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William Gillon (b. 19 March 1869)
Notes for William Gillon:
The actual Birth Certificate details of William give his time of birth as 4 hours and 0 minutes a.m. The exact place of birth is given as 92 Mill Street, Rutherglen. He is registered as being illegitimate. His mother, Maria Gillan, registered the birth on 19th April 1869 at Rutherglen, and made her mark on the certificate, thus shwoing that she was unable to write. The regsitrar, Archibald Gilchrist, witnesed the registration for her.
More About William Gillon and Elizabeth Murray:
Marriage: 28 December 1890, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Marriage Notes for William Gillon and Elizabeth Murray:
The marriage certificate states that William Gillan, aged 21, (coal miner) of McAlpine's Land, Stonefield, Blantyre married Elizabeth Murray, aged 19, (cotton factory weaver) of Annesfield Place, Blantyre on the 28th December 1890 at St Joseph's, Blantyre. The groom's parents are listed as Maria Gillan (afterwards Sherry). No father is listed for him. The bride's parents are listed as John Murray (coal miner) (deceased) and Bridget Murray (Nee Clements).
Children of William Gillon and Elizabeth Murray are:
- Bridget Gillan, b. 29 April 1891.
- Maria Gillan, b. 27 August 1892.
- +John Gillan, b. 24 October 1895.
- +Edward Sherry Gillan, b. 5 August 1897.
- William Gillan, b. 29 May 1899.
- Robert Gillan, b. 18 December 1900.
- Catherine Gillan, b. 24 July 1902.
- +George Steven Gillan, b. 27 November 1904.
- +Peter Gillan, b. 3 November 1906, 13 Dixon Street, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.