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

In 1877, James Steven Gilmour entered the world in North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to James Gilmour and Janet Hill. In 1935, James Steven Gilmour resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand. James Steven Gilmour married Rachel Nicholson McDonald, Mavis Doreen Spencer, and had children including James John “Jack” Gilmour, Rachel Janet "Jean" Gilmour, Annie Christina Gilmour, Hector McDonald Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Ellen Catherine (Nell) Gilmour, Raymond Steven Gilmour. James Steven Gilmour passed away in 1938 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1877, James Steven Gilmour entered the world in North Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, born to James Gilmour and Janet Hill.
  • In 1935, James Steven Gilmour resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand.
  • James Steven Gilmour married Rachel Nicholson McDonald, Mavis Doreen Spencer, and had children including James John “Jack” Gilmour, Rachel Janet "Jean" Gilmour, Annie Christina Gilmour, Hector McDonald Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Ellen Catherine (Nell) Gilmour, Raymond Steven Gilmour.
  • James Steven Gilmour passed away in 1938 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gilmour
1841 – 1919
Birth Location: Partick, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Hill
1845 – 1910
Birth Location: East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel McDonald
1878 – 1928
Birth Location: Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand
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Mavis Spencer
1910 – 1986
Birth Location: Makarewa, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

James Gilmour
1911 – 1967
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Gilmour
1911 – 1989
Birth Location: Winton, New Zealand
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Annie Gilmour
1912 – 1982
Birth Location: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
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Hector Gilmour
1914 – 1967
Birth Location: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
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Florence Gilmour
1915 – 2004
Birth Location: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
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Margaret Gilmour
1916 – 1973
Birth Location: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
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Ellen Gilmour
1916 – 1981
Birth Location: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
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Raymond Gilmour
1935 – 2014
Birth Location: –
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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
Jean Young
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. James (John “Jack”) Gilmour (13 FEB 1911 – 1967) m. Hazel (Mary Wilson) Bradshaw (27 FEB 1918 – 26 FEB 2011)
    1. 1. Kevin (Max) Gilmour (3 NOV 1949 – )
    2. 2. Colin (Neil) Gilmour (13 DEC 1941 – )
    3. 3. Hector (McDonald) Gilmour (5 JUN 1938 – )
    4. 4. James (John) Gilmour (3 DEC 1936 – 27 FEB 2017)
  2. 2. Rachel (Janet "Jean") Gilmour (14 FEB 1911 – 2 JAN 1989) m. Kenneth (Allan) Stark (7 APR 1911 – 1 MAY 1989)
  3. 3. Annie (Christina) Gilmour (5 SEP 1912 – 1982) m. Lindsay (Frederick) Rowe (20 FEB 1906 – 12 JAN 1989)
    1. 1. Rex (Mervyn) Rowe (7 NOV 1933 – 26 MAY 1995)
    2. 2. Rata (Lindsay) Rowe (19 APR 1935 – ) m. Gordon (Charles) Johnstone (22 NOV 1930 – 26 JUL 2003)
      1. 1. Eric (Charles) Johnstone (3 OCT 1955 – )
      2. 2. Tony (Adrian) Johnstone (17 AUG 1959 – )
      3. 3. Mandy (Kay) Johnstone (2 JAN 1963 – )
  4. 4. Hector (McDonald) Gilmour (1914 – 1967) m. Jessie (George) Cartwright (5 DEC 1929 – 16 JUN 2011) m. Anita Cameron ( – 2021)
    1. 1. Mary (Yvonne) George (17 NOV 1961 – 20 SEP 2018)
    2. 2. Judith Cameron (21 MAR 1954 – )
  5. 5. Florence (Alice) Gilmour (4 JUL 1915 – 30 APR 2004) m. William (Seddon) Diamond (21 JUN 1906 – 8 JAN 1986)
    1. 1. Lynette Diamond (21 SEP 1945 – 8 FEB 2023) m. Colin (Anthony Joseph) Marshall (22 MAY 1942 – 12 SEP 2010)
      1. 1. Joanne (Florence) Marshall (16 OCT 1967 – ) m. Darrin (Noel) Crack
        1. 1. Ken (Darrin) Crack (3 OCT 1992 – ) m. Annabelle (Daisy) Welsh (6 MAR 1995 – )
        2. 2. Kimberley (Carmen) Crack (4 OCT 1999 – )
      2. 2. Jeremy (Richard Colin) Marshall (21 MAR 1974 – ) m. Nicola (Marie) Carson
        1. 1. Logan (Cole) Marshall (2 OCT 2004 – )
        2. 2. Bella (Lily) Marshall (23 APR 2002 – )
      3. 3. Robin Marshall (7 APR 1969 – ) m. Neil (Lewis) Clarkson (30 OCT 1962 – )
    2. 2. Gordon (Alexander) Diamond (12 JAN 1953 – )
    3. 3. Kenneth (Owen) Diamond (23 MAY 1936 – 4 OCT 1991)
    4. 4. Lyal (William) Diamond (8 JAN 1938 – 26 FEB 1991) m. Alice (May) Bates (1938 – 27 MAY 1992)
      1. 1. Kim Diamond (12 DEC 1960 – )
      2. 2. Jackie (Evelyn) Diamond (17 APR 1970 – )
      3. 3. Hector Diamond (26 NOV 1971 – )
      4. 4. Peter (William) Diamond (26 NOV 1958 – )
      5. 5. Gregory (Ronald) Diamond (15 JAN 1959 – )
      6. 6. Nathaniel (Mark) Diamond (4 DEC 1964 – )
  6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gilmour (29 AUG 1916 – 1973) m. Hugh (Norris) Mawdsley ( – 1962) m. John (Alexander (Sandy)) Carmichael (17 OCT 1910 – 17 SEP 1987)
  7. 7. Ellen (Catherine (Nell)) Gilmour (29 AUG 1916 – 19 FEB 1981) m. Ralph (Charles) Voice (1913 – 1995)
    1. 1. Ronald (James) Voice (23 MAR 1949 – ) m. Jenny Webley (25 MAR 1954 – )
      1. 1. Katrina (Marie) Voice (16 OCT 1974 – )
      2. 2. Natalia (Dawn) Voice (5 DEC 1978 – )
  8. 8. Raymond (Steven) Gilmour (1935 – 7 JAN 2014)
    1. 1. Stephan Gilmour
    2. 2. Debra Gilmour

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, 1840-1950, 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, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, 1935

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