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William Donald Gillies 1879–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: Sep 1957

Death Location: Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Francis Gillis

Mother: Mary Robinson

Spouse(s): Mabel Perkins

Children(s): Florence Gillies, William Gillies, Cecil Gillies, Mabel Gillies, Francis Gillies, Mary Gillies, Emily Gillies, Ellen Gillies, Olive Gillies

William Donald Gillies was born in 1879 in Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the child of Francis Frank Gillis And Mary Robinson. In 1903, William Donald Gillies resided in Crows Nest, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. William Donald Gillies married Mabel Gertrude Perkins, and had children including Cecil Herbert Gillies, Ellen Myra Gillies, Emily Adelaide Gillies, Florence Alice Gillies, Francis Donald Gillies, Mabel Maud Gillies, Mary Anne Gillies, Olive May Gillies, William Thomas Gillies. William Donald Gillies passed away in 1957 in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Donald Gillies was born in 1879 in Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the child of Francis Frank Gillis And Mary Robinson.
  • In 1903, William Donald Gillies resided in Crows Nest, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Donald Gillies married Mabel Gertrude Perkins, and had children including Cecil Herbert Gillies, Ellen Myra Gillies, Emily Adelaide Gillies, Florence Alice Gillies, Francis Donald Gillies, Mabel Maud Gillies, Mary Anne Gillies, Olive May Gillies, William Thomas Gillies.
  • William Donald Gillies passed away in 1957 in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gillies's Ancestors

Self
William Gillies
1879–1957
Birth Place: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Francis (Frank) Gillis
1850–1925
Me-Me, McIntyre River, Queensland, Australia
Mary Robinson
1854–1917
York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Patrick) Gillis
1821–1882
Limerick, County Cork, Ireland
Jane Eyles
1823–1891
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Eyles
1790–1870
Jane Primmer
1797–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Eyles
1757–1822
Hannah Eyles
1764–1849
Benjamin Primmer
1768–1833
Martha Newland
1776–1851

William Gillies's Descendants

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William (Donald) Gillies (22 Feb 1879–Sep 1957) m. Mabel (Gertrude) Perkins (24 Nov 1882–Apr 1968)
  1. 1. Florence (Alice) Gillies 1920–2006
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Gillies 1904–1985
  3. 3. Cecil (Herbert) Gillies 1910–1998
  4. 4. Mabel (Maud) Gillies 1913–2003
  5. 5. Francis (Donald) Gillies 1906–1965
  6. 6. Mary (Anne) Gillies 1908–1988 m. Ernst (Fredrick) Otto 1911–1998
    1. 1. Lindsay (Ernest) Otto 1939–2016
    2. 2. Heather (Mabel) Otto 1945–1999
    3. 3. Beverly (Carol) Otto 1947–1998
  7. 7. Emily (Adelaide) Gillies 1915–1990
  8. 8. Ellen (Myra) Gillies 1917–2001
  9. 9. Olive (May) Gillies 1922–2004

William Gillies's Timeline

4 Records

1879
22 Feb 1879
Birth of William Donald Gillies in Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
1903
1903
Age 24
William Donald Gillies resided here in Crows Nest, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Crows Nest, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1957
3 Sep 1957
Age 78
Death of William Donald Gillies in Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia
Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia
1957
Sep 1957
Age 78
Burial of William Donald Gillies in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Crows Nest, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1957
    Event Place: Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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