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Hi, a friend has asked if i could do a quick search of her fathers family from Ireland. The Family is:
Gen1: Joseph Gillespie married 15/1/1859 to ?
there may have been 6 children to this marriage.
Mary Ann
Oliver
Henry (the grandfather)
Rachael
George
Joseph

Henry Gillespie married Angue (nee George)  his address was known as 28 Frank St Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Anges died and the Children were put into an Orphanage. it is thought Henry remarried a woman in Christchurch NZ who also had Children but did not want his Children, Hense them being put into an orphanage. it is not known if they were put into care in Ireland or NZ

The Children of Henry and Angus Gillespie are.
Joseph
Alexander
Martha
Mary Ann (known as minnie)
Oliver ( her dad)

I have tried searching and can only find a Joseph Gillespie married to a Martha Ferguson, but not all the names are mentioned, and i am unsire if this is the right track. It is important to her to find some information of her history as she is unaware if there is any living relations left.

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Hi i am hoping someone may be able to help me, Ive been asked by an elderly friend if i could find some information about his grandparents and Great grand parents born in inverness scotland. How accurate his information is may not be 100% due to his age and what history he has of his familys history. does anyone know these names: (The MacQuarrie could be spelt two ways McQuarrie or MacQuarrie
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[JOHN MacQUARRIE/McQUARRIE born ______INVERNESS SCOTLAND
Married ?

ISABELLA GORDON (LADY GORDON) born_______(Cromdale,Inverallan,Advie,Inverness)
Isabella Gordon was known as Lady gordon of the House of Gordon SCOTLAND.  a book found among the parents bits and pieces may suggest that isabella is from HUNTLY CASTLE , the belief is also from old clippings the the McQuarrie family originated from MULL....There is also a connection to a Famous Gordon Buried in Invercargill Newzealand. The same town that the McQuarrie's settled, and were also conciderd high profile people. WILLIAM AUGUST GORDON, brother of the famous GENERAL GORDON OF KHARTOUM.

Children of John McQuarrie and Isabella Gordon

JOHN McQUARRIE born c1836   (Parish of Cromdale,Ross-shire)   
                             Died 1891,Invercargill, southland,New Zealand 
 (this is the only known child so far.{john was an assistant ot Govoner George Grey}
                                                         {as served sometime as Mayor of south invercargill}
John
Married  Jane Paterson/ aprox 1859 at Cromdale,Parash of Strathspey

JANE PATERSON born (details unknown yet)

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND JANE

1.John(Jack) McQuarrie_____Scotland, (believed to have gone to Australia)
2.DONALD McQUARRIE born 1858 Grantown on the spey? Scotland
                                 died 1951, INVERCARGILL,SOUTHLAND,NEWZEALAND (93yrs)
3.-----------------
4.George McQuarrie (b)______ NZ (d) 1898, was a constable in police force
5. Charles (b) NZ
6. Walter  (b) NZ (D) 1915
 
I am also to believe that this John may have married previous to Jane Paterson to a Helen Garrow-No information is known of this. John arrived in new Zealand ahead of his Family, The children arrived in NZ abord the Chilie with their Mother.. The passanger list also includes Isabella, (it is unsure wether this is the Grandmother or a Child)

DONALD McQUARRIE arrived in NZ as a three year old and Married MARY TOSH_____at Invercargill and resided their until their deaths.
Their Children
Jack McQuarrie--------
Eric J McQuarrie Married Marjorie nee Herne
Everlyn
 Child of Eric and Marjorie McQuarrie.
Walter- living



The information i have listed here is new info he has given me, a Scrapbook had been kept of clippings but doesnt provide any helpful stuff. The Main thing he wants to know about is his grandparents line back and where they came from.. Other clippings that were in this scrapbook are about "The DEE VALLEY Lochnagar, In The Heart of STRATHBOGIE, The old TOLL HOUSE at WINDSOR (NSW) artical re- LACHLAN McQuarrie and Convict Fitzegerald.. these are all newspaper clippings and mostly around gordon's however he has no idea if there is a link with his family. Sorry i should include here, two family crest things have been found among the things, he is of the understanding HUNTLY CASTLE one is their Gordon crest and there is a small hanging circle crest with what looks like a soldiers arm with a sword. if this means anything to anyone.



The John Macquarrie and Jane Paterson is Mentioned in the MacQuarrie Scattered clan book, but I have been unsucessful in finding information on them.. this may also be due to spelling errors.

I would like to help Walt find alittle information as he is now the only surviving member of his family, was an only child and he himself never married or had children.. if anyone could help i would be very greatful. I have posted here the little bit that appears in the scattered clan that also may be of help
                                                     "Scattered Clan"(website of MacQuarrie Clan)
*John McQuarry, who arrived 16 years or so later with his wife Jane Petterson and a young family, was born in Ross-shire (son of another John and his wife Isabella Gordon), but when he married in 1859 he was living in Cromdale parish in Strathspey and working as a 'floater of wood' - one who helped to keep the rafts of logs moving down the great river from the Inverness-shire forests to the sea.81 More children were born to this couple in Invercargill, and Donald (who arrived as a three-year-old) set up as a coach and carriage builder in this southernmost city of the British Commonwealth.