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Thomas Gilson[1]

Male 1742 - 1802  (59 years)

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  • Name Thomas Gilson
    Birth 03 Oct 1742  Ashford Bowdler, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 1802  Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322494727956  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father William Gilson,   b. 4 Jan 1712, Ashford Bowdler, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1743, Ashford Bowdler, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    Mother Martha James,   b. Sep 1709, High Ercall, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. aft. 1742, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Marriage 02 Mar 1730  Stokesay, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Reynolds
    Marriage 4 Nov 1781  Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Gilson,   b. Abt. 1784, Bitterley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. July 1857, Ludlow, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Ann Jilson,   b. Abt 1785   d. Oct 1877, Oswestry, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F1329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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