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John Gordon Gilchrist 1881–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1881

Birth Location: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 12 Feb 1966

Death Location: Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Father: John Gilchrist

Mother: Minnie Joy

Spouse(s): Jean Beresford

Children(s): Gilbert Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, Jessie Gilchrist, John Gilchrist

In 1881, John Gordon Gilchrist entered the world in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Wesley Alexander Gilchrist And Minnie Joy. John Gordon Gilchrist married Jean Smythe Beresford, and had children including Gilbert Gordon Gilchrist, James Wesley Gilchrist, Jessie Jane Gilchrist, John Alfred Gilchrist. John Gordon Gilchrist passed away in 1966 in Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1881, John Gordon Gilchrist entered the world in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Wesley Alexander Gilchrist And Minnie Joy.
  • John Gordon Gilchrist married Jean Smythe Beresford, and had children including Gilbert Gordon Gilchrist, James Wesley Gilchrist, Jessie Jane Gilchrist, John Alfred Gilchrist.
  • John Gordon Gilchrist passed away in 1966 in Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gilchrist's Ancestors

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John Gilchrist
1881–1966
Birth Place: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Wesley "Alexander" Gilchrist
1839–1916
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Minnie Joy
1855–1921
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
John (Wesley Gilchrist) Rev
1807–1890
Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Long
1803–1849
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gordon Gilchrist
1782–1863
Ann Fraser
1786–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilchrist
1750–
Ann McDonald
1755–1843

John Gilchrist's Descendants

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John (Gordon) Gilchrist (21 May 1881–12 Feb 1966) m. Jean (Smythe) Beresford (03 Nov 1885–6 Dec 1941)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Gordon) Gilchrist 1912–1981 m. Eva (Isabelle "Belle") Bullock 1918–2009
  2. 2. James (Wesley) Gilchrist 1924–2009
  3. 3. Jessie (Jane) Gilchrist 1908–1909
  4. 4. John (Alfred) Gilchrist 1910–1983 m. Roma (Catherine) Tuffin 1909–1983
    1. 1. Jean (Roma) Gilchrist 1937–1941

John Gilchrist's Timeline

7 Records

1881
21 May 1881
Birth of John Gordon Gilchrist in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1881
21 May 1881
Birth of John Gordon Gilchrist in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
1881
21 May 1881
Birth of John Gordon Gilchrist in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
1901
1901
Age 20
John Gordon Gilchrist resided here in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
1913
1913
Age 32
John Gordon Gilchrist resided here in Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
1966
12 Feb 1966
Age 85
Death of John Gordon Gilchrist in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1966
12 Feb 1966
Age 85
Death of John Gordon Gilchrist in Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1881
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [3] Australia, WWI Service Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1881
    Event Place: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1881
    Event Place: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, 1858-1933

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1966
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1966
    Event Place: Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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