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Frederick Charles (Fred) Gilbert (1857–1930)
Frederick Charles (Fred) Gilbert (1857-1930) miner and trade union leader Birth: 23 February 1857 at Truro, Cornwall, England, son of Thomas Gilbert (1825-1889), grocer, later miner, and Caroline, née Everall [or Eville] (1826-1911). Marriage: 20 June 1898 in St Michael’s Church, Wollongong, New South Wales, to Ann Elizabeth De Flon (1877-1965). They had one son and three daughters. Death: 26 April 1930 at Killingworth, NSW. Religion: Anglican. Arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, aboard the...