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Hi,
I have an Albert (Robert) Gillespie,
born 1895/6 County Longford Northern Ireland.

I think he died in Isle Wight in 1966 - just sent off for the certificate.
He was married to my great aunt Margaret (Maggie), on the certificate it says he was a widower - they married in 1947.
I know he was in County Longford in 1911 census
and he was in Larne in 1947, trying to find out anything about him in between.
Can anyone please help?

Thank you,

Teresa

You could look for his first marriage.............and then the first wife's death.

That would locate him on a couple of specific dates

Is this your tree on Ancestry ?

Albert Robert Gillespie
Birth: 29 Sept 1895 (29 Sep 1895) - Ireland
Death: 30 July 1966 (30 Jul 1966) - Antrim, Ireland (Northern Ireland)
Parents: Thomas Gillespie, Sarah Jane Bell


This tree has him in Canada 1922

Same tree cites a probate which gives his death in IOW
but probate in Belfast

In case it helps with more specific placenames, is this him with father Thomas in 1901?

Gillespie Thomas Derrycassan Mullanalaghta Longford 35 M
Gillespie Albert R Derrycassan Mullanalaghta Longford 5 M

Albert Robt Gillespie

Age:27
Birth Date:abt 1895
Departure Date:23 Sep 1922
Port of Departure:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Destination Port:Quebec, Canada
Ship Name:Tunisian
Shipping Line:Canadian Pacific Railway
Official Number:111248
Master:C W Hodder

BIRTH
Name:
Albert Robert Gillespie

Date of Registration:
Oct-Nov-Dec 1895
Registration District:Granard
Birth Country:Ireland

Volume 3
Page:136

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966


Name:Albert Robert Gillespie of 43 Coastguard Rd, Antrim

Probate Date:
9 Dec 1966

Death Date:
30 Jul 1966

Death Place:
Antrim, Ireland
Registry:
Belfast

This is the probate record for the death you found on IoW. Died in St Marys Hospital, Newport, IoW

£1497 probate to James Macaulay - solicitor

Wow that's him!
Thank you.
I'd tracked him to Derrycassan via 1911 census.
It's not my tree on Ancestry, just found him last week as I'd done a freedom of information request to PRONI for my great aunt in the WW2 National Identity register which gave me the date she married and the new surname, which meant that the £15 marriage certificate fee to GRONI I could guarantee wouldn't be a waste of money!

Does it list anyone he went to Canada with?

Teresa

And I've got his date of birth from the National Archives
on his WW1 enlistment document into the Royal Marine Light Infantry
which confirmed his father and place of birth and where he was living in 1914.

Outward journey
Gives his address as 8 Brantwood Street and no-one else on the list with that address.
He is listed as a farmer.
There is a tick however in the Canada intended future permanent residence.

The entry below him is a Mary Reid aged 22 of 63 Roslyn St
listed as a domestic

Whether or not they were together it doesn't say.

On that same record that Mike posted. He is listed as single and his father is NOK Thomas

His return


UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

Name:Albert R Gillespie <<<Chauffeur

Birth Date:abt 1896

Age:27

Port of Departure:Montréal, Québec, Canada

Arrival Date:2 Jul 1923

Port of Arrival:Glasgow, Scotland

Ports of Voyage:Quebec

Ship Name:Marburn
Shipping Line:Anchor Line
Official Number:
124130

Same address as other shipping record. No other names mentioed

Thank you for the passenger list information. I've sent of for his death certificate, to see if that has any other information.