Uncle of W.P. 'Bill'
Richardson
The fourth child of John Edward Gilliland
and Ada Isabel Lee and their only son, John was born on
the 22nd February 1907. His birth was registered in the
Auckland Registration District of County Durham.
The 1911 census recorded John with his
family at Sunniside, Tow Law, Co. Durham. He was four
years old. His Dad was 33 and worked in the pit as a
hewer and his Mam was 33. John's sisters were Vera (9),
Rena (8), Gladys (5) and Ada (5 months).
John studied at Sunderland Technical
College and qualified as a pharmacist. He worked for
Stockton Co-operative Society for four years and then
took up a position at Winterton Hospital where he
worked for 30 years.
At the age of 28, on the 29th August 1935, John married
Winifred May Peart in the Methodist Church, Yarm Road,
Stockton on Tees. John was 28 and his occupation
was recorded on the marriage certificate as a 'Dispenser
at Mental Hospital', Winifred was 23 and worked as a
Drapers Assistant. Their witnesses were W.R. Makin and
Bessie Hutchinson.
John and Winifred had two sons, John and James.
John died on the 11th March 1962, he was 55 years old.
His death was registered in Durham SE registration
district. His cremation took place at Durham Crematorium
and he is remembered in their Book of Remembrance.
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