George Murray Gillespie

1878 - 1944  (65 years)

• Name	George Murray Gillespie
  Born	8 Nov 1878	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171838472
  Name	Murray Gillespie
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-290283
  Died	15 Jan 1944	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	18 Jan 1944	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I290283	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Gillespie,   b. 24 Jul 1837, , Scotland ,   d. 23 Feb 1908, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Marion Wallace,   b. 3 Dec 1841, Stoneykirk, , Wigtown, Scotland ,   d. 31 Oct 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F31479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ethel Holdaway,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1950, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1911	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Joseph Wallace "Wally" Gillespie,   b. 23 Jun 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Sarah Evelin Gillespie,   b. 13 Jul 1912, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George E. Gillespie,   b. 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)   4. Betty Gillespie,   b. CA 1918   5. Wilbert Gillespie,   b. 26 Jun 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1993  (Age 73 years)   6. Norman Wardlaw Gillespie,   b. 5 Apr 1922, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1995, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   7. Florence Mae Gillespie,   b. 15 Oct 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F248541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Murray Gillespie Passes Well - Known Painter and Decorator Had Been in III Health for Over a Year Another lifelong resident, of Ayr passed away on Saturday in the person of George Murray Gillespie, in his 66th year. Mr. Gillespie had been suffering with a heart ailment for over a year and his passing was not unexpected. He was a son of the late Joseph Gillespie and Marion Wallace, and, like his father, followed the trade of painter and decorator. He was noted for the fine work he turned out and his services were always in demand. Mr. Gillespie attended the Ayr school and the former Stanley Street Sabbath School and church. After the union he attended Knox United Church. In his younger days, he was quite a sportsman, having a particular fondness for baseball,and hunting. He had many friends in the community, all of whom will regret to learn of his demise. Besides his widow, whose maiden name was Mary Holdaway, he is survived by the following children: Mrs. George Hamm. Blyth; Mrs. Wesley Tamon, Blyth; Mrs. Everett Hussey, Roseville; George and Wilbert, serving with the Canadian Forces in England; Norman, with the Canadian Army in Italy; Miss Betty and Wallace, Ayr. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. George C. Smye, and a brother, John Gillespie, Ayr. The Funeral. There was a large attendance at the funeral service held in the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. R. A. Steed, pastor of Knox United Church, conducted the service, and interment was in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were James Bell, Roland Maeder, Alex McLeod, Sr., Arthur Underwood, William Watkins and Edward Freer. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. The Ayr News Jan 20 1944 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 9. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 26. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 30. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Gillespie/ In Loving memory of/ George Murray Gillespie/ 1878 - 1944/ his wife/ Mary Ethel Holdaway/ 1885 - 1950/ George E. Gillespie/ H. I. L. of C./ 1914 - 1963/ + [veteran's Poppy] [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Gillespie Joseph, 31, Ayr, Scotland, s/o Joseph & Isabella (Thomson), married 29 Jan 1869 Marion. Wallace, 2?, Ayr, Canada, d/o Samuel 6 Mary (Auld) [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: George Murray Gillispie Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1879 Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1911 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: Joseph Gillispie Mother: Marian Wallace Spouse: Mary Ethel Holdaway Spouse Father: Edward Holdaway Spouse Mother: Alice Buckborough

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Nov 1878 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jan 1944 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 18 Jan 1944 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth