Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

James John Gill

From Graces Guide

James John Gill (1892-1968) of T. H. Gill and Son and Gill Allweather Bodies

1892 Born in Paddington the son of Thomas Howard Gill and his wife Charlotte Annie Purnell.

1911 Living at 23 Chilworth Street, Paddington: Thomas Howard Gill (age 46 born London), Motor Body Builder - Employer. With his wife Charlotte Anne Gill (age 38 born Westbourne Park) and their son James John Gill (age 18 born Paddington). Also his nephew. One servant.[1]

1934 Chr. and Man. Dir. Gill Allweather Bodies, Ltd., London. B. 7 July 1892, London. Ed.: Polytechnic Regent Street. Car.: training in coachbuilding; enlisted 1914; transferred to aircraft manufacture 1917; 1919 joined T. H. Gill, coachbuilders, and purchased business in 1922; company formed in 1925; appointed Man. Dir. and Chr. Md.: 3 children.

1938 Mentioned. James John Gill (45), coach builder of 23 Chilworth Street, Paddington on drink charge.[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 Census
  2. West Middlesex Gazette - Saturday 05 March 1938