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Name	Gilbert Franklin Major
Born	1855 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 November, 1916 (aged ~ 61) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Major, Henrietta Beaumont (wife) Major, Gordon Gilbert (son) Major, Gilbert Allan (son) MacGillivray, Alexander Sykes (brother-in-law) MacGillivray, Baby (niece by marriage) MacGillivray, Alaister (nephew by marriage)
Education *	Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1867-1870)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Australian Rules player (1873-1880) Victoria, Australia bank employee (1875-1916) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Natives' Association (Vic) (member, ?-1916) Freemasons (member) Northcote Cricket Club (Melbourne) (committee member, ?-1916) Victorian Cricket Association (committee member, ?-1916)
Workplaces *	London Bank of Australia (bank manager, ?-1916)

* Dates are approximate

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