Gillespie, William

Birth Name Gillespie, William 1a 2a
GRAMPS ID I0341
Gender male
Age at Death 61 years, 11 months, 7 days

Events

Type Date Place Description Notes
Birth February 15, 1827 Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Birth of Gillespie, William 2b 2a 2c 2d  
Death January 22, 1889 Parish of Cumbernauld, County Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK Death of Gillespie, William 1b 3a  
Christening February 15, 1827 Denny, Stirling, Scotland Christening of Gillespie, William 2a  
Birth January 28, 1827 Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Birth of Gillespie, William 2e  
Occupation     Farmer / mineral borer  

Parents

Father Gillespie, William [I1380]
Mother Aitken, Jean [I1379]
Siblings
  1. Gillespie, Jean [I1576]

Families

Married Wife Henderson, Annie [I0342]
  Number of Children 12 or 13
  Narrative

The family is recorded as living at 9 Main Street, Cumbernauld in the UK census of 1891. The census notes that there were 2 rooms with "one or more windows". Although as I write this I only have Agnes and Mary as daughters of Annie and William, Robert says there were more daughters. (Robert William Lithgow, 2007)
  Children
  1. Gillespie, Agnes Symington [I1404]
  2. Gillespie, William [I0344]
  3. Gillespie, John [I0343]
  4. Miller, John [I0349]
  5. Gillespie, Mary [I0338]
  6. Gillespie, James [I1529]
  7. Gillespie, Annie [I1540]
  8. Gillespie, Marion [I1541]
  9. Gillespie, James [I1542]

Narrative

William was trained as a mineral borer and had a farm. He died in Cumbernauld when his daughter Mary was 11 or 12. Grumpa has a photo of Williams tombstone. (Duncan Lithgow from interview with Grumpa)

Source References

  1. Grumpa & Duncan’s notes [S0176]
    1. Date: 2006
    2. Date: 2006;   Page: Interviews with Duncan Lithgow.;   Text: He died when his daughter Mary was 11 or 12
    3. Confidence: High
  2. International Genealogical Index (R) [S0001]
    1. Page: Batch #: C114764, Source Call #: 1041975, 0102105, Printout Call #: 6903143, Dates: 1819 - 1854
    2. Date: November 5, 2007;   Page: familyid=273694521
    3. Page: Film #: 452123, Page #: 0102
    4. Page: Film #: 459206
    5. Page: Film Number: 459206
  3. McKay, Pauline Scott. GEDCOM database [S0192]
    1. Date: July 20, 2006;   Page: gedcom file
  4. Census UK 1891. Parish of Cumbernauld, Scotland [S0180]

Pedigree

  1. Gillespie, William
    1. Aitken, Jean
      1. Gillespie, Jean
      2. Gillespie, William
        1. Henderson, Annie
          1. Gillespie, Agnes Symington
          2. Gillespie, William
          3. Gillespie, John
          4. Miller, John
          5. Gillespie, Mary
          6. Gillespie, James
          7. Gillespie, Annie
          8. Gillespie, Marion
          9. Gillespie, James

Ancestors