Hi folks, haven't been much on MM lately but I've recently been working on finding more info on Gillian - I'm happy to report that I've found her final resting place.
Couple of things first - some of the information I posted previously was incorrect:
Her Maiden name was Wells, not Johnson. Please ignore the previous information regarding her Parents & London address . (Although the rest of the info is correct)
Her address at time of birth is the following:
133 Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London SW11, UK
Her mother was Phyllis Alice Wells nee Pullen (1900 - 1976) , her Father was Harold Augustus Wells (1900 - 1998) - They married in 1924 (Wandsworth, London, England)
They had 2 girls - Gillian and Valerie (1928 - 2004) who married a Canadian named Thomas Benton Davies (1926 - 2001)
This is their headstone
Location: Carlisle United Church, 1432 Centre Rd, Hamilton, ON L0R 2H0, Canada
The key piece of information which confirms that this is in fact Agatha is that her SSN (of the Gillian who died on March 31, 2001) matches the one that applied for U.S. Citizenship in 1961 who at the time was married to Mr Dobb. I was ultimately unable to sight the obituary from The Hamilton Spectator.
The reason why I think she ends up on the Canada after Hawaii (and ultimately dies NY State, just over the border) is because her sister and brother in law (who is a Canadian native) are living there and probably her only relatives left. Her mum and dad appear to have separated when she was young hence why they are not buried together. Her dad is buried in Poole, England. I believe he might have remarried at some stage but I haven't really looked into that.
I have been in contact with a relative of the Wells via email who sent me details which corroborates my theory.
I have also found out that her ex husband was previously married (as at 1958) - this is his obituary from 2008 which appeared in a Nevada newspaper
The wife mentioned in this obituary is in fact his 3rd. Also interesting to note that Gillian was married to a Vietnam Vet and how it all ties in to the show. His file shows 2 TOD in Vietnam with the USAF however I cannot confirm in which unit or where he was stationed.
Regarding Bayonne, New Jersey - The reason why they married there is: It was Mr Dobb's hometown.
In 1950 she moved to Australia. Her address given on her arrival is
11 Dafforne Road, London SW17 8TY UK
and this is the address given as to where she would be staying in Australia
C/O UK High Commissioner's Office, Canberra
There only thing that I could come up with is that she was working there as a secretary (she listed herself as a Secretary/Typist)! She must have applied for the job in London. I knew she worked with the Canberra Repertory Society as a prompter in 1952 so it makes sense.
See
this article , where it talks about her leaving London in 1950 for Australia.
I only have one question: why didn't she just drop her married name her use her maiden name after 1977?