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GALLANT BRANCH


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Joseph Barber and Ann Edmonds were our joint ancestors

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Last update:28 Mar 2009

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Kettle...Knights...Lambert...Leggit...Pitches...Roberts...Sturley...Walker



GENERATION 1

1 John GALLANT m Abigail LEGGIT abt 1754

Child of John and Abigail
2......
John b 1756 Lowestoft d 1829 Lowestoft



GENERATION 2

3 Anne EDMONDS bap 26 Jul 1752 m Joseph BARBER b 1754 d Sept 1828 (see Edmonds branch here.)

Note - Joseph was the son of Joseph BARBER and Susannah LAMBERT

. Children of Joseph and Anne
4......Ann bap 2 Oct 1777 Lowestoft d Apr 1869 Lowestoft (see Edmonds branch here.)
5......Joseph bap 1 Jan 1780 Lowestoft
6......James bap 23 Sep 1782 Lowestoft
7......Deborah bap 11 Jun 1785 bur 4 Jul 1785 Lowestoft
8......Deborah bap 27 Sep 1786 Lowestoft m Abel BLY 20 Feb 1807 [see Bly branch]
9......Mary bap 30 May 1789 bur 10 Sep 1789 Lowestoft
10....John b 26 Dec 1790 Lowestoft
11....Mary b 8 Nov 1794 Lowestoft bap 10 Nov 1794 Lowestoft braider


2 John GALLANT m (a) Jane COOPER (b 1761) abt 1786 (b) Elizabeth GOULDER (b 1770)

Children of John and Jane
12......Elizabeth b 29 Sep 1787 bap 2 Oct 1787 Lowestoft
13......John b 1 Feb 1790 bap 2 Feb 1790 Oulton

Children of John and Jane
14......William b 24 Apr 1799 Lowestoft
15......Robert bap 9 Apr 1802 Lowestoft
16......Thomas b and bap 13 Jul 1804
17......James b 15 Sep 1808 bap 16 Sep 1808 Lowestoft d 1813 Lowestoft
18......William b 1819 Lowestoft
19......Samuel b 1825 Lowestoft d 1827 Lowestoft



GENERATION 3

13 John GALLANT m 9 Mary BARBER (b 8 Nov 1792) 4 Sep 1817 Lowestoft

Note: He was a fisherman in 1851 and 1861 and they lived at Lighthouse Hill, Lowestoft; Mary was a braider

Children of John and Mary
20......Louisa b 17 Aug 1817 Lowestoft had illegitimate daughter Jane who died 1848. Louisa was a spinster in 1851
21......James b 2 Jan 1819 Lowestoft
22......Caroline b 8 Sep 1821 Lowestoft
23......William b 12 Sep 1823 Lowestoft
24......Samuel b 6 Jun 1826 Lowestoft
25......Susanna b 28 Apr 1827 Lowestoft
26......Matilda b 1835 Lowestoft
Note: Matilda was a braider in 1851


15 Robert GALLANT m Elizabeth (b 1807)

Note: In 1841 and 1861 Robert, a seaman, and Elizabeth were living at Lighthouse Hill

Children of Robert and Elizabeth

27......Eliza b 1826/7 Lowestoft
27a....Charlotte b 1828/9 Lowestoft
28......William Robert Kettle b 1831/2 Lowestoft
28a....Richenda b 1835/6 Lowestoft d 1st qr 1859 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 369]
29......Robert b 1837 Lowestoft m Mary Ann 3rd qr 1858
Note: In 1861 Robert was a fisherman
30......James b 4th qr 1843 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 469]
Note: In 1861 James was a fisherman
31......Patience b 2nd qr 1846 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 509]
Patience was living with her widower father at Lighthouse Hill and was a machinist/Milliner in 1871


18 William GALLANT m (a) Elizabeth KETTLE (d bef 1861) (b) Mary FOLKARD

Children of William and Elizabeth
32......Thomas Robert b 2nd qr 1839 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 463]
33......William Robert Kettle b 3rd qr 1855 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 472] d 3rd qr 1894 [Mutford 4a 404]



GENERATION 4

21 James GALLANT m Emma KNIGHTS (b 1840 d 2nd qr 1902 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 583]) 1st qr 1861 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 916]

Note: James was a fisherman and Emma was a herring river.

Child of James and Emma
21a......Emma Harriet Gallant KNIGHTS b 4th qr 1859 Lowestoft
21b......James Samuel b 3rd qr 1864 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 680]
21c......William b 1866 [Census]
21d......Maria M A b 1st qr 1868 Lowestoft[Mutford 4a 700]
Note: In 1901 Maria was a lodger living at 21 White Horse St, Lowestoft and was a kipper woman


23 William GALLANT m Mary A ROBERTS (b abt 1825) abt 1844

Note: Mary A bought a child to the marriage: Louisa ROBERTS b abt 1850 Lowestoft. In 1901 William gave his employment as retired railway labourer and they lived at 31 Chapel Street, Lowestoft


23 William GALLANT m Mary Ann JONES (b 1824 Blundeston) abt 1842

Note: In 1851 they were living at Beach. In 1861 William was a fisherman; they lived at 36 Duke's Head Street, Lowestoft. In 1881 William was a "barnboater" [a fisherman] and lived with Mary Ann, who was a braider, at Gas House Square, The Beach, Lowestoft. Their grandson James JONES was also present at the census date in 1881. In 1891 they lived at 11 Factory Street, Lowestoft and a grandson, Edmund STURLEY was with them

Children of William and Mary Ann
34......Sarah Ann b 1843 Lowestoft
35......William James b 3rd qr 1845 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 472]
36......Eliza L b 1847 Lowestoft
37......Louisa b 1st qr 1850 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 507]
38......Thomas Henry b 1852 Lowestoft
39......James William b 5 Aug 1853 Lowestoft
40......Anna M b 1855 Lowestoft
41......Matilda b 1858 Lowestoft


30 James GALLANT m Margaret ELVIN (b abt 1850 Lowestoft) 3rd qr 1868 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 1133]

Note: In 1891 the family was at 25 Roman Road, Lowestoft and James was a labourer on the quay - lumper. In 1901 they were at 67 Seago Street.

Children of James and Margaret
30a......Charlotte b abt 1874 Lowestoft
Note: In 1891 Charlotte was a factory hand
30b......Laura b abt 1878 Lowestoft
30c......Polly M A b abt 1880 Lowestoft
30d......James b abt 1884 Lowestoft
30e......Robert b abt 1888 Lowestoft
Note: In 1901 Robert was a lodger at 21 White Horse Street, Lowestoft. He was a herring box maker
30f......John b abt 1888 Lowestoft
30g......Thomas b abt 1890 Lowestoft


33 William Robert Kettle GALLANT m Hannah 2nd qr 1853 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 980]

Note: William was a beachman

Children of William and Hannah
33a......Susannah Colby b 4th qr 1853 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 570]
33b......William Robert Kettle b 3rd qr 1855 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 617]
33c......Harriet Ayers b 1857/8 Lowestoft m Daniel BURGESS 2nd qr 1885 [Mutford 4a 1280]
Note: See Burgess branch
here
33d......Charlotte Elizabeth b 4th qr 1860 [Mutford 4a 621]



GENERATION 5

39 James William GALLANT m Harriet PITCHES 22 Nov 1874 Lowestoft

Note In 1881 the family was living at Gas House Square Beach Village. James was a stoker at the Gas House. IN 1901 they lived at 4 Boardleys Yard, Lowestoft and James was still a stoker at the gas House.

Children of James William and Harriet
43......Edward James b 18 Sep 1875 Lowestoft
44......Mary Ann b 10 Nov 1876 Lowestoft
45......Eliza Louisa b 28 Jun 1878 Lowestoft
46......Rebecca Martha b 22 Nov 1879 Lowestoft
47......Robert William b 5 Apr 1881 d 13 Jan 1956 Lowestoft
Note in 1901 Robert was a shoemaker living with his parents
48......George H C b 22 Nov 1883 Lowestoft
Note in 1901 George was a fish curer living with his parents
49......Matilda Ann b 5 May 1884 Lowestoft
50......John William b 13 May 1886 Lowestoft d 5 Mar 1887 Lowestoft
51......Sarah Ann b 6 Jan 1888 Lowestoft
52......Bessie Ellen b 27 Oct 1889 Lowestoft d 27 Sep 1890 Lowestoft
53......Frances May b 27 Jul 1891 Lowestoft
54......John William b 10 May 1893 Lowestoft
55......Minnie Caroline b 6 Dec 1895 Lowestoft
56......George Edward b 19 Nov 1898 Lowestoft d 6 Jan 1900 Lowestoft


41 Matilda GALLANT m William Henry STURLEY 1st qr 1879 [Mutford 4a 951]


33b William Robert Kettle GALLANT m Sarah Ann HOWE (b abt 1853 Wangford, Sfk) 2nd qr 1878 [Mutford 4a 1102]

Note: In 1901 the family was at 16 Beckham Rd Lowestoft and William was a mariner. Living with them was Elizabeth HOWE (b 1819 Benacre Sfk) who gave her occupation as stonemason

Child of Willima and Sarah
G1......William b abt 1879 Lowestoft
Note: William was a stonemason




GENERATION 6

43 Edward James GALLANT m Caroline ALCOCK (b abt 1874 Southampton) 2nd qr 1895 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 1543]

Note: In 1901 Edward was a milkman living at 1 Granville Rd Lowestoft.

Children of Edward and Caroline
43a......Elsie b abt 1896 Lowestoft
43b......Ethel b abt 1899 Gt Yarmouth


47 Robert William GALLANT m Matilda WALKER 23 Dec 1897 Lowestoft

Children of Robert William and Matilda
57......Robert b 5 Nov 1898 Lowestoft d 17 Jan 1984
58......William b 23 Apr 1910 d in WW2
Note: William was a deckhand on HMD Kent County, and went down with his ship
59......Jack b 26 Aug 1919 Lowestoft d 13 Jan 1985
60......George Francis b 30 May 1921 Lowestoft d 10 Jan 1985
Note: There were three other children who died



GENERATION 7

57 Robert GALLANT m Ethel ADAMS 23 Dec 1937

Children of Robert and Ethel
61......Peter Robert b 7 Aug 1940 Lives in Spain in 2003
62......Christopher b 7 Feb 1944
63......Robin William b 7 Feb 1944

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