James GILLESPIE - born abt. 1786

[swa]

Looking for information about James GILLESPIE born abt. 1786 in Larbert, Stirlingshire.

James married Margaret CAMPBELL on 18 August 1811 in Larbert.

They had eight children (that I know of):

Alexander - 1812
John - 1814
Helen - 1816
James - 1818
Agnes - 1820
Thomas 1822
Robert - 1824
George - 1827 (My husband's great great great grandfather)

I would really like to know if anyone can uncover James' parents, so I can continue my tree - I've really hit a brick wall with this one.

Best Wishes,
Sarah WALKER (m.s. HALL)
Australia

[tweedie]

Hello Sarah,

Saw you post on James Gillespie. 
Out of interest  I  have,  4 names that you are researching in Stirlingshire Scotland. They being Anderson, Gillespie, Sims, & Walker. The first 3 were from the Airth, Bothkennar and Falkirk area, which are all in Stirlingshire and the last from Edzel in Angus.
My Gillespie turns up in 1770 in a marriage.

Regards
Barbara

[apanderson]

Hi Sarah,

According to the British Vital Records, there were 2 James Gillespies born in Larbert around the dates you're looking for. These were:

James GILESPIE
Date of Birth - Not Listed
Christening Date: 30 Dec 1783
Recorded in: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Father: Peter GILESPIE, Mother: Janet WALKER

and

James GILESPIE
Date of Birth - Not Listed
Christening Date: 21 Nov 1791
Recorded in: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Father:   Alexander GILESPIE, Mother: Agnes SIMPSON

Anne

[truepath]

I have Rebecca Gillespie  b abt 1804 in Larbert
F Alexander Gillespie  b abt 1765   M Agnes Simpson b abt1769
I think Rebecca may have been sister to James

Hope this is of interest

Teecee

[Jeansgirl]

Hello. I've just stumbled across all the ''local '' knowledge  on Rootschat  about Airth families. As I live  several hundred miles away, please advise me about  whereabouts of/access to (Mitchell's? ) index of monumental inscriptions. ( The most obvious link is momento-mori, but its broken)
I already have all the print outs of OPR births & marriages for the Welsh/Welch, Gilchrist & Bowie families (from Scotlandspeople) and the Airth Parish Burials Pre 1855 (Central Scotland FHS) & census returns.
At the moment I'm wondering whether there is a MI for Robert Bowie(tailor) -aged 79 who was buried on 30 aug 1854 and his wife Margaret Welsh -aged  63 who was buried on 23 April 1854. They had married in 1833, and as far as I can make out , it was probably a second marriage for them both.  I'm looking for a confirmation of a stated link(in 1860) between a Helen Bowie & McFadyen family in Glasgow and Airth families,and think perhaps Helen may have been Robert's daughter by  ?first marriage. Gaps in records, of course!. All advice welcome. S

[UNDERTAKER]

any links to an agnes gillespie born in 1858 in denny.?


M.

[UNDERTAKER]

Robert Bowie or Robert Bowie Gillespie. If so have a look at Memento Mori webiste in East Larbert Cemetery. Think there is a link there. Think also East Larbert Cemetery was previously called Larbert Free Cemetery but prepared to be wrong.Think I saw something about this a while back.


M.

[UNDERTAKER]

Was Agnes Gillespie born in 1820 at St Ninians.?

m.

[Robneve]

I'm not sure if this is the same family or not.
I have James Gillespie, born 1811 in Larbert and married to
Margaret Russell in 1831 in Larbert.

Their daughter, Mary, born 1844 in larbert was my
Grand Aunt.

I show James Gillespie's parents as David Gillespie & Elizabeth Waugh.

Rob.