William Henry Gullett

Male, ID #11415, b. before 1815, d. 13 May 1890

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     William Henry Gullett was born before 1815; William was the son of Edward Gullett and Betsy Bickford.
     He married Ann Glanville on 1 September 1835 at Plympton St Mary, DEV, ENG.
     He died on 13 May 1890 at DEV, ENG; recorded age 77.
     He was buried in May 1890 at Shaugh Prior, DEV, ENG, with Monumental Inscription:
"William died May 13 1890 aged 77
wife of the above
Ann died April 12th 1894 aged 81 years

Death an ever flowing stream, Sweeps us away
Our life's a dream, an empty tale
A morning flower cut down and withered in an hour."

Other information

     In 1841 William was a shoemaker living in Colebrook PSM with wife Ann and children. They were Ann H born 1836, Elizabeth born 1839, and Emma born 1841. A son William John was born 1847 he died as a baby and wasn't in the 1851 census. In 1861 William was the landlord of the White Thorn Inn in Shaugh Prior and lived in Bickleigh a small village between Shaugh Prior and Plymouth in 1881. In 1851 the family was in Fore St Ermington. Emma married William Lillicrap in Plymouth in 1866 and she was described as a dressmaker in the census of 1861.

Address(es), Census(es) & Occupation(s)

  • William Henry Gullett and Ann Glanville appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 at Ham Pool, Bickleigh, DEV, ENG; transcribed as:
    Name : Relation : Marital Status : Gender : Age :: Birthplace Occupation
    William GULLETT : Hea : M : Male : 67 : Shaugh, Devon : Retired Innkeeper
    Ann GULLETT : Wife : M : Female : 65 : Devonport, Devon.

Family

Ann Glanville b. b 1815, d. 12 Apr 1894