Person:James Gilling (2)

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Name James Gilling
Gender Male
Birth[1][5] 2 Sep 1822 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Christening[5] 18 Jan 1823 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Marriage 11 Mar 1852 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Englandto Eleanor Moody
Census[2] 1856 Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Census[3] 1860 Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Citizenship[4][1] 3 Sep 1860 Clinton, Iowa, United StatesNaturalized
Death[1] 15 Jun 1861 Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Burial[1] Clinton, Iowa, United StatesOakland Cemetery
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pedigree Resource File. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, c1999-)
    : accessed 2013-06-09.

    Notes:
    James enlisted in the army.He was away from England from 3rd Jun 1843 and returned in June 1851 after discharge 30 Sep 1850 at Wuzeerubud East Indies.Dicharge certificate of Pte James Gilling #516 7 years and 99 days service; discharged at his own request 2 Oct 1850 He married Eleanor at Worksop, then they emigrated to Lyon in 1853.
    Wrote a book 'The Life of a Lancer in the Wars of the Punjaub, or Seven Years in India'
    Service medals awarded for 'gallent conduct in the Punjaub campaign'
    Application to become a citizen lodged 26 Jun 1855 Court of Common Pleas, Akron Summit County Ohio
    Became a citizen of the USA 3 Sep 1860 at DeWitt, Clinton Co Iowa

  2. 1856, Lyons, Clinton, in Iowa, United States. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007)
    HH 252, Fam 263; p. 40.

    Gilling, James, 33, married, resident in state 1 year, b. England, carpenter, Naturalized voter
    , Elloner [sic], 32, married, resident in state 1 yr, b. England
    , Ada, 1 b. Iowa

  3. Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    HH 1084, Fam 1035.

    Gilling, James, 37, Barber, RE = 1350, PE =$150, b. England
    , Eleanor, 35, b. England
    , Adda M., 4, b. IA
    , Florence, 1, b. IA

  4. Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, in United States. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992: (Indexed in World Archives Project). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

    G452 [Soundex]
    Gilling, James, Vol 1, p. 195, Dist. Ct. Clinton Co., Clinton, IA
    b.G t. Britain, naturalized 3 Sept. 1860

  5. 5.0 5.1 RG4: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths, in England. Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970. (Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 held by The National Archives of the United Kingdom; Kew, Surrey, England: Ancestry.com )
    London Wesleyan Piece 4677: Wesleyan Metropolitan Registry, Paternoster Row, 1773-1828; No 2372 Image 309 of 637, Ancestry.com.

    James Gilling
    son of John Gilling of Worksop, Nottingham
    and Catherine his wife, daughter of William and Mary Machine
    James was born 4 Dec 1822, in Worksop, witnessed by Mary Clark and Sarah Beeston; baptixed 18 Jan 1823 in Worksop by Thomas Savage, Minister