norman gillis

[geno]

hi i wounder if any one can help i am looking for any information on norman gillis born in 1860 in south leith midlothian  his parents were christina gillis nee (bruce)and archibald gillis married in1857 she was my3xgreat grandmother thanks for any help

[Gadget]

Hi Geno 

does he have a connection to Invernessshire?

I'm perplexed 


Gadget

[Gadget]

I see now - his parents were from Invernessshire:

1861 Census:
13 Cables Wynd, South Leith
692/2ED 13 Page 2

Gillis
Archibald, 32, Hammerman (journeyman) b. Snizort, Invernessshire
Christina, 36, b. Killiemuir*, Invernessshire
Norman, 1, b. South Leith

What information exactly were you after?

Gadget

* Kilmuir probably

[Gadget]

1871 Census:
13 Cables Wynd, South Leith
692/2 ED 20 Page 5

Gillies
Archibald, 42, Seaman,  b.  Invernessshire
Christina, 44, b.  Invernessshire
Norman, 11,scholar  b. Leith
and a number of boarders


Gadget

[Gadget]

This is probably him in 1881, following on in father's footsteps:

1881 Census:
HMS Audacious, Tamar -  Vessels, Devon
RG11/2214 Folio 125 Page  7

Gillies
Norman, 18, Ord seaman  b. Leith
and a long crew list


Gadget

[Gadget]

I see that you've had a few threads on Christina before:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,359465.0.html
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,334598.0.html

I don't want to repeat information that you already have so will wait to see what new information you need.

Regards

Gadget

[Gadget]

Some extra information that you might not have ~

Norman Gillies died on 9th Feb 1943 at the Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh. Aged 82
Usual residence - 78 Pitt Street, Leith
Retired Ship Steward
Widower of Johan Fraser
Parents  - Archibald Gilles, Hammerman, deceased and Christina m.s. Bruce, deceased
Cause - Cerebral thrombosis
Informant - Agnes Naylor, daughter, 21 Warre/iston Road, Edinburgh


Gadget

[Gadget]

Scotlands People have a marriage for Norman and Johan Fraser in 1898, South Leith


Gadget

[Gadget]

I wonder if this is Johan in 1901:

230 Main Street, Glasgow Gorbals
644/12 ED 44 Page

in the household of William W Munro:

Johan Gillies, boarder, 37, Ship stewardess, b. Greenock*

*see below


No sign of Norman in Scotland or Eng & Wales. He might have been at sea in foreign waters.




Gadget