Family Tree King » William Gillan (1882-1941)

Personal data William Gillan 

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  • He was born on April 30, 1882 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.
    Birth certificate ref 1882 439/ 44 for Kinghorn, recorded William's birth name as 'Gillon' instead of 'Gillan' at Old Abden in Kinghorn (copy is saved to William's gallery).
  • Alternative: He was born in the year 1882 in Scotland.
  • Profession: on June 28, 1907 Journeyman Riveter. in Gorbals, Burgh, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Resident in the year 1922: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • He died on August 31, 1941 in Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 59 years old.
    Occupaton: Riveter (Journeyman).
  • A child of John Gillan and Margaret Steel

Household of William Gillan

He is married to Maria Jane McClintick.

They got married on June 28, 1907 at Gorbals, Burgh, Glasgow, Scotland, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

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  4. Douglas Haig Gillan  1920-1994 
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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15746481&pid=451
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    2. Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962, Ancestry.com, The Mitchell Library; Glasgow, Scotland; Records of Municipal and Parliamentary Electors for Glasgow and Lanarkshire (1846-1942); Reference Number: 410615 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday April 30, 1882

    • The temperature on April 30, 1882 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
      • April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
      • May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
      • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
      • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
      • October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

    Day of marriage June 28, 1907

    • The temperature on June 28, 1907 was between 11.7 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
      • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
      • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
      • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
      • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
      • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
      • December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.

    Day of death August 31, 1941

    • The temperature on August 31, 1941 was between 9.3 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
      • January 10 » World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
      • March 28 » World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
      • April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
      • July 20 » Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief.
      • November 19 » World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.
      • December 10 » World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMSPrince of Wales and HMSRepulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


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