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Alexander Wilson Gillespie 1859–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1859

Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 March 1925

Death Location: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Agnes Wilson

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Alexander Wilson Gillespie was born in 1859 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of William Gillespie And Agnes Wilson. In 1881, Alexander Wilson Gillespie resided in Glasgow Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander Wilson Gillespie passed away in 1925 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Wilson Gillespie was born in 1859 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of William Gillespie And Agnes Wilson.
  • In 1881, Alexander Wilson Gillespie resided in Glasgow Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Wilson Gillespie passed away in 1925 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA.

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Alexander Gillespie's Ancestors

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Alexander Gillespie
1859–1925
Birth Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
William Gillespie
1818–1885
Hurlet, Renfrewshire
Agnes Wilson
1823–1902
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Gillespie
1772–1845
Ireland
Martha Mcfee
1774–1843
Ireland
James Wilson
1801–1869
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnus (McNeill) Wilson
1801–1869
Islay, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Gillespie
1750–1824
Margaret Fulton
1755–1833
Alexander Wilson
1709–1799
Elizabeth Wilson
1729–1814
Malcom McNeil
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gillespie
1699–1801
Margaret Campbell
1695–1769
Andrew Fulton
1730–
Janet Biggart
1732–
Adam Wilson
1650–1755
Janet (Coluthi)
1697–1757
John Darling
1728–
Marion Sandelands
1738–

Alexander Gillespie's Timeline

3 Records

1859
22 Aug 1859
Birth of Alexander Wilson Gillespie in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 22
Alexander Wilson Gillespie resided here in Glasgow Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1925
18 March 1925
Age 66
Death of Alexander Wilson Gillespie in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1859
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1925
    Event Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA

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