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Martha Gillespie 1821–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1821

Birth Location: Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: ABT 1914

Death Location: Presbyterian Cemetery, Bowenfels, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

Father: Charles Gillespie

Mother: Hamilton Cunningham

Spouse(s): James Milwain

Children(s): Janet Melville, William Melville, Alexander Melville, Charles Melville, James Melville

Martha Gillespie was born in 1821 in Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Charles Gillespie And Hamilton Barr Cunningham. Martha Gillespie married James Milwain, and had children including Alexander James Melville, Charles Gillespie Melville, James Ross Melville, Janet Hamilton Melville, William Gillespie Melville. Martha Gillespie passed away in 1914 in Presbyterian Cemetery, Bowenfels, Lithgow, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • Martha Gillespie was born in 1821 in Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Charles Gillespie And Hamilton Barr Cunningham.
  • Martha Gillespie married James Milwain, and had children including Alexander James Melville, Charles Gillespie Melville, James Ross Melville, Janet Hamilton Melville, William Gillespie Melville.
  • Martha Gillespie passed away in 1914 in Presbyterian Cemetery, Bowenfels, Lithgow, NSW, Australia.

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Martha Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Martha Gillespie
1821–1914
Birth Place: Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Charles Gillespie
1791–1841
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Hamilton (Barr) Cunningham
1792–1838
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Gillespie's Descendants

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Martha Gillespie (ABT 1821–ABT 1914) m. James Milwain (16 JAN 1809–3 MAR 1874)
  1. 1. Janet (Hamilton) Melville 1845–1922
    1. 1. Jane (H) Laing 1869–
    2. 2. James (Melville) Laing 1872–
    3. 3. Margaret Laing 1878–
    4. 4. Alexander (M) Laing 1882–
  2. 2. William (Gillespie) Melville 1846–1925 m. Janet Davidson 1854–1908
    1. 1. James Melville 1872–1881
    2. 2. Robert (Davidson) Melville 1874–
    3. 3. Martha (Agnes) Melville 1876–
    4. 4. Agnes (H) Melville 1878–1885
    5. 5. William (Alexander) Melville 1880–1901
    6. 6. Thomas Melville 1886–
    7. 7. Ida Melville 1889–
  3. 3. Alexander (James) Melville 1849–
  4. 4. Charles (Gillespie) Melville 1851–1938 m. Margaret Turnbull 1851–1917
    1. 1. Alexander Melville 1888–1888
    2. 2. James (E) Melville 1881–1945
    3. 3. Lily Melville 1885– m. Frederick (Joseph) Stone 1891–1975
      1. 1. Bessie (Barnett) Stone 1917– m. Harry (Mayland) Roberts 1912–1978
      2. 2. Margaret (Melville) Stone 1919– m. Noel (Daniel) Richards 1918–1978
    4. 4. Martha (Ann) Melville 1878–1959 m. Ernest Richardson 1874–1960
      1. 1. Joyce (Melville) Richardson 1913–
      2. 2. Harry (Robert) Richardson 1915– m. Gloria (Patricia) Moorhead 1924–
      3. 3. Arthur (Ross) Richardson 1920– m. Nola (Beatrice) Ross 1923–
  5. 5. James (Ross) Melville 1856–1928

Martha Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1821
ABT 1821
Birth of Martha Gillespie in Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1914
ABT 1914
Age 93
Death of Martha Gillespie in Lithgow, NSW, Australia
Lithgow, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1821
    Event Place: Bridge of Bladdenoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1914
    Event Place: Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Presbyterian Cemetery, Bowenfels, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

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