Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Gilling East
Gilling East is in North Yorkshire.
On 20 Aug 651 King Oswine of Deira was killed at Gilling East. He was buried at Tynemouth Priory [Map].
On 14 Aug 1869 Reverend James Alexander Barnes (age 71) died at Gilling East.
Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Gilling East, Gilling Abbey [Map]
Gilling Abbey [Map] is thought to have been located at Gilling West although some believe its location to have been Gilling East.
Gilling Abbey [Map] was founded by King Oswiu of Northumbria (age 39) at the request of his wife Eanflæd Queen Consort Bernicia (age 24) at the site where Oswiu (age 39) had killed a rival and kinsman, King Oswine of Deira, Eanflæd's (age 24) second cousin, the cost being compensation for his death.
The abbey's first abbot was a relative of King Oswine: Bishop Trumhere.
The abbey's second abbot was Abbot Cynefrith.
The abbey's third abbot was Trumbert.
Gilling Castle
In 1793 Ann Fairfax (age 66) died at Gilling Castle [Map] unmarried. She was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. She had been engaged twice but broke off both. The second break-off being, more or less, on the day, or days before, the wedding, when her husband to be declined to give a solemn promise he would practise his Roman Catholic religion with full devotion. Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax (age 25), the grandson of her aunt Alathea Fairfax inherited Gilling Castle [Map]. He changed his surname from Pigott to Fairfax.
In 1804 Nathaniel Pigot died at Gilling Castle [Map].
On 29 Dec 1845 Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax (age 77) died. Gilling Castle [Map] appears to have been inherited by his two daughters Lavinia Fairfax (age 43) and Harriet Fairfax (age 41) and their husbands Reverend James Alexander Barnes (age 47), Rector of Gilling, and Francis Cholmeley (age 35) respectively.
On 17 Aug 1860 Harriet Fairfax (age 55) died at Gilling Castle [Map].
1875. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to member of the Fairfax family buried in the in or near the church, including:
Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle
William Fairfax [Note. States 1595?]
Abigail Yate, wife of Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax, daughter of John Yate 2nd Baronet.
Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax
Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax
William Fairfax 8th Viscount Fairfax
Mary Fairfax Viscountess Fairfax, wife of Charles Gregory Fairfax 9th Viscount Fairfax, sister of Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax.
Their last descendant Lavinia Fairfax (age 73) of Gilling Castle [Map], onbly surviving child of Charles Gregory Fairfax place this memorial AD 1875, by which she also desires affectionately to commemorate others of her family buried here who have no memorial in this church, viz, her brother Henry Fairfax, died 1797, her sister Mary Anne Fairfax, died 1809 her grandfather Nathaniel Pigot, died 1804, and her aunt Elizabeth Goodricke died 1839.
In 1885 Lavinia Fairfax (age 83) died without issue. Gilling Castle [Map] was inherited by the descendants of her sister Harriet Fairfax who had married Francis Cholmeley.
In 1904 William Slingsby Hunter (age 55) bought Gilling Castle [Map]. He made considerable modifications to the castle, making it a more comfortable place in which to live. In 1929 his son Mr Kenneth S. Hunter sold the estate to a syndicate.
Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Gilling East Rectory
On 04 Apr 1885 Captain Francis Percy Campbell Pemberton was born to Thomas Percy Hudson aka Pemberton (age 52) and Patience Frances Sophia Campbell (age 41) at Gilling East Rectory.