Person Sheet


Name Gilbert WALL Sr., 10254
Birth 1793, Kerry County, Ireland72,73,74,75
Death 19 Aug 1857, -; age 6457,76
Burial Cape Tormentine, Westm. Co., NB; St. Bartholomew77
Occupation Teacher in Ireland &NB; entered NB Jun 1819; Malden NB (1827); Custom official (1836)
Religion Catholic, married outside the Church78
Father (father of Gilbert) WALL, 12111 (~1770-)
Misc. Notes
29
27 Gilbert trained as a teacher in Ireland; he came to NB about 1834, settled at Malden, Westmorland Co., and married Maria Dobson. They had 12 children.
79 p.8,9 1827: Gilbert Wall, who had been teaching school in Albert County, attracted by the Irish settlement (at Melrose NB), joined their numbers and took up a farm. He married outside the Church. Soon afterwards he was joined by three brothers, John, Lancelot and Richard, and one sister, Mrs. Heffernan. Gilbert's name appears as a Custom official under the Government in 1836. Although he practically abondoned the Communion of the Catholic Church, he was still retained as a teacher by the people, who recognized his extraordinary talents as an instructor. His family were all brought up outside the Catholic Church.
Spouses
1 Maria DOBSON60, 3165
Birth 9 Nov 1806, Cape Tormentine, Westmorland Co., NB27,61,62,63,64
Death 27 Aug 1877, -; age 70y 9m 18 days65
Burial Bayfield, Botsford, Westmorland Co., NB66,67,68
Occupation -; r. Botsford P. NB (1851; wid. farmer 1861; 1871)69
Religion Methodist (1861, 1871)
Father Richard* DOBSON, 3154 (1769-1855)
Mother Charlotte* RICHARDSON, 3157 (1776-1877)
Misc. Notes
70 fm. Richard Dobson Family Bible: Maria Dobson, b. 9 Nov 1806, m. G. Wall
15 Gilbert Wall m. Maria Dobson, about 1834
60 Manice b. Bayfield, 9 Nov 1806, d. 17 aug 1877, m. Gilbert Wall 1793-1857
29 Gilbert Wall m. Maria ____
71 Gilbert Wall m. Maria Dobson, 1826, Sackville, married by Rev. C. Milner.
Marriage 20 Nov 1826, Sackville, NB80,81
Children John C. Wesley, 2056 (1827-1902)
Hannah Harriet I., 10204 (1829-1908)
Matthew Allen, 12098 (1830-)
Charlotte, 12107 (1831-)
Elizabeth H. "Lizzie", 12105 (1833-)
Gilbert S., 12101 (1835-)
Maria, 2234 (1838-1905)
Sarah Jane, 25132 (1839-1910)
Richard Dobson "Mass.", 12099 (1841-)
Edward C. "Mass.", 12100 (1843-)
Mary C., 12109 (1845-1891)
Eliza D. Hannah, 12103 (1847-?1922)
Henry Gratton, 26869 (1848-1897)
Last Modified 9 Jun 2011Created 9 Jun 2011 by Reunion for Macintosh

Contents * Index * Surnames * Contact