Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Trying to find Gentle

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Kendo

Kendo Report 16 Nov 2007 14:28

Colin
Where children are shown in census forms with a different surname, this generally means that the mother re-married.
Ken

Colin

Colin Report 16 Nov 2007 14:01

HELLO my name is Colin Gentle , my grandfather was Arthur Gentle born 1894 to Arthur Gentle born 1870, mother Matilde ( Goodwin born 18730. Found the 1881 cesus but has the head of household William Albone age 44 wife Elisabeth Albone , son Arthur Gentle age 11. These cesus form are very confusing . help please! cheers colin gentle

Colin

Colin Report 16 Nov 2007 13:57

HELLO my name is Colin Gentle , my grandfather was Arthur Gentle born 1894 to Arthur Gentle born 1870, mother Matilde ( Goodwin born 18730. Found the 1881 cesus but has the head of household William Albone age 44 wife Elisabeth Albone , son Arthur Gentle age 11. These cesus form are very confusing . help please! cheers colin gentle

Joanna

Joanna Report 10 Sep 2007 12:31

I'm not related.I may be wrong but I had a look on the census info and found who I think are your Reuben and wife. See what you think of my "thoughts"!!!

1871. Name is transcribed as "Genlle". Living at St Albans, address area destroyed.

Reuben Gentle 28 Litter/letter? carrier b.Abbots Langley, Herts
Hannah 27 hat sewer b.St Albans
Elizabeth 9 b.St A
Minnie 7 b.St A
Emily 5 b.St A
Arthur 2 b.St A
Frances E 6 months b.St A

By 1881 Reuben has died (aged 35 Mar Quarter 1878 St Albans-volume 3a page 349) and the family are living Old London Rd, St Albans St Peter.

Hannah widow 37 straw hat maker
Elizabeth Blow daughter 19 machine hat sewer
Alfred Blow son in law 21 bleacher
Emily Gentle 15 basket maker
Arthur 12
Harry 8
Herbert 5
William 3

If those are the right family, the most likely match for Reuben is.....

1851 Name transcribed as "Genthe".Living Fishpool Street, St Albans. All born Abbots Langley.

Philip Gentle 45 shoemaker
Jane 44 shoebinder
James 20 hat packer
Hannah 17 hat maker
Samuel 15 errand boy
Thomas 13 silk spinner
Philip 11 silk spinner
Reuben 8
George 6
Amos 4
Alice 1

1861 Temperance St, St Albans

Philip Gentle 56 shoemaker
Jane 52
Thomas 23 straw hat blocker
Reuben 19 Strawhat blocker
George 16 silk manufacturer
Amos 13 labourer
Alice 11

David

David Report 10 Sep 2007 12:28

According to the 1871 census your Reuben was possibly born c1833 Abbots Langley.

Reuben Gentle c1843 Abbots Langley, Letter Carrier
Hannah c1844 St Albans, Hat Sewer
Elizabeth c1862 St Albans
Minnie c1864 St Albans
Emily? c1866 St Albans
Arther c1869 St Albans
Frances E c1870 St Albans

Melissa

Melissa Report 10 Sep 2007 11:25

Try this website. It lists a lot of Gentles, mainly in the Ashwell area. It oculd help!

http://www.kevin.bean.dsl.pipex.com/family_history/family_history.htm

Lisa

Lisa Report 8 Aug 2003 23:11

My great-grandmother, Elizabeth Gentle b. 1861 in St.Albans was oldest child of Reuben & Hannah (nee James). I have traced 2 different Reubens born in Herts. Each seems to have a brother called Amos & a father called William, but one was born 25 years earlier than the other. I can't trace which one is in my direct line. Can anyone help?