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Charles Wesley GILBERT, son of George GILBERT (1863-c. 1930) and Mary Eliza UNKNOWN (c. 1853- ), was born on 3 September 1889 in Woodbridge, Suffolk. He was baptised on 1 October 1889 in Woodbridge - parents George (warder) and Mary Eliza. Very little has been found relating to Charles' military service. No start date for his service has been found but evidence of his military service was first found in the 1918 Absent Voters list for North Lopham - 79289 Gnr., 121 Siege Batty. R.G.A. In the Tank Corps Service Medal and Award Rolls he is listed as 121 Siege Battery R.G.A., gunner 179289, receiving the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. By the time of the 1920 Electoral Register for North Lopham he was still listed as an absent voter - so still in the military? - but by 1921 was listed as a resident. He died circa 1962 in North Lopham. He was buried there on 1 September 1962 - aged 72 years.

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GILBERT, Charles Wesley
Family Historian Individual Narrative Charles Wesley GILBERT, son of George GILBERT (1863-c. 1930) and Mary Eliza UNKNOWN (c. 1853- ), was born on 3 September 1889 in Woodbridge, Suffolk. He was baptised on 1 October 1889 in Woodbridge - parents George (warder) and Mary Eliza. The 1891 Census (held on 5 Apr 1891) shows Charles at Ipswich Road in Woodbridge - 1, living with parents George (27, thatcher) and Mary E (28), brother Percy G (3m), and uncle William (16, farm servant). View full FH text (See notes below) View Family Tree (See notes below)
Birth:	03.09.1889 : Woodbridge, Suffolk : Reg. 1889 Q4 Woodbridge Suffolk Vol 4A Page 825
Baptism:	01.10.1889 : Woodbridge, Suffolk
Marriage:	10.11.1910 at North Lopham, Norfolk to Sarah Matilda HOLDEN : groom: 21, single, labourer, from Blo Norton; bride: 20 single, from North Lopham; married after banns.
1891 Census:	Woodbridge, Suffolk : 1, living with parents George (27, thatcher) and Mary E (28), brother Percy G (3m), and uncle William (16, farm servant). (RG12 Piece 1478 Folio 14 Page 22 Schedule 157)
1901 Census:	Coney Weston, Norfolk : 11. living with parents George (37, estate bricklayer) and Mary E (38) and siblings Percy G (10), Howard A P (7), Helen K (5) and Gordon W (10m). (RG13 Piece 1902 Folio 59 Page 1 Schedule 3)
1911 Census:	Blo Norton, Norfolk : 21, agricultural labourer, living with wife Matilda (20), married 1 year. (RG14 PN11737 RD239 SD2 ED10 SN47)
1921 Census:	North Lopham, Norfolk : 31y 9m, farming, living with wife Matilda (31y 3m, home duties) and son Victor (9y 4m, fulltime scholar). (RG15 Piece 09901 Schedule 130 RD 239 RS 2 ED 18)
1939 Reg.:	Hewtree Farm, Great Common, North Lopham, Norfolk : b. 03.09.1889, farmer, living with wife Matilda (b. 05.04.1890, unpaid domestic duties) and son Victor (b. 23.03.1912, assisting on farm). : Farmer (RG101/6588I/006/1 Letter Code: TSDI)
Death:	1962 : North Lopham, Norfolk : Reg. 1962 Q3 Norwich Norfolk Vol 4B Page 547
Burial:	191962 at North Lopham, Norfolk
Military:	Very little has been found relating to Charles’ military service. No start date for his service has been found but evidence of his military service was first found in the 1918 Absent Voters list for North Lopham - 79289 Gnr., 121 Siege Batty. R.G.A. In the Tank Corps Service Medal and Award Rolls he is listed as 121 Siege Battery R.G.A., gunner 179289, receiving the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. By the time of the 1920 Electoral Register for North Lopham he was still listed as an absent voter - so still in the military? - but by 1921 was listed as a resident.
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