Archibald Gillespy (1792 - 1873)

Born 13 Jul 1792 in Warwick Bridges Mill, Wetheral, Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Died 1873 at about age 80 in Canada

Biography

Archibald was a Friend (Quaker)

Birth: 13 July 1792, at Wetheral, Cumberland, recorded by Carlisle Quaker Monthly Meeting, Cumberland. His parents are named in the Quaker birth records as William (a miller) and Ann.^[1][2]

Emigration: 1835 to Canada

Death: 1873 in Canada

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, RG6/494, Quarterly Meeting of Cumberland and Northumberland
2. ↑ England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, CUMBERLAND AND NORTHUMBERLAND: Monthly Meeting, Carlisle (a Union of Carlisle and Caldbeck (Colbeck) Meetings): Solport Preparative Meeting: Births, RG6/382, FindMyOPast and linked image

• FindMyPast web site accessed 2017-01-23

England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841 Transcription First name(s) Archibald Last name Gillesby Birth date 13 Jul 1792 Birth county as transcribed Cumberland, Northumberland Father's first name(s) William Mother's first name(s) Ann Meeting place Cumberland, Northumberland Monthly meeting - Quarterly meeting Cumberland, Northumberland County Cumberland, Northumberland Country England Archive reference RG6/494 Description CUMBERLAND AND NORTHUMBERLAND: Quarterly Meeting of Cumberland and Northumberland: Births Record set England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from Great Britain

• Newspaper: September 29th 1893 Carlisle Patriot – Cumbrians in Canada

"Archibald Gillespie, born near Brampton in the early part of the century, emigrated about 1835. He was well-known throughout the province as the proprietor of the Milton Mills, situated near the town of Brampton. He died in 1873. His family are all deceased."