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The Gillespie Family of Scotland

The Gillespie Family of Falkirk & Bonnybridge, Scotland

Front Row: sons, John Duncan Gillespie, William Duncan Gillespie & Alex Melrose Gillespie
Middle Row: daughter, Jean M. Gillespie Campbell; mother, Mary Duncan; daughter, Mary D. Gillespie Lockhart
Back Row: sons, Robert Gillespie & James Philip Gillespie

Welcome to my genealogy website. Here you will find three family lines combined into one huge surname database.  I hope you enjoy checking out the various Dutch, English, German, Irish, Norwegian and Scottish surnames.  I have tried to make my information as accurate as possible. This database of over 4000 entries includes ancestors from as early as 963 AD in England and as early as the 1600's in Norway. It also includes Mayflower Descendants!

I have included a page showing pictures and information of two missing Robb & Rowan relatives who I would like to find more information on.  About 1905 they moved from Maybole, Scotland to Ontario, into an area of Hamilton which became known as "Little Maybole" for its many Maybole immigrants. 

I also have included pages which feature very old family photos from Scotland and Ontario, Canada that were taken from the late 1800's to about 1930.  I would love to put names to the faces of the civilians and WWI soldiers in these photos. If you recognize any of the photos please let me know.

Also featured are old postcards sent from Scotland to Hamilton, Ontario during WWI by several of my family who, while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and on military leave, visited their former hometowns in Ayrshire and Stirlingshire, Scotland to catch up on what was happening with old friends and family. 

 
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My Brick Walls:
1. Ancestors/descendants of the
Robert Gillespie 1880-1899 of Falkirk, Larbert & Bonneybridge
2. Parents of
Samuel (E.?)Wilson
1802-1885 of Beaver Co, PA to Allen Co, Ohio
3. Parents of
Mr. Elisha Jolley 1806-1872 of Harrisburg, PA to Allen Co, Ohio
4. Marriage & death info of
Ms. Mary Sergeant Rowan,
aka "May Rowan" of Hamilton, Ont. c. 1920's


At a Glance!  Pedigree Family Charts for Gillespie, Robb, Rowan, Jolley & Wilson Families
 

Lost Robb & Rowan Family Members. Their portraits taken in Aurora & Hamilton,Ontario
Please Help Identify the Wedding Party in the Portrait!!!!   

Old Photos, Portraits & Postcards from Scotland & Hamilton, Ontario 
Please Help Identify the People and Places!

Dr Cowan's Tragic Death in Maybole, Ayrshire Scotland
The Scottish Poem and Story of This Beloved Doctor

My Huge Surname Database

The Maybole Family History Website  

The Maybole Newspaper Article

My Canadian Cousin Chris's  Genealogy Website

Links for Genealogy, Graphics and Computer Help

My Website Awards

Genealogy Web Rings

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