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Edith Merle Gillespie 1917–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 19 Jul 2003

Death Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Edey Richter

Spouse(s): Joe Sowden

Children(s): Gloria Sowden

In 1917, Edith Merle Gillespie entered the world in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, born to William John Gillespie And Edey Richter. Edith Merle Gillespie married Joe Sowden, and had children including Gloria May Sowden. Edith Merle Gillespie passed away in 2003 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Edith Merle Gillespie entered the world in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, born to William John Gillespie And Edey Richter.
  • Edith Merle Gillespie married Joe Sowden, and had children including Gloria May Sowden.
  • Edith Merle Gillespie passed away in 2003 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Gillespie's Ancestors

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Edith Gillespie
1917–2003
Birth Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William John Gillespie
1877–1963
Mount Sturt, Queensland, Australia
Edey Richter
1887–1930
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
Christian (Frederick) Richter
1855–1940
Berlin, Germany
Margaret (Frederica) Siebenhausen
1870–1940
Pilton, Queensland, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Richter
1819–1908
Anna Rateiche
1819–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Richter
1790–
Caroline Fischer
1790–
Franz Rateiche
1789–
Anna Schebold
1789–

Edith Gillespie's Descendants

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Edith (Merle) Gillespie (02 Oct 1917–19 Jul 2003) m. Joe Sowden (28 Dec 1918–17 Mar 1975)
  1. 1. Gloria (May) Sowden 1939–2019

Edith Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1917
02 Oct 1917
Birth of Edith Merle Gillespie in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
2003
19 Jul 2003
Age 86
Death of Edith Merle Gillespie in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 2003
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

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