Revd. Gilbert Malcolm

REVEREND GILBERT MALCOLM

Rector of Todenham in Gloucestershire

[The Journal of the Paisley Family Society, Volume 10. See pp. 13-19 for The Mother of Heroes. Bonnie Peggy Paisley (1742-1811) and her Seventeen Children, by John Malcolm]

He was born on 14 December 1775 and his baptism was registered on 19 December 1775, at at Westerkirk in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Westerkirk Baptismal Records

John Malcolm had this to say about him: Gilbert was one son who had the benefit of a full education Destined for the church, he went at the age of 17 to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he later became a Fellow. In 1806 he became the Anglican rector of Toddenham in Gloucestershire, where he remained until his death in 1855. By all accounts he was a most genial and erudite man.

Genealogical Account

The Journal of the Paisley Family Society, Volume 10. See pp. 13-19 for The Mother of Heroes. Bonnie Peggy Paisley (1742-1811) and her Seventeen Children, by John Malcolm

Evidence from the English Census Returns 1841-51

Todenham 1841

(1) Gilbert Malcolm: Age 65-9: Born Scotland (2) Helen Malcolm: Age 65-9: Born Scotland (3) Grace Malcolm: Age 25-9: Born Gloucestershire 1841 Census for Todenham

Todenham 1851

(1) Gilbert Malcolm: Age 75: Rector of Todenham: Born Scotland (2) Helen Malcolm: Wife: Age 75: Born Scotland (3) Matthew Malcolm:Son: Land Steward: Age 40: Born Toppesfield in Essex (4) Grace Malcolm: Daughter: Age 35: Born Todenham, Glocestershire (5) Helen Elphinstone Malcolm: Sister: Age 79: Born Scotland 1851 Census Return for Todenham