James William or William J. Gillespie was b. in Antrim, Ireland ca 1885 the son of William Gillespie (variously joiner, builder, etc.) and Naomi Woodhurst (b. Rye, Sussex, the daughter of Thomas Woodhurst and Naomi Oliver). He was the only boy amongst 9 children and according to the information on the 1911, he should have still been alive, as his mother reported one child had died, and that was one of his sisters in 1899.
His father was born in Co. Donegal, Ireland. Young James (1891) or William J. (1901), same age, so I figure is the same child, b. Antrim, all other children born in southern England, various locations around London, Essex, and Portsmouth.
I have tried finding James/William with no luck. I have not found a baptism or exact birth date for him. I have looked at the 1911, 1921, 1939, Canadian and American censuses, immigration records, WWI records for Canada (a William of his age arrived in 1901 but no joy there either).
Any help appreciated.
