Hi Fay, I know this has nothing to do with William Thornhill Gilfillan, but it may be that you can help re Frances M Gilfillan and Valerie Gilfillan? I know that at some point there was a Gilfillan family living in a place just outside East London, called Wilsonia. My mother's family lived there too. The families knew each other. In my grandmothers papers is a carbon copy of a typed-out poem called "For the Animals" by Frances M Gilfillan. And in my mothers papers is an original copy of "Wilsonia Revue in Ye Olde Barne" - a programme of the songs, dancing and short plays put on to raise funds for a local entertainment group which gave hospitality to sailors and airmen far from home. Second in the programme is a Valerie Gilfillan singing "O, Mr Man in The Moon." Neither of these things are helpful with ancestor research, but if there are any Gilfillan descendents who would like to have copies of these I'm happy to scan them in and send them. Also, my mothers photographs of her school days might include Valerie Gilfillan. I just wouldn't know, so many of the girls are un-named - but a descendent might. Apologies for intruding on your email exchange. Best wishes, Moira From: Fay Lea Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 7:55 AM To: ssshort@mweb.co.za ; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] William Thornhill Gilfillan *1822 Thank you for this missing piece of information. Much appreciated. Kind regards Fay -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Straffen Short via Sent: 28 February 2015 11:40 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] William Thornhill Gilfillan *1822 To the Gilfillan researchers : I see William Thornhill Gilfillan (born 2 Nov 1822 Thornhill Eastern Cape) eventually died (aged 93) 8 May 1915 of senile decay in Bulawayo Rhodesia. Son of Independent Settler Lt. William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan (1796-1855). See : https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14702-12844-58?cc=1838530 Regards Straffen Short ssshort@mweb.co.za ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com