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Cumberland / Re: Moor Row Band
« on: Monday 05 September 11 21:21 BST (UK)  »
What a surprise to receive your reply after all this time and yes, I am sure my friend Betty Gill, will be thrilled to see the photograph. Her grandfather was Robert Gill born in 1854 in Cumberland and believed to be a founder member of the Moor Road Band. Brass bands remained a life long interest for him.

Regards, Averil Cave

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Monmouthshire / Re: Marriage Bonds
« on: Friday 09 November 07 18:48 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for your replies.

Averil

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Monmouthshire / Marriage Bonds
« on: Thursday 27 September 07 20:55 BST (UK)  »
I have found the following reference in the Marriage Bonds index on NLW site and am wondering if anyone can tell me whether any more information is likely to be contained in this file than I already have from the IGI.

GIBBON , John, bach., Goytre, MON. 1807, April 14. At G. Mary Lewis. A, B. 100/61.


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Cumberland / Re: Moor Row Band
« on: Monday 30 January 06 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the link, which I have searched but have been unable to find anything connecting with Moor Row.
I have been helping a friend with her Gill family. Her Grandfather Robert Gill, who emigrated to NZ in 1879, had connections with a band in or near Moor Row.  It is possible the band wore uniforms like the Grenadiers.

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Cumberland / Moor Row Band
« on: Thursday 19 January 06 19:31 GMT (UK)  »
I believe there was a band at Moor Row founded in the mid 1800's. Does anyone have any information which would confirm this.
A photograph of the Penrith Band in a recent post showed the bandsmen wearing a military style uniform, was this usual?

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Cumberland / Re: John Gill - Distington
« on: Monday 21 November 05 01:08 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you both for your very helpful replies.  :D

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Cumberland / John Gill - Distington
« on: Sunday 20 November 05 02:49 GMT (UK)  »
I would be most appreciative of any more information about the following Gill family. 

In the 1851 census for Distington they are as follows,

John Gill, Aged 57- Agricultural Labourer- Born IOM
Margaret Gill- Aged 60- Wife- Born IOM
Elizabeth Gill- Aged 21- Daughter- Dressmaker-Born Distington Cumberland
Catherine Gill- Aged 13- Scholar- Born Distington, Cumberland.

1861 Census, Distington.
John Gill- Aged 67- Born IOM
Emma Gill- Aged 27- Daughter- Born Distington, Cumberland
Catherine Gill- Aged 23- Daughter- Born Distington- Cumberland
Robert Gill – Aged 7- Son- Born Distington, Cumberland.

The IGI  has the christenings in Distington of two more daughters Eleanor 23.9.1832 and Mary 6.9.1835.

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