Individual Details
William Gentle 46
(14 May 1781 - 7 Nov 1855)
Events
| Birth | 14 May 1781 | Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland |  | ||
| Christen | 20 May 1781 | Associate Congregation, Glasgow | | ||
| Occupation | 6 Aug 1802 | Shoemaker - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1804 | Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland - Jean / Jane Stewart 47 | | ||
| Occupation | 1805 | 227 High Street, Shoe maker | | ||
| Occupation | From 1828 to 1830 | Shoe maker, 90 Bell Street | | ||
| Occupation | From 1834 to 1836 | Boot and shoe maker, 233 High Street | |||
| Census | 1841 | New Vennel, College Parish, Glasgow, SCT | | ||
| Resided | From 1848 to 1855 | Row, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |||
| Census | 1851 | Innerhigh, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland | | | |
| Death | 7 Nov 1855 | Clyde Street, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | | | |
| Burial | Cathedral Burying Ground, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland | | |||
| Occupation | Shoemaker or cordiner - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland | |
Families
| Spouse | Jean / Jane Stewart 47 (1781 - 1852) |
| Child | John Gentle (1805 - 1865) |
| Child | William Gentle (1807 - 1867) |
| Child | Janet Gentle (1809 - 1879) |
| Child | Agnes Gentle (1812 - 1855) |
| Child | Jean Gentle (1816 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Stewart Gentle (1817 - 1883) |
| Child | Mary Stewart Gentle 23 (1819 - 1864) |
| Child | James Gentle (1822 - 1854) |
| Father | John Gentle 92 (1750 - 1823) |
| Mother | Janet Robertson 93 (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | John Gentle (1778 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Agnes Gentle (1779 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Helen Gentle (1783 - ) |
| Sibling | John Gentle (1785 - ) |
| Sibling | James Gentle (1787 - ) |
| Sibling | John Gentle (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | James Gentle (1796 - 1861) |
Notes
Occupation
Gentle, William, shoemaker, B. and G.B., as eld. l. son to John G., cordiner, B. and G.B.Census
61 Dobbies Loan: Margaret Sommerville, Head, Widow, 55, Dressmaker, born in Renfrew Paisley; Isabella, Daughter, Unmarried,17, Dressmaker, born in Lanark Glasgow; George, Son, 13, Scholar, born in Lanark Glasgow; William Gentle, Visitor, Married, 70, Cordiner, born in Lanark Glasgow.Isabella Moffatt SOMMERVILLE b 26 Sep 1833 to James SOMMERVILLE and
Margaret WRIGHT; George SOMMERVILLE c 1 Jan 1838 to James
SOMMERVILLE and Margaret WILSON. 1841 census: Margret 40, Balla 7,
George 3 in Barony Martyrs. 1861 census Margaret 66 Sets Londging, at 52
Cambridge Street, Glasgow. 1871 census Margaret 75 and George 33 Agent for Burial Society at 5 Dalhousie Lane, Glasgow. I can't find George after 1871. Margaret born Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Death
Microfilm 0103500, Parish of Row, 1855 Deaths in County of Dunbarton, Entry 89.Gentles, William Shoemaker male 75 Born in Glasgow, lived in Row 7 years;
Parents: John Gentles, leather merchant, deceased;
Janet Gentles, maiden name Robertson;
Married to Jean Stewart;
Issue, in order of birth, their names and ages:
John, 50 years;
William 48;
Janet 46;
Alexander 38;
Mary 32;
Died Nov 11, 2 hr am Clyde St Helensburgh Paralysis Six weeks;
Certified by Robert Hendry, Medical practitioner, Helensburgh who last saw him on the 10th Nov 1855;
Buried Cathedral Burying Ground Glasgow;
Certified by William Patrick Warden;
Informant: Robert Hendry, Clyde St, Helensburgh;
Registered Nov 15 At Row School John Lindsay Registrar;
Endnotes
1. Birth record on LDS microfilm, 102913.
2. familysearch - IGI, 889485.
3. James B. Anderson, The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1751-1846 (N.p.: Scottish Record Society, n.d.).
4. Marriage record on LDS microfilm, Tape: 1,042,937; page 366..
5. U.S. and U.K. Directories 1680-1830 at ancestry.com.
6. U.S. and U.K. Directories 1680-1830 at ancestry.com.
7. 1841 British census.
8. 1851 British census.
9. Death record, 0103500, entry 89.
10. Death record on LDS microfilm.
11. Glasgow City Archives.