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William Gillespie 1520–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1567

Death Location: Perth Scotland

Father: James Gillespie

Mother: Isobel Manson

Spouse(s): Janet Johnstone, Mary Holcomb

Children(s): Patrick Gillespie

The story of William Gillespie began in 1520 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. William Gillespie married Janet Johnstone, Mary Holcomb, and had children including Patrick John Gillespie. William Gillespie passed away in 1567 in Perth Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gillespie began in 1520 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • William Gillespie married Janet Johnstone, Mary Holcomb, and had children including Patrick John Gillespie.
  • William Gillespie passed away in 1567 in Perth Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
William Gillespie
1520–1567
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gillespie
1508–1536
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isobel Manson
1500–1540
Stirlingshire County, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gillespie's Descendants

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William Gillespie (1520–1567) m. Janet Johnstone (1525–1567) m. Mary Holcomb (1525–)
  1. 1. Patrick (John) Gillespie 1555–1587 m. Janet Cairns 1557–1580
    1. 1. Rev. (John Jean Patrick) Gillespie 1580–1872 m. Lilias Simson 1590–1657
      1. 1. John Gillespie 1610–1665 m. Agnes Wilson 1616–1665
        1. 1. John Gillespie 1638–1690 m. Margaret Stevenson 1635–1687
      2. 2. Christian Gillespie 1612–
      3. 3. Mary Gillespie –1669
      4. 4. Lilias Gillespie 1628–1697
      5. 5. George (McLean) Gillespie 1613–1648
      6. 6. Elisabeth Gillespie 1611–
      7. 7. Patrick Gillespie 1617–1675
      8. 8. Archibald Gillespie 1611–

William Gillespie's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Gillespie in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1545
Abt. 1545
Age 25
William Gillespie was married in Clackmannan, Scotland
Clackmannan, Scotland
1567
1567
Age 47
Death of William Gillespie in Perth Scotland
Perth Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Perth Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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