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Offline valan

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Gillespie
« on: Thursday 15 October 15 14:08 BST (UK) »
I am interested in any information on the family of Leonard Gillespie and Darrel Ernest Gillespie who were cousins. This does sound a bit vague as the only information I have is the Gillespie family came from Scotland.
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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 15 October 15 14:10 BST (UK) »
Dates?
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 15 October 15 14:19 BST (UK) »
Leonard lived and died in Australia - approximately 1915 to 1985. We know he had made contact with his cousin some 50 years ago when they both had sons born around that time. I am researching this for my brother who is married to a Gillespie in Australia and is doing her family tree.
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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 15 October 15 14:24 BST (UK) »
Leonard Roy Gillespie 27.7.1914  died Brisbane Australia 19.6.1977
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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #4 on: Friday 16 October 15 00:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Valan,

Queensland BDM indexes are online at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/

Death
1977
B78855
Leonard Roy GILLESPIE
Father: Telesphorus Daniel William GILLESPIE
Mother: Ruby Mildred GREEN

Bear in mind that the information given on a death certificate is not always correct.

I can see Leonard on electoral rolls in Queensland from 1968 to 1977. 

Debra  :)

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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #5 on: Friday 16 October 15 00:38 BST (UK) »
If you know that Leonard was born in Scotland then you will need to go to ScotlandsPeople to find a birth certificate:

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Do you know if the family had military connections in India?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVG-849

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVR-ZFQ

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGT5-G6N

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVP-FZT

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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #6 on: Friday 16 October 15 00:44 BST (UK) »
This appears to be the birth of Leonard's mother in India:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDY-5HL

His parents' marriage:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVL-K33

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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #7 on: Friday 16 October 15 01:01 BST (UK) »
Information on this link, just click through on each name:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=d_star&id=I6820

I think you would have to go back quite a bit before you get to Scotland  ;D

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Re: Gillespie
« Reply #8 on: Friday 16 October 15 08:40 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much for all that information. Shall work from there.
Regards
Valan