The Gillespie
Family of Falkirk, Larbert & Bonnybridge, Scotland
In 1909 the Gillespie Family immigrated to Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada
Front Row:
sons, John Duncan Gillespie, William Duncan Gillespie
& Alex Melrose Gillespie
Middle Row: daughter, Jean M. Gillespie Campbell;
mother, Mary Duncan; daughter, Mary D. Gillespie
Lockhart
Back Row: sons, Robert Gillespie & James Philip
Gillespie
Welcome to my website.
Here you will find three separate family lineages combined
into one connected surname database. I hope you
enjoy checking out the various Dutch, English, German,
Irish, Norwegian and Scottish
surnames. I have tried to make my information as
accurate as possible. This database of over 4000 entries
includes ancestors from as early as 963 AD in England and
as early as the 1600's in Norway. It also includes Mayflower
Descendants!
I also have included
pages which feature very old family photos from
Scotland and Ontario, Canada that were taken from the late
1800's to about 1930. I would love to put names to
the faces of the civilians and WWI soldiers in these
photos. If you recognize any of the photos please let me
know.
Also featured are old postcards sent from Scotland
to Hamilton, Ontario during WWI by several of my family
who, while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces
and on military leave, visited their former hometowns in
Ayrshire and Stirlingshire, Scotland to catch up on what
was happening with old friends and family.
My Brick
Walls: I am actively seeking information for:
1.
Robert
Gillespie born about 1789-1796 in Falkirk, son of Robert
Gillespie born about 1763 in Falkirk (died about
1834 in Airth), and mother, Margaret/Mary Millar born about 1768 in Carriden, West
Lothian,Scotland.
2. Parents of Samuel Wilson born about 1802
in Darlington, South Beaver Twp, Beaver Co, PA, married abt
1830 to Anna Boies in Beaver, Co. PA, died 1885 in Allen Co,
OH. Samuel's unknown father from Ireland, unknown mother
from Maryland according to 1850 US Census.
3. Parents of
Elisha
Jolley1806-1872 of
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA. He was a tailor who also
dabbled in nitroglycerin
after moving to Lima, Allen Co, OH.
Thank you for taking
the time to visit this website!
