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JOHN GILLESPIE Spouse: ANNE SIMPSON
 
Parent/s: James and Helen (Wyper) Gillespie. Parent/s: William and Jane Simpson.
Stone Mason of Plumstead.
Born: 10 May 1837, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born: c1843 Newcastle upon Tyne.
Married: 28 October 1861, St. Margarets, Plumstead, Kent.
Both signed ipo Adam Gillespie and Marion Gillies.
December qtr 1861, Lewisham dist 1d 990.		 Married: 28 October 1861, St. Margarets, Plumstead, Kent.
Both signed ipo Adam Gillespie and Marion Gillies.
Died: September qtr 1899, Woolwich dist 1d 895.
Buried 2.30pm, 26 August 1899, section H, No. 633, Plumstead Cemetery, Kent.       See GRAVE PHOTO		 Died: June qtr 1898, Woolwich dist 1d 687.
Buried 23 June 1898, section H, No.633 Plumstead Cemetery, Kent.
Occupation: Furnace Man. Occupation:  
Notes: 1871 census at 110 Hudson Rd., Plumstead, Kent.
1881/91 at 33 Hudson Rd., Plumstead, Kent.		 Notes: 1851 census with parents and siblings at 107 Pilgrim St., Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Source: Birth - Gordon McWhaw.
Marr. - Ancestry.co.uk Plumstead PRs, GRO.
Death - GRO and Plumstead Cemetery.
1871 RG10/792 F50 P47.
1881 RG11/753 F16 P25.
1891 RG12/537 F87 P10.		 Source: 1851 HO107/2405 F137 P44.

John and Anne had six sons and six daughters:-
SOURCE: GRO, Ancestry.co.uk Plumstead PRs, Census as above and below.

The Sons:-

WALTER GILLESPIE  born December qtr 1866, Poplar dist 1c 665.
1871 and 1881 census with parents.
1901 census RG13/572 F80 P26, Unmarried, General Labourer, with sister Jane and family at 33 Hudson Rd., Plumstead.

WILLIAM GILLESPIE  born March qtr 1869, Poplar dist 1c 672.
1871 and 1881 census with parents.

JOHN GILLESPIE  born March qtr 1871, Hartlepool, co. Durham. Hartlepool dist 10a 177.
1871 and 1881 census with parents.
1901 census RG13/572 F80 P26, Unmarried, General Labourer, with brother Walter and sister Jane and family at 33 Hudson Rd., Plumstead.

ALEXANDER GILLESPIE  born 4 November 1872, Plumstead, Kent. Woolwich dist 1d 976.   MORE
Baptised 17 August 1873, St. Margarets, Plumstead.
1881 census with parents.

JAMES GILLESPIE  5 June 1883, Plumstead, Kent. Woolwich dist 1d 1224.
Baptised 24 June 1883, St. Margarets, Plumstead. (same day as sister Annie)
1891 census with parents.

THOMAS GILLESPIE  born 18 August 1885, Plumstead, Kent. Woolwich dist 1d 1213.
Baptised 6 September 1885, St. Margarets, Plumstead.
1891 census with parents.
1901 census RG13/572 F80 P26, Unmarried, Railway Porter, with brothers Walter and John and sister Jane and family at 33 Hudson Rd., Pluimstead.
1911 census, age 26, unmarried, with his sister Jessie and family at 7 Fairlight Terr., Flaxton Rd., Plumstead.

The Daughters:-

JANE GILLESPIE  born December qtr 1862, Plumstead, Kent. Lewisham dist 1d 716.
1871 census with parents. 1881 census RG11/753 F41 P18 at Plumstead Vicarage, Housemaid to Rev James McAllister.
Married JOHN WILLIAMS  25 May 1889, Plumstead, Kent.  June qtr Woolwich dist 1d 1582.
Both signed ipo John Gillespie and Helen Gillespie.
John Williams born September qtr 1861, Lambeth dist 1d 255.
1891 census RG12/538 F119 P40 at 14 Brewery Rd., Plumstead.
1901 census RG13/572 F80 P26 at 33 Hudson Rd., Plumstead.
1911 census RG14/2900 at 33 Hudson Rd., Plumstead.
Jane and John had three daughters and two sons.

ELLEN WYPER GILLESPIE  (aka HELEN)  born December qtr 1864, Poplar dist 1c 656.
1871 census with parents. 1881 census RG11/272 F82 P39, Servant to William Lewis and family at 28 Essex Rd., Islington, London.

ISABELLA ANNE GILLESPIE  born 27 September 1874, Plumstead, Kent. December qtr Woolwich dist 1d 1045.
Baptised 18 October 1874, St. Margarets, Plumstead.
1881 census with parents.

MARGARET GILLESPIE  born Plumstead, Kent, September qtr 1876, Woolwich dist 1d 1053.
Baptised 20 August 1876, St. Margarets, Plumstead.
1881 census with parents.

ANNIE ELIZABETH GILLESPIE born Plumstead, Kent, December qtr 1878, Woolwich dist 1d 1135.
Baptised 24 June 1883, St. Margarets, Plumstead. (same day as brother James)
1881 and 1891 census with parents.
1901 census RG13/571 F123 P1, Unmarried, Domestic Servant to Major A.S. Baker, R.A., and family
at 295 Eglington Road, Plumstead, Kent.

JESSIE WYPER GILLESPIE  born 3 November 1880, Plumstead, Kent. December qtr Woolwich dist 1d 1156.    MORE
Baptised 28 November 1880, St. Margarets, Plumstead.
1881 and 1891 census with parents.

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