Help!
I think I'm a descendant of Sir Rollo Gillespie and I'm not sure how to find out. My grandmother, Sylvia (maiden name was Gillespie), always spoke of the statue and I think she said he was an uncle or great uncle of hers (on her father's side). Unfortunately, all of my relatives are deceased who could put the pieces together for me and I was the silly kid who didn't take enough interest in the actual history of our family until it was too late to ask her about it.
My grandmother, Sylvia Gillespie was raised in in Brighton, England but we are not sure if she was born there. Sylvia's mother was Ursula May Shepherd and her father was a doctor. Ursala May had one sister named Dolly. Ursala married a Gillespie, Sylvia's father, but I don't know his name.
Ursala had four children: Rollo, Pam, Sylvia and Barbara.
My grandmother married Stanely Joseph Higgins, who was from Ireland. They moved to Canada over 60 years ago. Sylvia's brother Rollo lived in England his whole life (again, we're unsure of their birthplaces) and was married to Anne. I don't know anything about the other two sisters.
Apparently we still have family in Ireland but I don't know anything about them; I would love to learn more!
If any of this sounds familiar or if you know how I can find out more information I would absolutely love to hear from you!
Thanks!
Kim