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Alexander Thompson Gillespie 1882–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAR 1882

Birth Location: Wallsend, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 22 JUN 1946

Death Location: Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia

Father: Joseph Gillespie

Mother: Jemima Thomson

Spouse(s): Mary Newburn

Children(s): Jemima Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie, Joseph Gillespie, Leslie Gillespie, Francis Gillespie, Matthew Gillespie, Lila Gillespie, Donald Gillespie

Alexander Thompson Gillespie was born in 1882 in Wallsend, NSW, Australia, the child of Joseph Edgar Gillespie And Jemima Whitelaw Thomson. In 1916, Alexander Thompson Gillespie was employed. Alexander Thompson Gillespie married Esther Jefferson Etherington, Mary Ellen Newburn, and had children including Donald Gillespie, Francis Gillespie, Jemima Gillespie, Joseph Gillespie, Leslie Gillespie, Lila Gillespie, Matthew Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie. Alexander Thompson Gillespie passed away in 1946 in Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander Thompson Gillespie was born in 1882 in Wallsend, NSW, Australia, the child of Joseph Edgar Gillespie And Jemima Whitelaw Thomson.
  • In 1916, Alexander Thompson Gillespie was employed.
  • Alexander Thompson Gillespie married Esther Jefferson Etherington, Mary Ellen Newburn, and had children including Donald Gillespie, Francis Gillespie, Jemima Gillespie, Joseph Gillespie, Leslie Gillespie, Lila Gillespie, Matthew Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie.
  • Alexander Thompson Gillespie passed away in 1946 in Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gillespie
1882–1946
Birth Place: Wallsend, NSW, Australia
Parents
Joseph Edgar Gillespie
1862–1932
Coulston Estate, Gresford, NSW, Australia
Jemima (Whitelaw) Thomson
1862–1890
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Edgar) (Gillespie)
1826–1901
County Down, Ireland
Janet ((Jean) Hamilton) Gillespie
1826–1909
Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Alexander Thomson
1820–1884
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Whitelaw
1820–1895
Gartgerry, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Edgar
1792–1849
Charles Gillespie
1791–1841
Hamilton Cunningham
1792–1838
James Whitelaw
1778–
Mary Young
1781–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alison Nimmo
1763–

Alexander Gillespie's Descendants

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Alexander (Thompson) Gillespie (20 MAR 1882–22 JUN 1946) m. Mary (Ellen) Newburn (ABT 1896–)
  1. 1. Jemima Gillespie 1904–
  2. 2. Thomas Gillespie 1902–
  3. 3. Joseph Gillespie 1907–
  4. 4. Leslie Gillespie 1917–
  5. 5. Francis Gillespie 1918–
  6. 6. Matthew Gillespie 1920–
  7. 7. Lila Gillespie 1921–
  8. 8. Donald Gillespie 1924–

Alexander Gillespie's Timeline

4 Records

1882
20 MAR 1882
Birth of Alexander Thompson Gillespie in Wallsend, NSW, Australia
Wallsend, NSW, Australia
1916
1916
Age 34
Alexander Thompson Gillespie was employed
None
1946
21 JUN 1946
Age 64
Death of Alexander Thompson Gillespie in Jones Street, Collie, Western Australia
Jones Street, Collie, Western Australia
1946
22 JUN 1946
Age 64
Burial of Alexander Thompson Gillespie in Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia
Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1882
    Event Place: Wallsend, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, Reg No: 25803/1882

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1946
    Event Place: Jones Street, Collie, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1946
    Event Place: Church of Christ Cemetery, Collie, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1916

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