1877 Apr 26 Born Scotland That is reistration. He gaves various ages in the army to look younger.
1891 census at Cathcart, Renfrewshire
| William | Gentle | Head | Married | Male | 54 | 1837 | Accountant | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
| Christina C | Gentle | Wife | Married | Female | 50 | 1841 | - | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
| Joseph Taylor | Gentle | Son | Unmarried | Male | 19 | 1872 | Apprentice Mechanical Engineer | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Helen Taylor | Gentle | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 16 | 1875 | Scholar | Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| George | Gentle | Son | Unmarried | Male | 14 | 1877 | Scholar | Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Frank Duncan | Gentle | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1880 | Scholar | Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Meta M | Gentle | Son | - | Female | 8 | 1883 | Scholar | Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
1901 census at Trefoil Av, Eastwood, Renfrewshire
| William | Gentle | Head | Married | Male | 64 | 1837 | Accountant | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
| Christina B | Gentle | Wife | Married | Female | 60 | 1841 | - | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
| Helen T | Gentle | Daughter | Single | Female | 25 | 1876 | Music Teacher Piano Forte | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| George | Gentle | Son | Single | Male | 23 | 1878 | Clerk Mercantile | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Frank D | Gentle | Son | Single | Male | 21 | 1880 | Clerk Mercantile | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Margret M | Gentle | Daughter | Single | Female | 18 | 1883 | - | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
| Isabella | Laing | Servant | Single | Female | 20 | 1881 | General (Domestic) | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
| Edward | Gibb | Head | Married | Male | 33 | 1868 | Superintendant Of Shipping | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
| Jessie | Gibb | Daughter | Married | Female | 29 | 1872 | - | Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
1915 Jul 17. Attests Canadian Exp Force
1919 Nov 18. Attests to RASC. He says born Eastwood, Scotland
1921 Aug 6. Died in Ireland. The Canadian records say "died post war of wounds through phthisis" ( tuberculosis)
British soldiers died in Ireland