castle Bromwich and Coleshill and borders the West Midlands metropolitan county boundary to the north, west and south

He emigrated to New Zealand on the 'INDIAN QUEEN' that left Liverpool 1 Nov 1856 and arrived in Wellington 30 Jan 1857.

He lived for a time in Ohariu Valley (6km north west of Johnsonville, Wellington) then moved to Woodville about 1879 and ran the Central Hotel

A brilliant ancestor/descendant chart with a detailed bio on his life is at:
http://familygalore.homestead.com/Gilbertfamily.html

He married twice, his first wife, Mary Ann Lea (nee Stringer) was a young widow with 2 children, Violet and Lizzie. They married in 1856 then sailed to New Zealand the following month.
They had twin boys on Petone Beach soon after landing.
They had twin daughters not long later and then another 5 children
Mary Ann died aged 51 in 1879 and was buried in the Ohariu cemetery

He was the father of 15 children - the rest of the story can be read at the above link
NOTE the only child not linked here is his son with Sarah Ann Brand, Neville Wallace Gilbert (1892-1971) of The Mill House, Darley Green Road, Knowle, Solihull, Warwickshire

In 1905 the Bottomleys were running the Hotel
Thomas was born in Water Orton, a village near the River Tame in the North Warwickshire borough of Warwickshire in England. It is located between Castle Bromwich and Coleshill and borders the West Midlands metropolitan county boundary to the north, west and south

He emigrated to New Zealand on the 'INDIAN QUEEN' that left Liverpool 1 Nov 1856 and arrived in Wellington 30 Jan 1857.

He lived for a time in Ohariu Valley (6km north west of Johnsonville, Wellington) then moved to Woodville about 1879 and ran the Central Hotel

A brilliant ancestor/descendant chart with a detailed bio on his life is at:
http://familygalore.homestead.com/Gilbertfamily.html

He married twice, his first wife, Mary Ann Lea (nee Stringer) was a young widow with 2 children, Violet and Lizzie. They married in 1856 then sailed to New Zealand the following month.
They had twin boys on Petone Beach soon after landing.
They had twin daughters not long later and then another 5 children
Mary Ann died aged 51 in 1879 and was buried in the Ohariu cemetery

He was the father of 15 children - the rest of the story can be read at the above link
NOTE the only child not linked here is his son with Sarah Ann Brand, Neville Wallace Gilbert (1892-1971) of The Mill House, Darley Green Road, Knowle, Solihull, Warwickshire

In 1905 the Bottomleys were running the Hotel

Family Members

Spouses
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Gilbert memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: pkg
  • Added: Oct 17, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43214268/thomas-gilbert: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas “Old Tom” Gilbert (4 Feb 1835–24 May 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43214268, citing Old Gorge Cemetery, Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).