Margaret Christian Gillespie

Brief Life History of Margaret Christian

When Margaret Christian Gillespie was born before 1776, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Gillespie, was 20 and her mother, Christian Macdonald, was 21. She married William Galloway before 1808, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 4 daughters. She died before 1881.

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Family Time Line

William Galloway
1779–
Margaret Christian Gillespie
1776–1881
Marriage: before 1808
Marion Galloway
1800–
Archibald Galloway
1805–
James Gallaway
1808–
Alexander Galloway
1813–
James Galloway
William Galloway
1801–
Archibald Galloway
1803–1804
James Galloway
1809–
William Galloway
1809–
Jane Galloway
1811–1855
Alexander Galloway
1813–
William Galloway
1814–
Christian Galloway
1815–
George Galloway
1816–
Peter Galloway
1818–
Isobella Balfour Galloway
1818–

Sources (15)

  • Margaret Gillespie, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
  • Margaret Galloway in entry for William Galloway, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Margaret Gillespie in entry for James Galloway, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (2)

1801 · Historical Jurisdiction

Stirlingshire County, Scotland, UK Historical description

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Donegal): shortened Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, borrowed into Irish as Mac Giolla Easpaig, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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