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James Steven Gilmour 1877–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 MAR 1877

Birth Location: North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 OCT 1938

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: James Gilmour

Mother: Janet Hill

Spouse(s): Rachel McDonald, Mavis Spencer

Children(s): Ellen Gilmour, James Gilmour, Annie Gilmour, Margaret Gilmour, Florence Gilmour, Hector Gilmour, Rachel Gilmour, Raymond Gilmour

James Steven Gilmour was born in 1877 in North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, the child of James Gilmour And Janet Hill. In 1935, James Steven Gilmour resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand. James Steven Gilmour married Mavis Doreen Spencer, Rachel Nicholson Mcdonald, and had children including Annie Christina Gilmour, Ellen Catherine Nell Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Hector Mcdonald Gilmour, James John Jack Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Rachel Janet Jean Gilmour, Raymond Steven Gilmour. James Steven Gilmour passed away in 1938 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Steven Gilmour was born in 1877 in North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, the child of James Gilmour And Janet Hill.
  • In 1935, James Steven Gilmour resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand.
  • James Steven Gilmour married Mavis Doreen Spencer, Rachel Nicholson Mcdonald, and had children including Annie Christina Gilmour, Ellen Catherine Nell Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Hector Mcdonald Gilmour, James John Jack Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Rachel Janet Jean Gilmour, Raymond Steven Gilmour.
  • James Steven Gilmour passed away in 1938 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gilmour's Ancestors

Self
James Gilmour
1877–1938
Birth Place: North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
James Gilmour
1841–1919
Partick, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Hill
1845–1910
East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Gilmour
1807–1875
Carmunnock, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth Marshall
1811–
Carmunnock, Lanarkshire
John Hill
1821–
Margaret Torrance
1826–1861
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Steven Torrance
1796–1877
Jane
1798–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
TBC Young
1759–1836
TBC Parker
1762–1842

James Gilmour's Descendants

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James (Steven) Gilmour (29 MAR 1877–8 OCT 1938) m. Rachel (Nicholson) McDonald (6 APR 1878–14 OCT 1928) m. Mavis (Doreen) Spencer (OCT 1910–2 OCT 1986)
  1. 1. Ellen (Catherine (Nell)) Gilmour 1916–1981 m. Ralph (Charles) Voice 1913–1995
  2. 2. James (John “Jack”) Gilmour 1911–1967 m. Hazel (Mary Wilson) Bradshaw 1918–2011
    1. 1. James (John) Gilmour 1936–2017
  3. 3. Annie (Christina) Gilmour 1912–1982 m. Lindsay (Frederick) Rowe 1906–1989
    1. 1. Rex (Mervyn) Rowe 1933–1995
  4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gilmour 1916–1973 m. Hugh (Norris) Mawdsley –1962 m. John (Alexander (Sandy)) Carmichael 1910–1987
  5. 5. Florence (Alice) Gilmour 1915–2004 m. William (Seddon) Diamond 1906–1986
    1. 1. Kenneth (Owen) Diamond 1936–1991
    2. 2. Lynette Diamond 1945–2023 m. Colin (Anthony Joseph) Marshall 1942–2010
    3. 3. Lyal (William) Diamond 1938–1991 m. Alice (May) Bates 1938–1992
  6. 6. Hector (McDonald) Gilmour 1914–1967 m. Jessie? 1929–2011 m. Anita Cameron –2021
  7. 7. Rachel (Janet "Jean") Gilmour 1911–1989 m. Kenneth (Allan) Stark 1911–1989
  8. 8. Raymond (Steven) Gilmour 1935–2014

James Gilmour's Timeline

4 Records

1877
29 MAR 1877
Birth of James Steven Gilmour in North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 58
James Steven Gilmour resided here in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
1938
10 OCT 1938
Age 61
Burial of James Steven Gilmour in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
1938
8 OCT 1938
Age 61
Death of James Steven Gilmour in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1877
    Event Place: North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1938
    Event Place: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1938
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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