Samuel Gilbert

died 1778


Samuel's signature at the time of his second marriage in 1770 ⁽⁹⁾

Nothing is known of Samuel's early life. He married a woman called Martha and they set up home in Litton. Their first (known) son, George, was born there in 1747 ⁽¹⁾, followed by a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1750 ⁽²⁾. Their son George died in 1752 ⁽³⁾, and then they had twin sons, another George, and Joseph, in 1753 ⁽⁴⁾. For the second time, their son George died young, this time at only about a week or so old ⁽⁵⁾. Their youngest child, Mary, was born in 1755 ⁽⁶⁾, but she too died young in 1758 ⁽⁷⁾.

His wife, Martha, died in 1765 ⁽⁸⁾. Five years later, by which time Samuel was described as a farmer, remarried the widow Anne Howe ⁽⁹⁾. Samuel died in 1778, and was buried in Tideswell on 5th August ⁽¹⁰⁾. His widow, Anne, survived him by 13 years ⁽¹¹⁾.

• George was born in Litton in 1747. He died there aged just 5.
• Elizabeth was born in Litton in 1750. She married George Bingham of Tideswell in 1769 and they set up home in Litton. They had a son Samuel who only lived for two years, and a daughter Sarah. Her husband George died in 1776, and later the same year she remarried, to John Gregory of Peak Forest. They continued to live in Litton where they had two sons, John and Anthony. Elizabeth died aged just 34 in 1784.
• George, and his twin bother Joseph, were born in Litton in 1753. He died just a few days later.
• Joseph has his own page.
• Mary was born in Litton in 1755. She died in 1758.

1. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [June 1747] Baptised George the son of Samuel Gilbert of Litton and Martha his wife y^e 4
2. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [March 1749] Baptised Elizabeth the Daughter of Samuel Gilbert of Litton the 17^th
3. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [September 1752] Buried George the son of Samuel Gilbert of Litton the 21^st
4. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [April 1753] Baptised George & Joseph Twinn sons of Samuel Gilbert & Martha of Litton y^e 22
5. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [April 1753] Buried George one of the twin sons of Samuel Gilbert of Litton the 29
6. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [January 1755] Baptised Mary the Daughter of Samuel Gilbert of Litton & Martha y^e 17
7. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [April 1758] Buried Mary the Daughter of Samuel Gilbert of Litton the 20
8. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [July 1765] Buried Martha the wife of Gilbert of Litton the 2
9. Marriage entry in the parish register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell states :
   Sam^l Gilbert of the parish of Tideswell, Farmer
   and Ann Howe of the
   same parish widow were
   Married in this Church by Licence from the Dean & Chapter of Lichfield
   this twenty second Day of January in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred
   and seventy By me Jas Markland vicar
   

   The Marriage was solemnized between Us	Samuel Gilbert
   	Ann Howe   her X Mark

   In the Presence of	Henry Markland
   	John [Schofield]

10. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
    [Burials 1778, August] 5^th Samuel Gilbert       of Litton
11. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
    [Burials 1791, November] 24 Ann Gilbert, widow of Litton