Greetings! Someone else is searching out the Gillespie/Brown line and this week-end provided the following information provided to her from someone who had the 1861 census for Greenock. So now instead of just two families, I now have three to check out. It would appear that Jean Gillespie was previously married to a Mr. McKellar with whom she had at least two sons, Daniel (20) and Alexander (18). Somewhere along the line Mr. McKellar died and Jean married Joseph Gillespie who is listed as having been born in Ireland (my initial hunch from 20 years ago was right but the 1851 census put him as born in Greenock). They had two daughters: Mary, aged 7 years, and Elizabeth (my great-grandmother). Elizabeth is listed as being a year old in 1861 (which means she aged herself two years (made her self 18 but in reality only 16) when she married William Brown. So my question for the list: Is anyone researching or come across Jean McDougall marrying a Mr. McKellar and having two sons? I found an entry for Jean McDougall marrying Alexander McKellar in 1838 in Greenock but I will need to do a little more research in order to confirm that before ordering a certificate. Can anyone tell me if the 1871 Census for Greenock is indexed? It would seem that the Gillespie/Brown family stayed in the same area: Nicholson, Kilbain, Holmscroft, West Blackhall, so maybe that will help me out if I can get hold of the 1871 census? Allison Cline Sudbury, Ontario, Canada -- Check out Algoma's Web page! http://www.dioceseofalgoma.com

Allison, Did you happen to run across any Millar/er's in the McKellar line or Roberts? -------Original Message------- From: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, June 02, 2003 18:11:51 To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Renfrew] Gillespie/McDougall/McKellar Greetings! Someone else is searching out the Gillespie/Brown line and this week-end provided the following information provided to her from someone who had the 1861 census for Greenock. So now instead of just two families, I now have three to check out. It would appear that Jean Gillespie was previously married to a Mr. McKellar with whom she had at least two sons, Daniel (20) and Alexander (18). Somewhere along the line Mr. McKellar died and Jean married Joseph Gillespie who is listed as having been born in Ireland (my initial hunch from 20 years ago was right but the 1851 census put him as born in Greenock). They had two daughters: Mary, aged 7 years, and Elizabeth (my great-grandmother). Elizabeth is listed as being a year old in 1861 (which means she aged herself two years (made her self 18 but in reality only 16) when she married William Brown. So my question for the list: Is anyone researching or come across Jean McDougall marrying a Mr. McKellar and having two sons? I found an entry for Jean McDougall marrying Alexander McKellar in 1838 in Greenock but I will need to do a little more research in order to confirm that before ordering a certificate. Can anyone tell me if the 1871 Census for Greenock is indexed? It would seem that the Gillespie/Brown family stayed in the same area: Nicholson, Kilbain, Holmscroft, West Blackhall, so maybe that will help me out if I can get hold of the 1871 census? Allison Cline Sudbury, Ontario, Canada -- Check out Algoma's Web page! http://www.dioceseofalgoma.com ==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== ********************************************************************** Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm .