Thomas Gilmour

[gwennypenny]

I am 40 years old and immigrated to Canada as child in 1977
Family not discussed -ever. Parents wedding licence show my grandfather ( never met him) as a police Sargent. I belve my parents were Ayrshire area . Grandfather name was Thomas Gilmour born ?? Perhaps 1920... Died 1983 or maybe 1984. I emailed the police force one day to ask if they would be willing to show me a photo of my grandfather as. I have never saw him or the grandmother but they said privacy issues prevented . I am just learning Genioligy and trying to learn who my family was. There are people who can help I think but until I find them ... I have no where else to ask . Grandmother was flora young Scott Gilmour then married a jimmy Knox in 1970 and died in 1975. Never met her or saw a phot of her neither . Frustrating


Thank you

[Gadget]

Hi and welcome

I think that this is the marriage ref for your grandparents' marriage:

1947 Ardrossan and Saltcoats, Ayrshire
Thomas Gilmour and Flora Young Scott.

Birth  1924 Colmonell Ayrshire
Flora Young Scott
(There are a few Thomas Gilmours so I can't decide which one is yours)

These show on the ScotlandsPeople site www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk  This site has all the Scottish birth, marriage and death records/indexes on it.   It's a pay site but very reasonable and a must for anyone with Scottish ancestors.

To get the full marriage certificate, which would give details of your grandparents' parents and their ages, you'd have to order the certificate from them.

If you are new to Scottish research, it would be worth reading this:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468.0.html

[ev]

Hi , and a welcome from me as well

It would appear that Thomas and Flora were divorced around 1967

Flora Y. Scott or Gilmour v Thomas Gilmour: Divorce(National Archives of Scotland)

ev

[gwennypenny]

Thank you both very much . I have orders the marriage license . Is the divorce records free ? Theone that shows divorce?
Thank ou for the help and the welcome

[ev]

Here is the reference to the divorce -
CS258/1967/1376

http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/divorce.asp

ev

[scentedlady]

hi gwennypenny..i think i might be a relative of yours..i live in Auchinleck my name is Elizabeth Gilmour..my dad was Thomas Gilmour...he died in 1977 Thomas ...your grandfather was my cousin...he married Flora when i was quite small..i was born in 1945..i remember Tommy and Flora living with my mom and dad for a wee while after they married...he was a policeman they lived in ardrossan or saltcoats...i never knew any of their children....but Tommy's father was my uncle william...his nick name was (panther) Tommy's mother was Annie Stewart...His brothers were...Robbie, Jimmy, William...who was killed in a drowning accident when he was in his teens..or early twenties....before i was born..and he had a sister Betty ..i know Betty, and Robbie are dead...i don't know anything about Jimmy...as he lived in England...i hope this helps ....

[gwennypenny]

You are and I emailed you private message you as we'll
Words I have no words
How grateful I am to hear from you

Gwen 

hi gwennypenny..i think i might be a relative of yours..i live in Auchinleck my name is Elizabeth Gilmour..my dad was Thomas Gilmour...he died in 1977 Thomas ...your grandfather was my cousin...he married Flora when i was quite small..i was born in 1945..i remember Tommy and Flora living with my mom and dad for a wee while after they married...he was a policeman they lived in ardrossan or saltcoats...i never knew any of their children....but Tommy's father was my uncle william...his nick name was (panther) Tommy's mother was Annie Stewart...His brothers were...Robbie, Jimmy, William...who was killed in a drowning accident when he was in his teens..or early twenties....before i was born..and he had a sister Betty ..i know Betty, and Robbie are dead...i don't know anything about Jimmy...as he lived in England...i hope this helps ....

[scentedlady]

gwen...i don't have any photos of Tommy .but i have a wedding photo of Robbie and one of Betty ...i'll look them out and see if i can forward them to you...also one of William the brother who drowned..i've been researching my family tree too...and i have gone back to the 1700's to my g.g.g.grandfather..who was Samuel Gilmour who married Jane Neil....the Gilmours originated in Ireland...and a lot of the Irish records were destroyed.  Scotlands' people is a very good site that's the one i use..i can tell you that your g grandfather was William Gilmour married Annie Stewart
 g g grandfather was also William married Janet Wilson...1871 in Mauchline ayrshire...g g g grandfather ..also William....popular name....married Margaret Warden..in Ireland....your g father Tommy and his brothers and sister were all born and lived in Auchinleck...i'm so glad i could help...