| ![Show Contents]() Gillbee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Gillbee familyThe surname Gillbee was first found in Lincolnshire at Gilby, a hamlet in the parish of Pilham. 1 However, more records point to Leicestershire where the surname was descended from the tenant of the lands of Galby or Gilby held by Robert Burdet's son from Hugh Grandesnil, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. The earliest record of the family was Geoffrey Gilbe who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Leicestershire in 1327. A few years later, John Gilby was listed in 1414. 2 Early History of the Gillbee familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gillbee research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1414, 1510, 1531, 1535, 1561, 1571, 1585, 1603, 1619 and 1645 are included under the topic Early Gillbee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gillbee Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gilby, Gilbey, Gilbie, Guilbey, Gillbie, Gillby and others. Early Notables of the Gillbee familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Anthony Gilby (c.1510-1585), an English clergyman and preacher in Leicestershire, known as a radical Puritan and translator of the Geneva Bible. "He was born in Lincolnshire, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1531 and a M.A. in 1535. He had two sons and two...
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 Gillbee migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gillbee Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Carrie L. Gillbee, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1895
- Manuel A. F. Gillbee, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1895
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gillbee (post 1700) | + |
- Jacob Gillbee (b. 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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Gillbee migration to the United States 
