The Gash Family Genealogy Page

The Gash Genealogy Page

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Updated 19 July 2008

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My original family history research started with my Great Grandfather, William Gash. My cousin Keith Hickling had asked me to try and find out more about him and our Gash Family background. We knew that he had been in the 17th Lancers and there were stories told in the family about his experiences. This initial research can be found by clicking on the 'Genealogy' section of the above webpages.

William and Elizabeth Gash

(My Great, Great, Great Grandparents)

I now know that the David Gash, born 1800 in Nocton, was my 2 x Great Grandfather and the father of William Gash; David's parents were William and Elizabeth Gash. My thanks to Amanda Lee for putting me on the right track and to Freda Harrison (nee Gash) for her assistance. From her research, Amanda thinks that William and Elizabeth had three other children -

Susanna baptised

10 Nov 1795 at Dunston

Buried 4 Feb 1796 at Dunston

John baptised 3 Oct 1797

at Nocton

David baptised 18 January 1800 at Nocton

Amanda has some more unsubstantiated information on William and Elizabeth, but further research is required - I do want to return to Lincolnshire Archives and perhaps I could help with this. Amanda has her own website and would welcome information on the families she is researching. Please access her website for more information - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geomand/index.html

David Gash = Elizabeth Graves

(My Great, Great Grandparents)

At Lincolnshire Archives, I tried to find David's marriage to Elizabeth, but the microfiche envelopes were missing from the files; but I did find his marriage in the Bishop's Transcripts.

MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Kirton in Holland

in the County of Lincoln in the year 1830

David Gash of this Parish

a Bachelor

and Elizabeth Graves of this Paris

a Spinster

were married in this Church by Banns

this twelfth Day of

July in the year One Thousand eight hundred and ~~twenty~~ thirty

By me Charles Boothby officiating Minister

This Marriage was solemnized between us ( David X Gash

( Elizabeth (X) Graves

In the Presence of Charles Gadd and Joseph Knowles

No.225

According to the IGI, my 2 x Great Grandparents, David and Elizabeth Gash had six children***:

William**

29 Oct 1830* Boston

David

26 Jan 1832*

Boston

George

22 Nov 1840*

Kirton in Holland

Charlotte

25 Sep 1842*

Kirton in Holland

James Edward

19 April 1846*

Kirton in Holland

Lucy - born

29 June 1848

Kirton in Holland

* Date of Christening ** My Great Grandfather

I originally found these entries on the Mormon Family Search website as a family group - and I now know that this William Gash, born Boston 1830, is my great grandfather. However as can be seen from Census records, there were other siblings.

For more information on David and William Gash and their military background, please follow the link to the Genealogy page.

***Ancestry.co.uk had indexed David and Elizabeth's surname as "Bash" and although I have contacted them with the correct name they still give priority to the wrong surname for the family:

1841 Census - 608/6/49 - The Gash Family in Kirton Holme

Kirton Holme's	David Gash	41		Ag. Lab.	Yes
	David -do-	9			Y
	Elizabeth -do-		35	"	Y
	Elizabeth -do-		8		Y
	William -do-	10		"	Y
	John -do-	6		"	Y
	Frances -do-		9	"	Y
	Thomas -do-	3		"	Y
	George -do-	6 mths		"

* The occupation column had ditto marks under "Ag Lab" - even for baby George!

The IGI has an entry for Frances Gash baptised 5 Mar 1837, parents David and Elizabeth Gash at Langriville, Lincolnshire, quite near to Kirton Holme.

I believe this is David's brother born Nocton 1797 and now living in Welbourne, Lincolnshire:

John Gash	43		Labourer	Y
Mary -do-		42		Y
Thomas -do-	16			Y
Robert -do-	12			Y
Edward -do-	10			Y
Elizabeth		8		Y
John	3			Y
Mary		11months		Y

IGI has a marriage for John Gash and Mary East in Osbournby, Lincs on 24 May 1819.

1851 Census - 2098/138-9 - The Gash Family in Kirton Holme

David Gash, age 51, a Labourer	Elizabeth, Labourer's wife, age 44 - ticked in the disability column	Thomas, age 12, a Labourer	George, age 10, a Labourer	Charlotte, age 8, a Labourer	James Edward, aged 4	Lucy, age 2
Born Nocton	Born YKS Sculcoates	Born Kirton
William Gash appears on Schedule 2098/88 in this census, working as a farm labourer, in Skeldyke, Kirton designated - a servant, aged 18, unmarried working for Farmer, Joseph Tunnard.
Working as a Farm Labourer for Joshua Aspland, Farmer of 30 acres at Kirton Holmes was a David Gash, age 19, born Boston. Could be David and Elizabeth's son David - Gash transcribed as "Gosh".
This might be Francis - Fanny Gash* working as a Servant at Fosdyke Turnpike, More's Dam House, head of household was widow, Sarah Blancher, age 81, a farmer of 24 acres - Fanny was 14, a House Servant, born Lincolnshire, Kirton - Fanny's age was difficult to read due to statisticians checkmarks.
Elizabeth Gash was working as a House Servant for William Morris and his wife Frances, on their farm in Swineshead the address being shown as "The Marsh". Elizabeth's age is given as 17; birthplace Kirton.
Also working away from home was John Gash - working at Wyberton - Slippery Gorst? Lane, working for Farmer of 33 acres, Jabez East; John is shown to be 16 and a Farm Servant born Kirton Fen.

*Fanny or Frances Gash as she was baptised on 5 March 1837 at Langriville, near Kirton was shown on the 1841 Census to be 9 but it probably should have shown age 4.

I think this could be David Gash's brother, John, living in Welbourne, Lincolnshire

John Gash, Head,

age 53, a Ag Lab, born Lincolnshire, Nocton

Mary, wife, age 52, born Lincolnshire Osbornby

David, son, age 23, Ag Lab, born Lincolnshire, Welbourn

John, son, age 13, born Lincolnshire, Welbourn

Mary, Daur, age 10, born Lincolnshire, Welbourn

1861 Census

The location where David and Elizabeth lived is described in the 1861 Census schedules as "All that part of the Parish of Kirton which lies North of the Frampton road and Donington road and South East of the turnpike road from Boston to Sleaford and including the Lincoln(?) Wear."

2331/47 - The Gash Family in Kirton

Kirton Holme Road -

David Gash, Head, Marr, age 66, an Agricultural Labourer	Elizabeth, age 56	Lucy, age 12, a scholar	Eliza, age 5, granddaughter, a scholar
Born Nocton	All born Kirton
William Gash enlisted in 1854, serving in the 17th Lancers . His whereabouts at the time of the 1861 census was probably India - please see my Genealogy page for more information on this. Chris Gash, a descendant of William has kindly sent me a copy of William Gash's Army Discharge Certificate. Details of this can be seen by following the above link to the Genealogy page.

I have been trying to discover who were the parents of Eliza but I can't trace her in the birth indexes nor in the 1871 Census unless this is her - Eliza Gash registered at Lincoln in September 1854 vol 7a page 400.

The only entry I could find which might be David and Elizabeth's son David was in Hunmanby, residing at Reservoir House:

David Gash, Head, Marr, age 31, Foreman for Waterworks, Born Lincolnshire, Boston	Ann, Wife, age 34, born Yorkshire, Scarbro'		Mary Ann, Daur, age 6, scholar, born Yorkshire, Scarbro'		Hannah, Daur, age 6, scholar, born Yorkshire, Scarbro'
Elizabeth, Daur, age 4, scholar, born Yorkshire, Scarbro'		Edward G., son, age 2, born Yorkshire, Hunmanby		Sarah A., Daur, age 10 mo., born Yorkshire, Hunmanby

And their daughter, Frances was a lodger in Notts at Parkinson Street, Nottingham:

Sarah Bloxam, Head, Unmarr, age 24, Dress Maker, Born Leceiestershire, Ayleston

Ann Bloxam, Sister, Unmarr, age 26, Shirt Maker, Born Leceiestershire, Ayleston

Frances Gash, Lodger, Unmarr, age 24, Dress Maker, born Lincolnshire, Kirton End

Elizabeth Bloxam, Daughter, Unmarr, age 1, Born Nottinghamshire, Nottingham

John was now married and living "Near Sea Bank" in Wyberton, Lincs:

John Gash, Head, Marr, age 24, Ag Lab, Born Lincoln, Kirton

S Gash, Wife, age 24, born Lincoln, Sibsey

J Gash, Son, age 2, born Lincoln, Boston

H Gash, Daur, age 1, born Lincoln, Frieston

Note - this enumerator for some reason did not get occupants full names throughout this section of the Census, except for the Head of Household. I'm currently checking this section of the Census for FreeCen and its a real pain trying to decipher the enumerators very faint script.

There's a marriage on FreeBMD which could be theirs: registered Boston Dec quarter 1859 - Susannah Taylor and John Gash.

David and Elizabeth's son, George, was working in Wargate Way, Gosberton:

Thomas Russell, Head, Marr, age 71, Carpenter, born Lincolnshire, Osbornby

Sarah, wife, age 68, born Lincolnshire, Morton

George, son, Unm., age 46, Carpenter, born Lincolnshire, Gosberton

George Gash, Unm., servant, age 20, Ag. Serv., born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Mary J Newton, Serv, age 16, House Serv., born Lincolnshire, Spalding

Charlotte was also working away in St Nicholas district of Nottingham at Cumberland Place:

James Sansom, Head, Marr, age 72, Proprietor of Houses, born Yorksh., Sheffield

Fanny, wife, age 71, born Nottingham

James, son, Unm., age 33, Banker's Clerk, born Nottingham

Charlotte Gash, servant, Unm., age 18, House Serv., born Lincolnsh, Kirton

Two other descendants of David and Elizabeth Gash contacted me, one through the Genes Reunited (formerly Genes Connected) website and that their son, James Edward, is his family connection. He put me on the right track for finding Elizabeth Graves, as I originally thought David married Elizabeth Woolfitt. The other contact had seen this web page and was a descendant of Charlotte Gash - Charlotte married Jabez Tomlinson, the brother of William Gash's future wife, Mary (see the 1871 and 1881 Census material shown further down for their entries). Thanks to Peter Gash and Philip Tomlinson for their information.

Yet another descendant of Charlotte Gash has contacted me, like Philip, Charlotte is Jennifer Frost's Great Grandmother. More information regarding these connections can be found further down the page.

Here is David and Elizabeth's son, James Edward in 1861 apprenticed to James Lee, Tailor at High Street, in Kirton -

James Lee, Head, Marr, age 35, a Taylor (sic) 1 Apprentice employed, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Hannah Lee, age 42, Wife, Marr, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Ann Baker, age 19, Neice, House Servant, born Lincolnshire, Weston

James Gash, Apprentice, Unmarried, age 15, Taylor (sic) Apprentice, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

The following entry could be David and Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth working as a Cook in Wyberton which is quite close to Kirton, the address is shown as "Old St. Way":

Sarah Martin, Head Widow, aged 71, Independant, born Lincolnshire,

Grimsby

Charlotte Fisher, Sister, Widow, aged 61, born Lincolnshire, Brothertoft

Mark Pilley, Grandson, aged 17, Agr. Labr., born Yorks, Doncaster

Joseph Smith, servant, aged 50, Ag Lab, born Lincolnshire, Fleet

Elizabeth Gash, servant, age 26, Cook, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Margaret Taylor, servant, aged 17, Housemaid, born Lincolnshire, Wrangle

Elizabeth was shortly to marry; there's an entry on the Marriage index records in April 1863 Registered at Boston, marrying William Smith - vol 7a; page 655.

David Gash's brother John had died and his widow, Mary was a visitor at 1 Depot Cottage, St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln:

George Elston, Head, Marr, age 40, Wheelwright, born Lincolnshire, Grayingham	Elizabeth*, wife, age 29, born Lincolnshire, Welbourn	Susan, daur, age 9, Scholar, born Lincoln	Mary Elizabeth, daur, age 6, Scholar, born Lincoln
George, son, age 3, Scholar, born Lincoln	Fanny Taylor Elston, daur, age 2, born Lincoln	Jane Forest Elston, daur, age 7 mths, born Lincoln	Mary Gash**, visitor, Widow, age 64, born Lincolnshire, Osingbey?
There were also 3 Wheelwright apprentices - Charles Bayles, 20; Charles Wm East*, 19; Joseph Green 16 - born Lincoln, Heighington and Lincoln respectively.
* George Elston married Elizabeth Gash - John and Mary Gash's daughter, Sept quarter of 1855 Reg at Lincoln Vol 7a page 654. Charles Wm East, the 2nd apprentice might be a relative of Mary Gash** (formerly East). There's a death registered at Sleaford, Dec quarter of 1855 for a John Gash - Vol 7a page 255. Osingley should be Osbournby, according to the Genuki for Lincolnshire website, the name of Osbournby is pronounced "Ozonby or "Ossenby" by locals. I have been unable to locate David and Elizabeth's son Thomas so far in the 1861 census(age 12 in 1851).

William and Mary Gash

(My Great Grandparents)

I found the index numbers on FreeBMD and sent for their Marriage Certificate

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of MARRIAGE Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
1866, Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Kirton in Holland in the County of Lincoln
No	When married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Father's name and surname	Rank or profesion of father
286	May 22	William Gash Mary Tomlinson	35 21	Bachelor Spinster	Labourer -	Kirton End Kirton Holme	David Gash Samuel Tomlinson	Labourer Labourer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns; by me John Tunnard William and Mary signed their own names and the Witnesses were George Gash X his mark and Hannah Tomlinson
certified to be a true copy of a Register of Marriages in the District above mentioned.

A new name appeared on the above certificate, that of Samuel Tomlinson, my Great Great Grandfather.

Incidentally, I sent the photograph of William and Mary, shown here on the left, to Practical Family History magazine to try and establish the date of the photograph. This appeared in their March 2007 issue together with a copy of the painting of William in his 17th Lancers Uniform. Jane Shrimpton who is their Photograph dating expert believes that the photograph was taken to commemorate their wedding in 1866. Jane later emailed me as she was writing a guide to dating old photographs and wanted to include the photograph as it "is a good early marriage portrait and would be very useful for the 1860s chapter". This has now been published and sure enough, their photograph is included on page 30.

I next sent for the birth certificate of my Great Grandmother, Mary Gash (nee Tomlinson) -

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of BIRTH Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Registration District of Boston 1845 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Kirton in Holland in the County of Lincoln
Columns	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
No	When and where born	Name (if any)	Sex	Name and Surname of Father	Name and Maiden Surname of Mother	Rank or Profession of Father	Signature, Description and Residence of Informant	When Registered	Signature of Registrar
432	Twentyeighth of October 1845 at Kirton	Mary	Girl	Samuel Tomlinson	Mary Tomlinson formerly Dawson	Labourer	The mark X of Mary Tomlinson, Mother, Kirton	Fourth November 1845	Thomas Hampton Registrar

Mary's birth certificate gave me of the maiden name of her mother and another generation -

Samuel Tomlinson = Mary Dawson

My Great Great Grandparents

The 1841 Census shows my 2 x Great Grandparents living in Kirton Holme:

Kirton Holme	Samuel Tomlinson	35		Ag. Lab.	Yes
	Mary -do-		35		Y
	Jabez -do-	5			Y
	Hannah -do-		6 months		Y
	Sarah Dawson		18	F. S.	Y

Sarah was probably Mary's younger sister.

In the 1851 Census Samuel was now a widow, living in Kirton Holme with several children and Ann Dawson, described as a House Servant but she may have been Samuel's wife's sister -

Samuel Tomlinson, widower,

aged 47, Labourer, born Lincoln, Sutterton*

Jabez Tomlinson, son, Un., age 15, Scholar, born Lincoln, Kirton

Hannah Tomlinson, daught., Un., age 10, a Scholar, born Lincoln, Kirton

James Tomlinson, son, Un., age 8, Scholar, born Lincoln, Kirton

Mary Tomlinson, daught., age 5, born Lincoln, Kirton (My Great Grandmother)

Ann Dawson, Servant, Un., age 34, Housekeeper, born Lincoln, Kirton

*Shown on Ancestry.co.uk as Sullerton.

I found the death in the BMD lists of a Mary Tomlinson, registered at Boston in 1848 and found that this was my 2 x Great Grandmother, Mary, age 44, and present at death was her sister, Ann:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Registration District of Boston 1848 DEATH in the Sub-District of Kirton-in-Holland in the County of Lincoln
Columns	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
No	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
151	Twelth September 1848 Kirton	Mary Tomlinson	Female	44 years	Wife of Samuel Tomlinson, Labourer	Diseased Lungs Chronic Enteritis not Certified	X the mark of Ann Dawson present at the death. Kirton	Twelfth September 1848	Thomas ampton Registrar

Here's Samuel in the 1861 Census still living in Kirton Holme with Mary's sister, Ann Dawson -

Head: Samuel Thomlinson, widower,

aged 56, Ag Lab, born Lincolnshire. Sutterton

Ann Dawson, Servant, unmarried,

aged 44, House Keeper, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Samuel and Mary's daughter, Mary Tomlinson was living in the household of James Clayton also in Kirton Holme:

Head: James Clayton, married, aged 61, Cottager and Beer Seller, born Lincolnshire. Kirton

Catherine Clayton, married, aged 63, born Lincolnshire. Frieston

Henry Clayton, son, age 25, Ag Lab, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

Mary Tomlinson*, Servant, unmarried,

aged 15, House Maid, born Lincolnshire, Kirton

* My Great Grandmother

---o0o---

In the 1871 Census, RG10/3333 folio 51 on the Road to Kirton from Kirton Holme I found Samuel, now living with his son Jabez and his wife Charlotte (nee Gash) - they married in 1867:

Head:

Samuel Tomlinson, widower,

aged 66, Ag Lab, born Lincoln. Sutterton

Jabez Tomlinson, son, age 35, Ag Lab, born Lincoln. Kirton

Charlotte, sons wife, aged 28, married, born Lincoln. Kirton

Elizabeth, Grandaughter, age 2, born Lincoln. Kirton

Clara, Grandaughter, age 10 mths, born Lincoln. Kirton

Charlotte was the daughter of David and Elizabeth Gash.

1871 Census - 3333/48 - Also living on the Road from Kirton to Kirton Holme, Kirton

Elizabeth Gash, an ag lab, widow, age 66,

born Kirton

George Gash, age 30, unmarried

Agricultural Labourer, born Kirton

Elizabeth now a widow and living with her son George. Details of David Gash's death are given further down this page.

1871 Census - 3346/56 - William and Mary Gash - married in 1866 - living at Harts Grounds, near North and South Kyme

Head: William Gash

aged 35, a farm labourer, born Kirton

Mary Gash, wife, aged 25, married, born Kirton

Hannah, daughter, age 4, born Kirton

Lucey, daughter, age 3, born Kirton

David, son, age

17 mths, born Chapel Hill

William's sister, Elizabeth, married in 1863 to William Smith was living in Frampton, their address given as Frampton Road, residing with them was Margaret Jackson, a widow, aged 100 years:

William Smith, Head, Mar, aged 37, an Agricultural Labourer, born Lincolns, Kirton

Elizabeth Smith, wife, Mar, aged 35, born Lincolns, Kirton

George Smith, son, aged 5, Scholar, born Lincolns, Wyberton

William Smith, son, aged 3, born Lincolns, Frampton

James Smith, son, aged 1, born Lincolns, Frampton

Margaret Jackson, Lodger, W, aged 100, born Lincolns, Leake

Unable to locate Thomas Gash in 1861, I found him in the 1871 Census, living in Dalton Street, Darlington - this dwelling included two step-children and five lodgers:

Thomas Gash, Head, Mar, aged 37, an Labourer - Brickyard, born Lincolnshire, Kirton	Elizabeth M.J. Gash, wife, Mar, aged 30, born Durham, Darlington		Charlotte A. Gash, Daur, aged 2 born Durham, Darlington		David W. Gash, son, aged 6m, born Durham, Darlington		Richard Brownless, Step Son, aged 9, Labourer Brickyard, born Durham, Darlington		Elizabeth M.J. , Step Daur, aged 7, Scholar, born Durham, Darlington
James William Lee, Lodger, Mar, age 38, Boiler Maker, born Cheshire, Congleton		Emma Lee, Lodger, Marr, age 36, born Hertfordshire, Albury		Emma Lee, Lodger, age 1, born Middlesex, London		William Morris, Lodger, Unm, age 24, Labourer Ironworks, born Ireland		Patrick O'Malley, Lodger, Unm, age 21, Labourer, Ironworks, born Ireland.

I found a possible marriage for Elizabeth M J Brownless and Thomas Gash registered Darlington in September 1866 vol 10a, page 22; I tried to find Elizabeth's previous marriage and I found that there was an Elizabeth Mary Jane Taylor married Darlington March quarter of 1861 and a Thomas Brownless married in the same quarter; however their volume numbers were the same 10a but the page number for Thomas was 15 and for Elizabeth page 19. IGI does have this marriage but it is a record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. If this is the correct person, Elizabeth's birth was registered in Darlington in March quarter of 1839, vol 24, page 49.

William's brother, John and his wife Susannah were living in the hamlet of Langrick at Little Coningsby:

Head: John Gash, Marr,

aged 36, Labourer, born Kirton, Lincolns.

Susan Gash, wife, marr, aged 33, Labourer, born Frith Ville, Lincolns

John, son, age 11, Scholar, born Boston West, Lincolns

Harriet, daur, age 10, Scholar, born Freiston, Lincolns

Amy, daur, age 8, born Boston West, Lincolns

James Ed., son, age 6, born Bunkers Hill,Lincolns

David, son, age 2, born Coningsby, Lincolns

William, son, age 11 months, born Coningsby, Lincolns

Harriet Taylor, Relative, Unmrd,

age 31, Servant, born Frith Ville, Lincolns.

---o0o---

The 1881 Census revealed that my Great Grandparents and family had moved to Sibsey Road, Thornton Le Fen, Lincolnshire - the family comprising of William and Mary and their ten children:

William Gash, aged 50, born Boston, Lincoln, an Ag Lab

Mary Gash, aged 35, born Kirton, Lincoln

Hannah

aged 14

Born Kirton, Domestic Servant

Lucy

aged 13

at Kirton

David

aged 11

Born

Swineshead

William

aged 9

Born Dog Dyke

Samuel

aged 8 Born Dog Dyke

Mary*

aged 6

Born Tattersall

James

aged 4

Born Tattersall

Emma

aged 2

Born Bardney

Rachel

aged 7m

Born Thornton le Fen

Ruth

aged 7m

Born Thornton le Fen

Born 17.11.1867

Born 1.3.1868

Born 8.12.1869

Born 6.7.1871

Born 30.7.1872

Born 12.4.1875

Born 12.3.177

Born 1.10.1878

Twins born 4.9.1880

* = my Grandmother Details of her birth certificate are shown below:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of BIRTH Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Registration District of Horncastle 1875 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Tattershall in the County of Lincoln
Columns	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
No	When and where born	Name (if any)	Sex	Name and Surname of Father	Name and Maiden Surname of Mother	Rank or Profession of Father	Signature, Description and Residence of Informant	When Registered	Signature of Registrar
69	Twelfth of April 1875 at Tattershall	Mary	Girl	William Gash	Mary Gash formerly Tomlinson	Farm Labourer	Willm Gash, Father, Tattershall	Third May 1875	John Hilton Manwell Registrar

Also found in the 1881 Census was William's widowed mother, still in Kirton with two of her children. They were living in Wash Road, Kirton.

Elizabeth Gash, Mother, widow, aged 74, born Kirton, Lincs

George Gash, Head, Unm., aged 40, an Agricultural Labourer, born Kirton, Lincs

Lucy, Daur, Unm, aged 32, a General Servant, born Kirton, Lincs

These are some photographs of the churches and localities where the Gash family had lived:

1	All Saints Church at Nocton	My 2 x G Grandfather David Gash was born in Nocton and was possibly baptised in the former St Peter's Church on 18 January 1800. A picture of the church of that time is shown in the north west window in the nave of the present All Saints.
2	All Saints Church at Nocton	The present-day Church*
3	The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kirton in Holland	An engraving of the old Cruciform Church 1797
4		The church when we visited in February 2004
5		Inside the Church - William Gash and Mary Tomlinson were also married here. Their daughters Hannah and Lucy were born in Kirton and could have been baptised here.
6	The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Swineshead	William and Mary Gash were living in Swineshead when their son David was born - this church is enormous and very difficult to photograph because of the tall trees surrounding it.
7	Chapel Hill, Dog Dyke	Their sons William and Samuel were born when the family lived at Chapel Hill