Background
Gillian Carol Gear was born in 1943.
Gillian Carol Gear was born in 1943.
Gear was a specialist in local history who gained an Master of Arts in social and industrial history from Middlesex University and a Doctor of Philosophy on industrial schools from the University of London.
She was archivist of Barnet Museum and helped to ensure the survival of the museum after funding was withdrawn by the London Borough of Barnet. She was secretary of Barnet Museum and Local History Society and of the Hertfordshire Association for Local History. Towards the end of her life, Gear suffered from ill health and received hospital treatment.