Find the yellow arrow below to indicate where I am currently adding Gillespie records. New additions are listed all year long below to each country section, or subject. A year end summary is provided for each section to indicate the progress that has been made.
My focus has now moved to the four nations: Australia, Canada, Great Britain, USA, and also Military.
January:
Beginning balance of all records posted to this site at end of second year: 26,085 records as of Jan 1st, 2019. Totaling all records for every area.
GOALS, VISION, FOCUS – Miscellaneous check of all links, and review of page interest by visitors to this website. Just finished Africa, Asia and Australia in December. Setting goals for 2019.
AFRICA
Ghana: added one marriage record 1943
Namibia: added Dutch Reformed church membership
South Africa: 19 more death records; 29 marriage records; one baptismal record
Zimbabwe – home page, maps & flag, with 15 Gillespie death records
All Gillespie records from Africa Mormon online databases rechecked.
Non specific Africa deaths: 4 records of US citizens (non military)
SUMMARY: Africa has been the leading interest of visitors to this site during 2019. All deaths but a few were war dead in all countries but South Africa, with its 353 records. Proven Gillespie settlement in SA began by 1828 (birth) and there is a strong Gillespie presence there today. Extremely few records for the 1800’s have been found, and none earlier. My uncle’s war experience in Africa makes this continent of special interest to me. Finding the grave and his history there of Canadian Dr Paul Gillespie from Cannington, Victoria Co (of Islay, Scottish heritage) was the highlight of my African research. Few, if any Gillespie online records remain to add to this section. Total records 390.
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ASIA
China: Marriage Records for two Scots in Hong Kong 1844.
India: 19 Birth Records; 20 Marriages; 5 Deaths
Philippines: Added birth record for Rolland R Gillespie, 1905. World War II USA soldier
Russia: added Russia birth record for Rose Gillespie, living in 1940 in Hartford, Connecticut with her mother, Ida Gillespie and other family members.
SUMMARY: India (371 records) had a Gillespie presence as early as 1792 in Calcutta, Madras (1813) and Bombay (1838), all of which I expect were a part of the British Empire’s military presence in the country. Few records have been found for other countries in Asia with only Philippines (19) and China (12) having more than a single Gillespie record found so far, most of these war dead. Total 407 Asia records. Additional records, especially for India, are found under Military.
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AUSTRALIA
Capital Territory: 14 more birth records
New South Wales: 19 more death records, including oldest birth for an early Gillespie in Australia, Dominic Gillespie, 1793-1856 Greater Cessnick area
Queensland:
- 43 birth records
- 30 marriage records
- 1 death record
South Australia:
- 12 more death records
- 7 marriage records
Tasmania:
- 13 more birth records
Victoria:
- 40 more death records
Australian Soldiers, World War II – another 269 records
SUMMARY: Australia total record count 2,142, plus military records. Earliest Gillespie arrivals were convicts from Ireland by 1813, with older Gillespie men arriving within next 10 years. New South Wales dominates with largest Gillespie presence over the years (1,445) then Queensland (245). Australia remains a main focus of future work. Total 2,412.
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CANADA
Yukon: developed home page, deaths, name index
British Columbia: 663 records. Marriages 206, including those born in Ontario, New Brunswick and Yukon, plus China, England, Ireland, Scotland and several USA states. Many children named with marriages. Births/baptisms total 40. Death records 416
NOTE: Mary Alice Maloney Gillespie death Nov 11, 1994 Vancouver, BC, age 108 (wow – probably the oldest Gillespie on this website).
Alberta: Very few genealogy records are for free online for Alberta, as most are subscription websites.
- Surrogate Court Probate Index – 16 wills
Saskatchewan:
- 13 Birth Records
- Death Records
Added part of charts for Dominion Land Grants in Western Canada, giving names of the first settlers on the land in Western Canada.
Manitoba:
- 130 Birth Records
- 131 Marriage Records
- 184 Death Records
- 17 Miscellaneous records
Ontario:
Corrected Ontario Death Records layout and proofreading. Adding sources of records, and new records:
- 7 death records for Northern Ontario
- 42 death records for Carleton Co
- 10 death records for Lanark Co
- 8 death records for Stormont Co
- 5 death records for Dundas Co
- 14 death records for Leeds/Grenville
- 23 death records for Frontenac Co
- 1 death record for Prince Edward Co
- 13 death records for Peterborough
- 2 death records for Northumberland Co
- 15 death records for Victoria Co
- 30 death records for Ontario Co
- 66 death records for the City of Toronto
- 1 death record for Halton/Peel Co.
- 35 death records for Simcoe Co
- 31 death records for Grey County
- 9 death records for Bruce County
- 10 death records for Dufferin County
- 16 death records for Wellington Co.
- 12 death records for Huron County
- 28 death records for Waterloo County
- 2 death records for Perth County
- 2 death records for Brant County
- 28 death records for Oxford County
- 27 death records for Wentworth Co
- 3 death records for Lincoln Co
- 3 death records for Welland Co
- 1 death record for Haldimand Co
- 1 death record for Norfolk Co
- 2 death records for Elgin County
- 5 death records for Middlesex County
- 26 death records for Kent County
- 11 more death records for South/Western Ontario
Note: There seems to be three cemeteries with the most Gillespie burials in the Province:
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- Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough
- The Old Stone Church Cemetery in Beaverton
- Innerkip Cemetery, Oxford Co
- 10 more Ontario Marriages added
Quebec:
- 31 death records added
New Brunswick:
- 260 birth records
- 57 marriages
- 239 death records
Newfoundland & Labrador:
- 20 Birth Records – first Gillespie record found in Labrador
- 34 Marriage Records
- 56 Death Records (includes one for Labrador)
- Newly discovered DNA quirk identified for Newfoundlanders & a bit more early history.
Prince Edward Island:
- 112 Birth Records
- 64 Marriages
- 185 death records
- History of Co Monaghan arrivals studied.
Nova Scotia:
- 1901 census with link to Bermuda
- an early immigrant to NS by 1867.
- 26 Births & baptisms
- 68 Marriages
- 161 Death records
Early Canadian History – Upper Canada, now the Province of Ontario, indicating some origins of Gillespie arrivals.
SUMMARY: As my home country, this is my primary focus and where I have spent most of my life gathering records. Canada has the second highest visitor interest to this website. Total 6, 078 records
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CARIBBEAN
JAMAICA
Early deaths of two Gillespies, Thomas Gillespie, a merchant from Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d 1799, and James Gillespie, a ship master, died 1827. Both died in Kingston.
PUERTO RICO
Added record for Jessie B Gillespie b 1902 Puerto Rico. Became World War I soldier from Tennessee
ST VINCENT
A will 1820 for a Scot who died there, from Argyll, Scotland.
SUMMARY: Finding the link between Jamaica and the large merchant family in Scotland was of great interest to me. I was planning a trip to the Caribbean to visit cemeteries on a scooter when my neighbours warned me of the serious dangers to tourists, and hurricane season did extensive damage to many places. Hence research in the Caribbean is limited to a few internet resources at this time. Total 40 records.
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CENTRAL AMERICA
- Mexico – home page with births & marriages; 1 death record found
- Birth record of Dominick W Gillespie 1909 Mexico, who became a USA World War II soldier
- Panama – 1 Gillespie marriage
No records yet found for Gillespies in: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Hondurus, Nicaragua.
SUMMARY: My visits to archaeological and famous sites in Mexico and Belise, touching Guatemala, offered me a glimpse into the Maya history and the spice industry that I find fascinating. But Cancun and little villages of Belise, where I met retiring Americans, proved a rough place overall since I don’t stay at resorts. Poverty is very real, and the dogs very vicious. Total records 11, with little hope that more Gillespie records will be found.
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ENGLAND
- 96 birth records; 18 marriage records; 19 death records
- 3 more Great Britain births & baptisms
- 6 more deaths
England deserves more attention as I have barely begun my work in this country because of my greater interest in Ireland and Scotland. Total records 745.
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EUROPE
Non specific death records – 10
Austria: added 1 marriage record
Current records in bold:
Albania, Austria (3), Belgium (59), Bosnia & Hertzogevenia, Bulgaria (1) Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark (1), Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France (53), Germany (12), Gibraltar, Greece (4), Hungary, Iceland, Italy (12) , Latvia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta (1), Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands (4), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.
SUMMARY: It seems that few Gillespies lived in Europe, and most burials are military ones from the Great Wars. Belgium (56 records) France (53), Germany (14). A French Gillespie doctor looked after Napoleon and at least one of the latter’s Gillespie soldiers who cared for him in his exile, came to Canada. Few additional records are expected for this section. Total record count 136.
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IRELAND
Hundred of bodies are still being buried today in Irish graves with no identification. I stopped adding records with only the name “Gillespie” because I don’t see how anyone would be able to identify these people for family history research. New records added this year include:
- Co Antrim: 2 birth records; 3 marriage records
- Co Carlow: 23 births; 9 marriage; 3 deaths
- Co Cavan: 9 birth records; 1931 Trade Directory
- Co Clare: 4 birth records
- Co Cork: 24 baptisms, 11 marriages
- Co Donegal: 3 birth records; obit Aug 2019 Pete Gillespie
- Dublin 88 baptisms; 20 marriages; 1 death
- Co Fermanagh 23 births; 1 marriage record
- Co Galway: 11 Births
- Co Kerry: 8 birth/baptism records; 1 marriage record
- Co Kildare 2 births
- Co Kilkenny: 1 birth record; 2 marriages
- Co Kings (Ofaly) 2 birth records; 1 marriage
- Co Laois: 2 births
- Co Leitrim: 35 birth records; 2 marriages 1 death record
- Co Longford: 4 birth records: 1 marriage for 1780
- Co Limerick: 18 birth records
- Co Meath: 21 marriage records
- Co Monaghan: 38 births; 6 marriages
- Co Roscommon: 20 births; 12 marriages
- Co Sligo: 17 births; 19 marriage records
- Co Tipperary: 1 birth record; 3 marriage records, 1 death
- Co Westmeath: 2 births; 1 marriage
- Co Wicklow: 5 births; 5 marriage records, 1 death
Very unusual, Latin-sounding, Catholic names in Co Sligo and Dublin, which in itself may be a clue for genealogists.
A discovery of Penders Census of 1659 is of particular interest to researchers of early Ireland inhabitants, and identifies for us where some of the earliest Gillespies occur on the Island. See next entry.
A discovery of the 1630 Muster Rolls of Counties in Northern Ireland – listing the Gillespie Scots who immigrated to Ireland – a huge find!!!!! The earliest records found so far for that region.
- Online obit March 14, 2019 for Brigid Quirke, nee Gillespie, who died in Manchester, but came from Linsfort, Buncrana, Co Donegal, Ireland.
- 10 Gillespie remembered on War Memorials in Ireland
- 48 more World War I soldiers from Ireland
- 13 Early Irish Soldiers
- 1876 Gillespie land owners in Ireland
- 1765 Religious Census
- 1775 Dissenters Petitions
- Wills Index – Just added 615 probated wills. Most recent people. Date of death, residence, next of kin See “Belfast” entries for Irish who also died in England, Scotland or elsewhere, but whose will was probated in Ireland.
SUMMARY: The majority of Gillespie records on this site for Ireland are currently: Donegal (1,790), Antrim (1,258), Down (814), Armagh (774), Tyrone (557), Mayo (500) Lots yet to add for Dublin. Limited if any records to add for all other locations. Trying to bridge the genealogy gap between 1800 and 1700, then to 1600 remains the biggest challenge, but some progress has been made in 2019. Ireland is my favourite place for research because my family roots came from there. Total 7,107 records.
(The) MIDDLE EAST
No additional records found for: Cyprus; Gaza Strip; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey; Yemen. One new death record for Israel for 1918. Note: All cemeteries in Israel have now been transcribed, and are online. Turkey: added 1 marriage record in Constantinople.
SUMMARY: The ongoing military conflict is inflicting damage to the land and limiting family history research in that part of the world. Only two Gillespie marriages and 16 deaths in the Middle East have been found. It is highly unlikely that additional records will be added to this section for some time, if they even exist.
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NEW ZEALAND
- Added 59 birth records
- Added 59 marriage records
- Added 60 death records
SUMMARY. Although early records for the 1840s indicate Gillespies living in Wellington, North Island, and a violent death by natives at that time, most records are for a much later period closer to today. One early family in Otago on South Island. I am not able to distinquish at this time which Island of the two had the most Gillespie settlers. More records will be added in time. Total count: 284
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OCEANIA
- 2 American death records for Islands of the Pacific Ocean
SUMMARY: This is a brand new area of research and there seems to be limited resources in which to search the islands of the Pacific Ocean. I do not expect to find many Gillespies living in this isolated tropical paradise. Could the two deaths relate to passengers from ships docked at port? The coding reference to Australia needs to be explored more thoroughly, as an initial look was inconclusive.
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SCOTLAND
- Aberdeenshire: 18 births/chrstn 21 marriage
- 6 obituaries
- Angus: 20 births 18 marriages
- Argyll: 7 births 1 marriage
- Ayrshire: 12 births;15 marriages; 1 death
- Banffshire: 13 births; 8 marriages
- Berkshire: 16 births 8 marriages
- Bute: 3 births none found
- Caithness: 15 births 4 marriages
- Clackmannanshire: 17 births 39 marriages 1 death
- Dumfriesshire: 20 births 9 marriages
- Dunbartonshire: 20 births 31 marriages
- East Lothian: 19 births 3 marriages
- Fife: 3 births 13 marriages
- one death
- Inverness-shire: 20 births 9 marriages
- one obituary
- Kincardineshire: 20 births 23 marriages
- Kinross-shire: 15 births; 6 marriages
- Kirkcudbrightshire 20 births;14 marriages;1death
- 1792 census Parish of Balmaclellan – 6 Gillespies
- Lanarkshire: 13 marriages
- City of Glasgow 9 births 16 marriages
- 39 Death announcements Glasgow
- Midlothian: 10 births 13 marriages City of Edinburgh 11 marriages; 25 obituaries Edinburgh newspapers
- Morayshire: 19 births;1 marriage;1 death
- Nairnshire: 1 births none found
- Orkney: 8 births 1 marriage
- Perthshire: 20 births 18 marriages
- Renfrewshire: 10 marriages
- obit for Elizabeth Sloan Gillespie (nee Sweenie) , died in Renfrew Jan 28, 2019 + one death
- Ross & Cromarty 1 marriage
- Roxburghshire: 20 births 19 marriages
- Selkirkshire: 7 births none found
- Shetland none found none found
- Stirlingshire 3 births 16 marriages
- one death record
- Sutherland: 16 births 2 marriages
- West Lothian: 20 births 10 marriages
- Wigtown: 19 births 18 marriages
SUMMARY: It is no surprise to find that Stirlingshire has the most Gillespie records (785), with the earliest record there 1604. Glasgow has (419), Lanarkshire (376), Fife (278), Ayrshire (264), Aberdeenshire (249). Edinburgh seems to have had a smaller Gillespie population than Glasgow, and does that reflect a working class focus? There are more records for Lowland Gillespie Scots than Highlanders, but after the Highland Clearances, that may partly reflect living conditions and need for jobs in why people chose to stay in the south and closer to major centres. Scotland remains a major focus for research and record additions. Total 4, 359 records
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SOUTH AMERICA
South America was a new interest this year, but Gillespie records are very few: Uruguay (10) and (Brazil 1). It is not expected that more records will be uncovered for this area, if they exist at all, until Internet resources are added.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Alabama: 1 birth record; 19 marriage records
- obit for James Kelly Gillespie of Milltown
- Alaska: Home Page with 6 marriages & 6 death records. No birth records found.
- Arizona: 14 birth records; 6 marriages
- Arkansas: 1 birth records; 20 marriages, 105 deaths
- California: 46 birth records
- Colorado: 19 marriage records;5 deaths
- obit for Lauren Renee Gillespie
- Family History of “The Living Farm” George & Margaret Gillespie Eastern Colorado
- Connecticut: 19 birth records
- Delaware: 22 birth records
- District of Columbia, or Washington, DC:
- Florida: 7 birth records
- Georgia: 2 birth records
- Hawaii: Home page; 2 marriage records
- Idaho: birth records; marriages, deaths
- Illinois: Home page , 133 birth, marriage & death records.
- Obituary Gerald Gillespie, a Korean War vet, who died last week and whose funeral is January 30th.
- Obituary Tom Gillespie 1944-2019 Claremont, IL
- Obituary Sharon Gillespie in Florida, born Ilinois. Burial Colorado
- Retirement Joe Gillespie, Benton Co.
- Gillespies in Macoupin Co, Illinois
- Indiana : Home page with 20 births, 20 marriages, 20 deaths
- Iowa: deaths.
- Kansas 17 births; 17 marriages, 14 deaths
- Kentucky: 18 birth records
- Family History of Hal Bradley of Gillespies from Kentucky to Illinois
- Louisiana: obit for Dr Cynthia Gillespie Vernon March 26, 2019 & other death records
- Maine 19 marriages
- Massachusetts 20 death records
- obit for Charles Gillespie, died June 2019
- Mayflower Gillespie descendants
- Michigan: 10 birth records; 30 marriages
- Family History of Alexander Gillespie (1834-1911)from Ireland
- Minnesota: 20 marriage records
- Mississippi: home page & birth& marriages
- Montana: 13 marriage records
- Nebraska 24 births, 19 marriages;23 deaths
- Nevada 21 marriages
- New Mexico: 1 birth record; 20 deaths
- North Carolina: obit for James Gillespie, Salem-Winston died May 28, 2019
- North Dakota: 18 marriages
- New York: Obit for Donald Gillespie, died March 28th, 2019 Published The Wave, Rockwood, Long Island. 14 more early marriages NYC
- North Carolina: 15 birth records
- Ohio:
- obit of Howard K Cusick, his mother, a Gillespie, of Petersburg
- obit of Sharon Gillespie of Bowling Green
- Oklahoma home page, births, death records
- Oregon: Recent online obit for Jack Gillespie of Albany. Births & Deaths
- Pennsylvania: 20 birth records
- Obit Professor Carmen Gillespie of Bucknell University, Aug 30, 2019
- South Carolina: Obit for Norman Gillespie, died April 2019
- South Dakota: 20 marriages
- Tennessee: 10 birth records; 20 death records Herald News recent article with photo of Colonel Dr James Wendell Gillespie, (1819-1873) Mexican War & Civil War Confederate leader
- Texas: Home page; 4 Biographies
- Obit for Betty Ann Gillespie Lewis, d May 16, 2019 Houston
- Utah 20 marriages
- Virginia: 20 birth records
- Obit Mary Premo Gillespie March 25, 2019
- Obit Agnes Sterling Gillespie Aug 19, 2019
- Washington State 20 births; 3 marriages
- West Virginia:
- 20 birth records
- Obit Sheila Gillespie Sayers, May 6th, 2019
- Obit Helen Gillespie
- Obit Virginia Gillespie, Sept 22, 2019
- Wisconsin 20 births; 20 marriages
- Wyoming: 7 marriages
- Links to many US family histories by others
The USA has a foundation of 6,042 records in place, but the work is overwhelming at times: Virginia (315 records), Pennsylvania (305), Massachusetts (263) New York (261), North Carolina (237) lead the way. Strengthening states with least content during December. Focus was 13 Colonies in East as oldest records are of primary interest me. Most Gillespie researchers seem to be from the States. Current focus is getting at least 100 Gillespie records for each state and then continuing to build from there. ……………………………………………………………………
WALES
- 53 birth records
- 26 marriage records (earliest record is 1690)
- 28 death records
Total count 107
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IMMIGRATION & PASSENGER LISTS
1712 & 1720 – the earliest Gillespies to America, both from Scotland, and both named George Gillespie.
Canada Border Entry Forms. Library & Archives, Canada website. These are border crossings from the USA to Canada and may not be immigration records, although listed under that title. Records begin on page 2341 with 2nd page of record appearing each time before main page of individual records. Gillesby spelling slightly before those pages of Gillespie names.
- May Gillesby, 1925, wife of Bernard Gillespie of Owen Sound returning home from Michigan
- A. L. Gillespie, admitted July 25, 1919 female, French origin, US citizen, to Sutherland, brother in Milford, Saskatchewan, heading on train to Winnipeg.
- Albert Gillespie, USA citizen, b PA, admitted Oct 1920 coming to Canada to work as a machinist in Minden (?)
- Albert James Gillespie, USA citizen, crossing 1924 into British Columbia by motor vehicle to work for an employer in Port Haney
- Alfred Gillespie from Ohio, admitted August 1920 to work on a Saskatchewan farm.
- Alfred W Gillespie from Ohio crossing at Detroit 1924 en route his uncle’s farm in Saskatchewan
- Angus Gillespie, 57, returning 1922 to his own cottage in Kingsville from USA
- Anna Gillespie, from PA, entered Canada 1922 from New York City en route to Montreal to seek work as a waitress.
- Mrs Beulah Gillespie, wife of Paul V from Minot, North Dakota 1922 to Edmonton, Alberta to visit her father in Alberta
- Carl Gillespie born West Virginia, from Ohio through North Dakota 1919 via ferry with wife, Alice, to visit her father in Alberta.
- Charles Gillespie, born Ireland, from North Dakota 1919 to take up land in Alberta
- Claude Gillespie from Texas to Alberta by automobile looking for his brother.
- David Graham Gillespie from Massachusetts going to visit his Canadian parents in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1930.
- Mrs Elsie Gillespie of Ohio crossing ferry at Detroit 1922 going to Saskatchewan. (Record too smeared to copy, page 2368)
- Mrs Elsie Gillespie of Troy, Ohio going to uncle in Saskatchewan 1921, crossing border at Windsor. Husband and sister mentioned, (as settlers)
- Frank J Gillespie, b Prince Edward Island, from Alaska returning to Canada 1921 to mine and prospect. Has lived in Dawson, Yukon & PEI.
- Glenn E Gillespie, 1924, from Alaska to British Columbia.
(Continue next time from page 2376 Mrs Hannah Gillespie; this link will help you find originals that I am copying)
- 53 more immigration records to Canada. Gives birth date & origin, arrival date and location and name of ship. Expanding other records with more details.
The Ships List website: checking for every Gillespie record. Added 31 new records so far to the collection on this website. See Immigration & Passenger Lists on left menu bar.
7 more Ontario Passenger Lists via Quebec
SUMMARY: Total count 960 records. Additional immigration records are on Australia home page.
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MILITARY
CONFLICTS IN THE 20TH CENTURY
The Gulf War: 1990-1991. Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm – no Canadian Armed Forces members died in this Middle East War. However more than 1,800 soldiers have died since then, but those records are not for public viewing. The Books of Remembrance in Ottawa remembers these soldiers. No Gillespies are listed from these later conflicts.
Operation Enduring Freedom: Afghanistan 2001-2014 – one death in Afghanistan (see 2020 record).
1, 625 Gillespies remembered on website, “Lives of the First World War” and links to other research
- British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772-1899
- 20 USA Draft Registration World War I
- 32 Ireland soldiers, World War I
- 17 more death records USA soldiers, World War I
- 165 more USA Enlistment Records World War II
- 269 Nominal Roll of Australian soldiers World War II
- 10 Gillespies remembered on War Memorials in Ireland World War 1 & II
- June 6, 2019 75th Anniversary of D-Day Landing World War II
- The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson/Napoleon 1805 & Dr Leonard Gillespie
- Added all 242 records for WW I Canada Gillespie soldiers and 32 records for those who died. Reviewed Canada WWII casualties. No database found yet for those sent overseas for Canada, just those who died.
- Loyalist & British soldiers, 1772-1784
- North West Mounted Police, Canada 1893-1904
- War Medals Britain: World War I
- British Prisoners of World War II
- It was Sept. 1, 1939. The Second World War had begun. 80th Anniversary 2019 See website Forces War Records
SUMMARY: Focus is on finding records for World War II soldiers, and others who participated in any military action.
LIBRARY ARCHIVES: Added link to the family history of Gary Gillespie, who is researching history of Michael Patrick Gillespie -Boer War; India. Died 1925 in Brazil. PHOTO.
PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY – added link to the work of Morgan Mulligan who has researched my Mulligan grandmother, Elizabeth Mulligan from Co Down, Ireland who married my grandfather, John Gillespie of Carleton Co, Ontario Canada. See Library Archives left menu bar.
Congratulations to my son, Evan McLean and his wife Lindsay, on the safe arrival of Maximus Michael McLean (Max) on Friday, September 20, 2019. My fourth grandchild and a brother for Zuke Gabriel McLean, age two.
Adding the “Teachings of Life” as new addition to GUIDANCE FOR LIFE– 5 things to help us have better lives. See top menu bar.
Norma Gillespie & Banner, raised from a foal. We spent many happy years together. Participated as outrider for the Canadian lead wagon in a long, wagon train with about 200 Americans & others that made its way slowly from Niagara Falls to Toronto to celebrate the USA 200th Centennial. Enjoyed participating in horse shows together, and quiet trail rides. My last ride on Banner was enjoying the countryside near home, with my daughter following on her pony.
New Records Added Total Records
- Beginning 0 26, 085
- January 943 27, 028
- February 668 27, 696
- March 534 28, 230
- April 1,106 29, 336
- May 644 29, 980
- June 574 30, 554
- July 446 31, 000
- August 47 31, 047
Major travelling during July & August
- September 312 31, 359
- October 756 32, 116
- November 1,021 33,137
- December 1,888 35,024
TOTAL 8,939 new records
Recent Work:
November – Canadian records just added:
- BC deaths
- BC Marriages
- BC Births
- Alberta Surrogate Court Index
- Saskatchewan death records
- Manitoba births (new)
- Manitoba marriages
- Manitoba deaths
- Ontario: 16 more Hamilton Cemetery additions
- Prince Edward Island births
- Prince Edward Island marriages
- Prince Edward deaths
- New Brunswick Deaths
- New Brunswick Marriages
- New Brunswick Births & Baptisms
- (Fixed Yukon death link so it is working)
Current Focus: USA (records added)
December: USA – adding more Gillespie records for the states of: Alaska (1), Arizona (20), Arkansas (108), Colorado ( 33) District of Columbia (6) Idaho (70) Indiana (115), Iowa (103), Kansas (31) Kentucky (49) Louisiana (206); Maine (24), Maryland (43) Michigan (37) Minnesota (204), Mississippi (25); Missouri (138) Montana (40), Nebraska (66) Nevada (63) Oklahoma (234), Oregon (34); Texas (75); Wyoming (25).
Just finishing Nevada. Note: first time I have seen Chinese/Japanese first names for a Gillespie re Chong Hui & Toshiaki Gillespie (deaths) 471 additional Gillespie marriages for Nevada available. USA work continues into January 2020.
South Africa ( 9) – found some more records at Allen County Public Library Genealogy Collection, Indiana
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Transferred links of other USA Gillespie family history websites from my old website – disclaimer needed, as I do not necessarily support any advertisement found on those websites. Also any Gillespie political news on this site is simply that, and I have no affiliation with any of them.
Sadly, many previous Gillespie family history websites are not longer available, or may have been moved behind a subscription based website. However, there are new genealogy websites with Gillespie family histories, which is encouraging. We work together in preserving the records of the past.
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Summary of Work Done During 2018
This website began December 6, 2016
