John Gillespie

Cal 1872 - 1935  (~ 63 years)

• Name	John Gillespie
  Born	CALC 1 Jul 1872	Newcastle, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341640
  Died	14 Nov 1935	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis (5 years) - Apoplexy (3-4 years)
  Buried	16 Nov 1935	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I341640	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Ann Scott,   b. 1878, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1949, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 71 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1901	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
  Children	1. Georgina Gillespie,   b. 1905,   d. 1970  (Age 65 years)   2. Etta Jean Gillespie,   b. 1 Apr 1912, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F248900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of John Gillespie - The death occurred on Thursday night at 7.30 o'clock of John Gillespie, Stanley street, in his 64th year. Deceased had sustained a stroke almost four years ago, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. He became seriously ill on Monday and failed to rally. Mr. Gillespie was born in Newcastle, England, and came to Canada when a lad of sixteen, settling in Kincardine. Taking out papers as a stationary engineer, he sailed the Great Lakes for a number of years. He later worked for the John Watson Mfg. Company, Ayr, for a couple of years, and for ten years operated a street car in Brantford. He also worked in Galt and Paris, and removed back to Ayr from Detroit in 1930. Possessing a pleasing personality, he made many warm friends and was invariably highly regarded by his fellow employees. Besides his widow, whose maiden name was Annie Scott, he is survived by the following children: Harry, Mrs. Fred. Gray and Mrs. George Shearer, all of Detroit, and Helen, at home. The funeral took place to the Ayr Cemetery on Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. Rev. J. W. Currie conducted the services, and the pallbearers were: James Scott, Detroit ; Frank Vinal, Brantford ; J. W. Currie, Wm. Manson, Harold Plumstead and E. H. Freer. Among the out of town friends present for the obsequies were the following: Harry Gillespie, Mrs. Fred Gray and son, Mr. and Mrs. George Shearer, Harry Scott, James Scott and Mrs. S. Cressy, all of Detroit; Mrs. William. Solomon, Royal Oak, Mich.; Mrs. Margaret Isard, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McKay, Kincardine; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vinal, Mrs. C. Harper, Mrs. B. Fish and son, James Pollock and Douglas Pollock, all of Brantford. The Ayr News Nov 21 1935 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [A] Daughter/ GeorgIna/ Gillespie/ Shearer/ 1905 - 1970 [B] Etta Jean Gilhespie [sic]/ 1912-1933 [C] Ann Scott/ wife of John Gillispie/ 1878-1949 [D] John Gilhespie [sic]/ 1872-1935 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: John Gillespie Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1872 Birth Place: England Age at Death: 63 Death Date: 14 Nov 1935 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: William Gillespie Mother: Margaret Scott

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 17 Apr 1901 - Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA Residence - 1935 - Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis (5 years) - Apoplexy (3-4 years) - 14 Nov 1935 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 16 Nov 1935 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth