Brief Life History of John James
When John James Gilpin was born on 24 May 1890, his father, Robert Gilpin, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Thexton, was 26. He died on 21 August 1918, at the age of 28.
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Parents and Siblings
1861–1948 Male
1864–1903 Female
Siblings (9)
1883–1982 Female
1885–1975 Female
1887–1969 Female
1890–1918 Male
1892–1989 Male
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Name Meaning
English: unexplained. This surname is found mainly in Devon and Yorkshire.
Irish (Connacht): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fionn ‘son of the fair-haired lad’. In Ulster, the name may be of northern English origin (see 1 above).
History: A family of this name (see 1 above) is recorded in the 13th century in south Westmorland; it apparently gave its name to the River Gilpin there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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