Mary Ann GILLS

1857 - 1940  (83 years)

• Name	Mary Ann GILLS
  Birth	1857	Escomb Co Durham
  	1871 Census
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Oct 1940
  	Ancestry Wills & Probate Mary Ann Smelt of 31 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor widow died 25.10.1940. Probate Durham 05.03.1941 to John William Donaldson canteen worker. Effects £303 18s
  Person ID	I5543	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John GILLS,   b. 1833, Cockfield Co Durham d. 1889 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret ?,   b. 1839, Bishop Auckland Co Durham
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William SMELT,   b. 1856, Ferryhill Co Durham d. 20 Aug 1900, Westerton Colliery Co Durham (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1875
  	FreeBMD Sept 1875 Auckland 10a 356
  Children	1. Thomas W SMELT,   b. 1878, Coundon Co Durham   2. Emily Ada SMELT,   b. 1882, Westerton Co Durham + 3. Florence Louisa SMELT,   b. 1884, Westerton Co Durham d. 1968 (Age 84 years)   4. Margaret E SMELT,   b. 1887, Coundon Co Durham   5. Ethel SMELT,   b. 1888, Westerton Co Durham   6. James A SMELT,   b. 1894, Binchester Co Durham
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  1861 RG9 3707 42 at Escomb Village dau single aged 4 born Escomb 1881 RG11 4920 99 at Howlish View Coundon wife married aged 24 born Escomb 1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks wife married aged 34 born Escomb 1901 RG13 4650 11 at 63 Granville Terrace Binchester Blocks head widow aged 44 born Escomb 1911 RG14 29732 Sch 29 at 28 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor (5 rooms) head widow (married 35 years) 10 children born alive 6 still living aged 54 born Escomb