Brief Life History of William
When William Gillespie was born on 28 December 1785, in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Gillespie, was 30 and his mother, Christian Macdonald, was 31. He died after 1 January 1786.
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William Gillespie
1755–1798
Christian Macdonald
1755–1855
Margaret Christian Gillespie
1776–1881
William Gillespie
1778–
Mary Gillespie
1788–1888
James Gillespie
1781–1881
Jean Gillespie
1783–1883
William Gillespie
1785–1786
Agnes Gillespie
1791–1864
Christian Gilespie
1793–
Peter Gillespie
1796–1864
John Gillespie
1796–1896
Jean Gillespie
1798–
Sources (2)
- William Gilespie, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Gillespie - Government record: birth-name: William Gillespie
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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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