Gillitt, William^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1839 - 1899  (60 years)

• Name	Gillitt, William
  Born	14 Feb 1839	Emberton, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	High Street, Lavendon, Lavendon Bucks, Buckinghamshire, England
  PROP	Mary Ellen appears to have been only 14 when she married.
  PROP	In 1882 he sold three acres to the NGR (railroad) for a station called Gillitts and a siding called Emberton. In 1895 he leased 512 acres which became the village of Hillcrest.
  PROP	The land used for grazing was enclosed in 18 miles of dry stone wall built at the rate of 1 mile per year.
  Occupation	Wyebank
  	Farmed
  Occupation	Farmer	KZN
  	Scholar
  Residence	Between 1866 and 1870
  	Address: Wyebank
  Occupation	Aug 1867
  	Transport-rider (drove wagon teams)
  Record ID Number	MH:I500237
  _UID	597B7350EBE922918C33275628286DB1
  _UPD	21 SEP 2017 13:23:01 GMT -0500
  Died	9 Mar 1899	"Emberton", Gillitts, Natal, South Africa
  Buried	St. John's Church Cemetery, Pinetown, Natal, South Africa
  Person ID	I500237	Gillitt Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Gillitt, William,   b. 1800, Buckinghamshire, Eng ,   d. 3 Dec 1860, Wyebank, S.Africa.  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Tulley, (Lady) Maria,   b. 1800, Plougton, Middlesex, England ,   d. 5 Dec 1890, Durban, South Africa  (Age 90 years)
  Record ID Number	MH:F500217
  _UID	59C403825191B24B00BBA0E63396E08C
  _UPD	21 SEP 2017 13:22:58 GMT -0500
  Family ID	F500217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Field, Elizabeth Catarina Helena,   b. 22 Feb 1851, "Richmond", Kloof, Natal, South Africa ,   d. 3 Aug 1922, Eshowe, Natal, South Africa  (Age 71 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1866
  Record ID Number	MH:F500209
  _UID	597B7350ECEC32928C33275628286DB1
  _UPD	28 JUL 2017 12:24:33 GMT -0500
  Children	1. Gillitt, William Swan,   b. 19 Nov 1866, Cape Town, South Africa ,   d. 29 Sep 1950  (Age 83 years)   2. Gillitt, Elizabeth Catherina Helena,   b. 2 Jun 1869, Field's Hill, Natal, South Africa ,   d. 30 Jun 1919, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 50 years)   3. Gillitt, Grace Catherine,   b. 9 Feb 1872, Field's Hill, Natal, South Africa ,   d. 11 Jul 1920, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 48 years)   4. Gillitt, Lillie,   b. 22 Mar 1875,   d. 28 Jul 1876  (Age 1 years)   5. Gillitt, John Coote Field,   b. 23 Dec 1876,   d. 7 Sep 1919  (Age 42 years)   6. Gillitt, Edward Barron,   b. 6 May 1879,   d. 14 Mar 1951  (Age 71 years)   7. Gillitt, Ethel Maud,   b. 20 Jul 1882, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ,   d. 14 Mar 1950, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  (Age 67 years)   8. Gillitt, Albert Edward,   b. 17 Aug 1886,   d. 20 Mar 1962  (Age 75 years)   9. Gillitt, Clifton Hill,   b. 7 Feb 1888, "Emberton" Gillitts, South Africa ,   d. 28 Jan 1971, Gillitts, Natal, South Africa  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F500209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  William Gillitt's children established the extensive family clan that still lives in the town of Gillitts, in Natal and beyond.

  
  

• Sources

  [S500009] Borchard Web Site, Cherylin Borchard, William Gillitt (Reliability: 3), 28 Jul 2017. Added via a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500007_437387391_437387391/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6000414_166054741_166054741/william-gillitt-iv (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1000152_58141271_58141271/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-3000277_66178331_66178331/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6004177_117111741_117111741/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1509526_227922071_227922071/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500007] Gillitt Family Web Site, Adam Gillitt, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500030_259509681_259509681/william-gillitt (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match