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Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« on: Friday 29 February 08 04:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

Im really at a dead end searching for "Gillies" from these areas.
I have Malcolm Gardiner Gillies 1909-1983 married Coral Hudson.
Thomas Gillies 1891-1916 married Anna Browne (later married Herbert West).
Im looking for anything further on from Thomas who was killed in action in France 30/10/1916.

Thomas's parents are listed as Malcolm & Mary but I think there was a step mother??

Thanks.

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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #1 on: Friday 29 February 08 22:38 GMT (UK) »
From the indexes

Birth
GILLIES  Thos Jos
Father Malcolm    Mother Mary Ann BRENNAN
Birth Place NOORAT   1891  Reg# 5654

Marriage
GILLIES  Thos Joseph
BROWN Anna Marian   Born Terang
1916    Reg. # 10189

Will see if I can find the possible death of his mother and  ? remarriage.

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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #2 on: Friday 29 February 08 22:43 GMT (UK) »
Another birth to Malcolm and Mary Ann

GILLIES Ioleen Mary
Father: Malcolm   Mother Mary Ann BRENNAN
Birth Place   NOORAT   1892  Reg# 16123

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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #3 on: Friday 29 February 08 23:09 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your help cando

That all ties in with what I have...... except Ioleen....
She's new! So Thomas had a sister?

Im trying to find more on my family & am really interested to know where we came from.

Thankyou so much


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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #4 on: Friday 29 February 08 23:48 GMT (UK) »
Hi there

Some more births for you

John James Gillies b 1879 Amhe reg no 43
John James Gillies d 1960 81 years Park reg no 1698

Elizth Frances Gillies b 1880 Talbot reg no 22509

George Albert Gillies b 1885 Talb reg no 6431
George Albert Gillies d 1885 4 months Talbot reg no 3639

Ethel Jane Gillies b 1886 Talb reg no 22446

All list Father: Malcolm  Mother Mary Ann Brennan

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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 01 March 08 00:48 GMT (UK) »
Hi
I have just had a read of the digitised war file for Thomas and although it offers an intriguing read, there is not a huge amount of extra info.
Anna remarried when she believed her husband Thomas had been killed in action though she was not sent definite certification of this until later.
A letter  came to hand with which proported to be from Thomas to his step-mother at the correct address in Noorat.  It said he had been adrift at sea for 68 hours and did not expect to survive.  This cast doubt on his actual death and Anna, writes to the Army to ask them to clear up the matter.

She was remarried by this time in 1921.

http://www.gct.net.au/search.html#

is a Geelong distric Cemetery search and you will note the interrments of Cora Maude Gillies d. 1973. At Geelong West Cemetery.
Also Malcolm Gardiner Gillies is with her.

There are other Malcolm Gillies listed and we could consider that they may be forebears of your line.

Malcolm Gillies died 1868 is interred with
 Allen Gillies d. 1860 . At Drysdale
 Cemetery.

The site above has many other listings for Gillies and you may get some leads from there.

Also http://www.zades.com.au

has Gillies listings in Geelong.
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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 01 March 08 01:09 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou so much for your searches!

I have also read the digitised war file for Thomas, great reading & quite mysterious with the references from Annie about "the message in a bottle" & the step mother.

Malcolm & Mary Brennan seem to be Thomas's parents but there are also Malcolm & Mary Brennans listed with other children (as above) & no Thomas?
Also the birth of Ioleen to Malcolm & Mary in Noorat?
This is quite a puzzle!

The Malcolm & Coral are right... my grandparents.

Thanks again for your help...... the mystery continues.....

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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 01 March 08 01:11 GMT (UK) »
A glance at Terang Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions shows some other Gillies buried there.
I Can type it up if you think it is of interest.
They were from Noorat.  Sometimes  names assume importance in later research as things come together.
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Re: Gillies Family Geelong Terang Noorat...
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 01 March 08 01:13 GMT (UK) »
That would be great thanks Sue,

Any little bit helps with this Gillies crew..... they seem to be quite allusive, well from me anyway!

Thanks again