1860

1860, Jan 20  Gillespie, Lieutenant to INDIA

1861

1861, June 24 Gillespie, Lieutenant to INDIA

1865

1865, Dec 14  Gillespie, Captain, to INDIA

1868

1868, Oct 1    Gillespie, Captain to INDIA

1868, Nov 27   Mrs Gillespie to INDIA

1869

March 30, 1869,   Rev R Gillespie to INDIA

In November 1869, the Suez Canal was finished linking the Mediterranean Sea through the Red Sea south to reach the Pacific Ocean. It was a far quicker route for ships heading to the Far East to places like Australia. Up until then, ships had taken the long route down the west side of  Africa and around its bottom tip at South Africa. 

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