Son of
W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Uncle,
James Gilliland
Ernest was born on
23rd November 1903, he was the sixth child of
James Gilliland and his wife Mary Elizabeth (nee
Gardiner). His birth was registered in the Lanchester
Registration District. He was baptised on
27th December 1903 and his baptism was recorded in the
Primitive Methodist Register for Burnopfield Circuit.
The record showed that the family lived at Burnopfield
Colliery and Ernest's Dad was a Checkweighman.
Ernest's Mam, Mary, died in 1905 when he was only
two years old, then his brother David died in 1907.
His father re-married in 1908 and his step mother was
Catherine (nee Gray) By the time of the
1911 census, the family were living in Birtley, at 69
Mitchell Street. Ernest's Dad was 44 and listed as a
Political Registrations Agent, his step Mam, Catherine
was 30.
Ernest was 7 in 1911 . The other children listed were
Hugh (16), John James
(14), Edith Evelyn (10) and their baby step
brother, George (10 months). Ernest died
on 4th January 1934, he was 30 years old and
his death was registered in the Durham Registration
District. His father, James was granted probate on 14th
February and that record says they were living at 2 Red
Hill Villas, which was one of the agents houses attached
to the Durham Miners Hall. Ernest's effects amounted to
£162:19s:5d. |
