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Looking for Peter, presumably residing in the UK, who several years ago wrote and distributed around Gilberts a brief family history dating back to c1615. Unfortunately he had no personal or contact details on this piece of paper, which came to us via an uncle. I think Peter would be a grandson of Thomas Edward Gilbert b 1869a and Emily L Trewern b1867 so would be a second cousin. His father would be either Charles E, Joseph H R or George W Gilbert. If anyone can help please.......thanks from Western Australia

From your own research, when & where Charles, Joseph & George born?

Have you used the Search all member trees- top right under search - to see if Peter or any of the possible fathers are listed? If they are, send the tree owner a message to ask if they have contact details for Peter.

Marriages Mar 1891 (>99%)
Gilbert Thomas Edward Westhampnett (Sussex) 2b 541
Trewern Emily Louisa Westhampnett 2b 541

To help with subsequent census searches, Emily was probably born in Madron nr Penzance.

For our benefit, to place possible fathers

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Penzance Villa Highfield Road Bognor Sussex, Bognor, Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Thomas Gilbert Head Married Male Bricklayer 42 1869 Sussex Bognor
Emily Gilbert Wife Married Female - 43 1868 Cornwall Penzance
Attree Gilbert Daughter Single Female Laundress 17 1894 Sussex Felpham
Thomas Gilbert Son - Male Bricklayer Apprentice 14 1897 Sussex Berstead
Lily Gilbert Daughter - Female School 12 1899 Sussex Berstead
Charley Gilbert Son - Male School 9 1902 Sussex Berstead
Joseph Gilbert Son - Male School 6 1905 Sussex Berstead
George Gilbert Son - Male School 5 1906 Sussex Berstead
Daisy Gilbert Daughter - Female School

Bearing in mind their yob, have you considered Peter may be deceased?

Marriages Mar 1930 (>99%)
Gilbert Joseph H R Robbins Richmond south 2a 903
To Florence M Robbins

FreeBmd doesn't show a Peter D Gilbert mmn Robbins to 1950

Best guess for Charles


First name(s) CHARLES E
Last name GILBERT
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1924
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ CHARLES E GILBERT married
Helena M Kench
Spouse's last name Kench
District Westhampnett
District number -
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 987
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

No Peter D with mmn Kench - haven't checked to see if Charles might have remarried after the last Gilbert/Kench birth in 1932.

Best guess for George

First name(s) GEORGE W
Last name GILBERT
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1933
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ GEORGE W GILBERT married
Nellie G Hickman
Spouse's last name Hickman
District Westhampnett
District number -
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 1071
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

They don't appear to have had any children.

Going back to the beginning, had you dismissed a further son?

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Gilbert Reginald F Trewern Westhampnett 2b 626

??? 1939 register
78 Longford Road , Bognor Regis U.D., Sussex, England
Reginald F Gilbert 02 Jan 1912 Foreman Bricklayer
Hilda S Gilbert 14 Jul 1912 Unpaid D Duties
One closed record


First name(s) REGINALD F
Last name GILBERT
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1933
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ REGINALD F GILBERT married
Hilda M Daley
Spouse's last name Daley
District Westhampnett
District number -
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 1143
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Still no Peter born to that marriage.

to all the lovely people who replied to me - i have since been advised that peter is a son of Joseph HR gilbert and florence robbins and was born in 1945 - found the entry. i knew he was not the son of the brother i did not name...reginald...as he would have presumably known his fathers dob, which was not given on this "piece of paper" although reginald was named. his birth was registered in willesden so maybe he still lives in the london area. the entire family is not at all interested in genealogy, sadly, or i would have more on my "hot matches". sorry, broken wrist!! so thanks once again and i will follow up on some of the suggestions, but if anyone thinks they may know him, i would be very grateful.