Colonel William Smith Gill CB VD DL (16 February 1865 – 25 December 1957) was a Scottish Volunteer Force officer and paint manufacturer. He was the great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Born at Old Machar, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Gill was the son of Alexander Ogston Gill (1832–1908) and his wife, Barbara Smith Marr (1843–1898). [1]
In the 1880s, Gill became an officer of the Aberdeen Volunteers, [2] and between 1908 and 1910 he was Colonel Commanding the Highland Division Royal Engineers ( Territorial Force). [3] By 1896, Gill was a partner with his father in Farquhar & Gill, paint manufacturers. [4]
In 1925, Gill was appointed as a Deputy lieutenant of Aberdeen. [5]
Gill died in 1957 at Dalhebity in Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, aged 92. [1] He was buried in Peterculter Cemetery, Aberdeen. [6]
On 30 June 1898, at Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen, Gill married Ruth Littlejohn, a daughter of David Littlejohn (1841–1924) and his wife, Jane Crombie (1843–1917). They had five children: [1] [7]
Colonel William Smith Gill CB VD DL (16 February 1865 – 25 December 1957) was a Scottish Volunteer Force officer and paint manufacturer. He was the great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Born at Old Machar, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Gill was the son of Alexander Ogston Gill (1832–1908) and his wife, Barbara Smith Marr (1843–1898). [1]
In the 1880s, Gill became an officer of the Aberdeen Volunteers, [2] and between 1908 and 1910 he was Colonel Commanding the Highland Division Royal Engineers ( Territorial Force). [3] By 1896, Gill was a partner with his father in Farquhar & Gill, paint manufacturers. [4]
In 1925, Gill was appointed as a Deputy lieutenant of Aberdeen. [5]
Gill died in 1957 at Dalhebity in Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, aged 92. [1] He was buried in Peterculter Cemetery, Aberdeen. [6]
On 30 June 1898, at Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen, Gill married Ruth Littlejohn, a daughter of David Littlejohn (1841–1924) and his wife, Jane Crombie (1843–1917). They had five children: [1] [7]