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Ethel May Gillespie 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 22 Jun 1996

Death Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Edey Richter

Spouse(s): Heinrich Thiess

Children(s): Clem Thiess, June Thiess

Ethel May Gillespie was born in 1909 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the child of William John Gillespie And Edey Richter. Ethel May Gillespie married Heinrich Justus Thiess, and had children including Clem Henry Thiess, June Thiess. Ethel May Gillespie passed away in 1996 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Ethel May Gillespie was born in 1909 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the child of William John Gillespie And Edey Richter.
  • Ethel May Gillespie married Heinrich Justus Thiess, and had children including Clem Henry Thiess, June Thiess.
  • Ethel May Gillespie passed away in 1996 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Ethel Gillespie's Ancestors

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Ethel Gillespie
1909–1996
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–

Ethel Gillespie's Descendants

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Ethel (May) Gillespie (22 Jun 1909–22 Jun 1996) m. Heinrich (Justus) Thiess (18 Dec 1898–19 Dec 1978)
  1. 1. Clem (Henry) Thiess 1932–1939
  2. 2. June Thiess 1936–2022

Ethel Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1909
22 Jun 1909
Birth of Ethel May Gillespie in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
1996
22 Jun 1996
Age 87
Death of Ethel May Gillespie in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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