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Born 1879 in Reigate, Yorkshire; died in London in 1959. She was unmarried and had lived with her brother Leonard, who was director of the South African Museum. Leonard wrote the first book on South African birds and Marian illustrated it.
She had paintings in various European galleries. She was a daughter of Joseph John Gill and Lucy Cheal, who were first cousins. Joseph John Cheal was the son of Benjamin Gill of Dewsbury, Yorkshire and Hannah Fox.
Lucy Cheal was a daughter of John Cheal ("the 2nd") of Crawley, Sussex, and Mary Fox. Hannah Fox and Mary Fox were daughters of David Fox of Dewsbury, by his first marriage, to Sarah Wilby.
They were older half-sisters of Deborah Fox who married George Standing. Martha Cheal, sister of John Cheal ("the 2nd"), married John Standing. They were the parents of George Standing who married Deborah Fox.
Painting size 10" X 6"
Owned by Ed and Chris Nicholson Richmond, Indiana
The Ostrich (South African ornithological journal) Oktober 1956--excerpt from Leonard Gill's obituary: "in the time before Leonard's directorship of the South African Museum no colour handbooks which could enable easy identification of our birds were available. Many a newcomer to the country, fascinated by the interesting bird life, made use of Gill's expert help which was always given so willingly. His deep love of our wild birds was certainly not concealed and it was always delightful to hear him describe a bird-outing he and his sister had undertaken. Of his many publications, both popular and scientific, his introductory book A First Guide To South African Birds, illustrated so ably by his sister Marian Gill, is certainly the most widely known."
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