At our little theatre in Middle Musquodoboit - The Musquodoboit Valley Bicentennial Theatre & Cultural Centre - we have a rare piece of 19th century hand painted stage art painted by one of Canada's finest itinerant stage artists of the 19th century, William Gill. Just recently, the grandson of the artist discovered us and has been to visit the theatre to see the painting. The family has researched the ancestry and has the following information (see genealogy below). Although they have found the burial place of Edward Gill (father of the artist) they have been unable to locate that of his wife Catherine. We know that William, the artist lived with her for some time on Summer St. in Halifax after his father's death, but no record of her burial has been found. If anyone out there might be connected to this family and have more information on Catherine, I am sure the family would be very happy to know. Research on the artist, William (John William McKay Gill) by Dianne O'Neill and Patrick O'Neill has determined that "Born in Chatham, Kent, England, 6 June 1854, William Gill [the Artist]came to Halifax as a child of four when his father, a Royal Engineer pensioner, became gardener to Lord Mulgrave, Governor of Nova Scotia (1858-1863)." O'Neill Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 GILL He married DORCAS. Child of WILLIAM GILL and DORCAS is: 2. i. EDWARD2 GILL, b. Abt. 1820, England; d. 18 June 1867, Halifax, NS, Canada. Generation No. 2 2. EDWARD2 GILL (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1820 in England, and died 18 June 1867 in Halifax, NS, Canada. He married CATHERINE. She was born Abt. 1836 in Scotland, and died Aft. 1881. More About EDWARD GILL: Fact 1: buried in Camphill Cemetery, Halifax: 1,1355 More About CATHERINE: Fact 1: Bet. 1869 - 1881, in city directory at 38 Summer Child of EDWARD GILL and CATHERINE is: 3. i. JOHN WILLIAM MCKAY3 GILL, b. Abt. 1855, Chatham, , England; d. 21 February 1943, Newton Highlands, , MA. Generation No. 3 3. JOHN WILLIAM MCKAY3 GILL (EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1855 in Chatham, , England, and died 21 February 1943 in Newton Highlands, , MA. He married AMY BLANCHE FANNY HOARE Unknown in unk, daughter of JOHN HOARE and ESTHER FIRMAN. She was born 17 March 1866 in Queensland, Australia, and died Abt. 30 June 1958 in Dorchester, , MA. More About JOHN WILLIAM MCKAY GILL: Fact 1: generally by name of William Gill Fact 2: Bet. 1869 - 1878, in city directory with Catherine at 38 Summer, Halifax Fact 3: 1878, listed as "scenic artist" Fact 4: 1881, Census 16 - "fancy sign painter" - same address Children of JOHN GILL and AMY HOARE are: i. HERBERT BUCKLER4 GILL, b. 19 Jan 1894, Boston, Suffolk, MA ; m. LILLIAN. 4. ii. DOROTHY BLANCHE GILL, b. 26 July 1897, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. 30 Apr 1983, Huntington Beach, Orange, CA. Carroll J Armstrong Middle Musquodoboit, NS