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Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (1859 - 1936)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James1 GILLAN (1889 - 1892) Euphemia (Effie) GILLAN (1890 - 1913) Alexander GILLAN (1892 - 1896) John GILLAN (1894 - 1976) Robert GILLAN (1896 - 1918) James GILLAN (1901 - 1967)	Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (1859 - 1936) + James GILLAN (1856 - 1932)	Alexander THOMPSON
		Euphemia MCDOUGAL

b. 1859 at Renfrew, Scotland

+. James GILLAN (1856 - 1932)

d. 1936 at Brisbane, Queenland, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (1859 - 1936)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James GILLAN
Father	Alexander THOMPSON
Mother	Euphemia MCDOUGAL
Self	Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON	1859	Renfrew, Scotland	1936	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	77
Spouse/Partner	James GILLAN	abt 1856	White Inch, Glasgow, Scotland	1932	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	76
Son	James1 GILLAN	1889	Scotland	1892	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	3
Daughter	Euphemia (Effie) GILLAN	1890	Queensland, Australia	1913	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	23
Son	Alexander GILLAN	1892	Queensland, Australia	1896	Townsville,Queensland, Australia	4
Son	John GILLAN	1894	Queensland, Australia	1976	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	82
Son	Robert GILLAN	1896	Queensland, Australia	1918	France	22
Son	James GILLAN	1901	Renfew, Scotland	1967	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	66
Daughter in Law	Alison Ellen MACMILLAN	1898		1982	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	84
Daughter in Law	Ethel Annie CHRISTIE	1901	Mackay, Queenland, Australia
Granddaughter	Alison Jean GILLAN	1922		1993	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	71
Grandson	James Christie GILLAN	1928	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1994	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	66
Grandson	Bruce Thompson GILLAN	1929	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1952	South Korea	23

Events in Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (1859 - 1936)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1859		Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON was born	Renfrew, Scotland	Note 1
1889	30	Birth of son James1 GILLAN	Scotland	Burial info
1890	31	Birth of daughter Euphemia (Effie) GILLAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1892	33	Birth of son Alexander GILLAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18
1892	33	Death of son James1 GILLAN (aged 3)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1894	35	Birth of son John GILLAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1896	37	Birth of son Robert GILLAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18
1896	37	Death of son Alexander GILLAN (aged 4)	Townsville,Queensland, Australia	Note 7	18
1901	42	Birth of son James GILLAN	Renfew, Scotland	Ancestry tree
1901	42	Census	3 Moss Rd, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 8
1913	54	Death of daughter Euphemia (Effie) GILLAN (aged 23)	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	Note 9	18, 60
1918	59	Death of son Robert GILLAN (aged 22)	France	Note 10
1932	73	Death of husband James GILLAN (aged 76)	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 11	18, 60
1936	77	Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON died	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 12	18, 60
1936	77	Burial	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens,Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 13	90

Note 1: 1901 census Euphemia Thomson in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name Euphemia Thomson Gender Female Birth Date 9 Dec. 1859 Birth Place Renfrew,Renfrew,Scotland Father Alexander Thomson Mother Euphemia Mcdougal

Note 2: 1901 census Euphemia Gillan Event date: 07/05/1890 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1890/C/12107 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 3: Alexander Gillan Event date: 30/06/1892 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1892/C/11797 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 4: James Gillan Event date: 18/03/1892 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1892/C/3873 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 5: 1901 census John Gillan Event date: 28/04/1894 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1894/C/10991 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 6: Military death record Robert Gillan Event date: 17/10/1896 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1896/C/11190 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 7: Alexander Gillan Event date: 04/04/1896 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1896/C/4112 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

Note 8: GILLAN Euphemia (41) - b Renfrew, Scotland Euphemia (10) - b Queensland John (6) - b Queensland Robert (4) - born Queensland

Note 9: Euphemia Gillan Event date: 05/06/1913 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1913/C/2606 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan Daily Mercury (Mackay) 6 June 1913 FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of the late EUPHEMIA GILLAN, dearly beloved daughter of James and Euphemia Gillan, will move from the family residence, Welling- ton-street, THIS DAY, at 4 p.m. to the Mackay Cemetery. Friends will please accept this, the only intimation.

Note 10: Robert Gillan in the UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Name Robert Gillan Gender Male Age 21 Birth Date abt 1897 Death Date 15 Aug. 1918 Cemetery Etinehem Communal Cemetery; Cote 80 French National Cemetery, Etinehem Burial Country France Regiment Australian Infantry Regimental Number 3179 Region or Memorial France Father James Gillian Mother Euphemia Gillan

Note 11: James Gillan Event date: 06/04/1932 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1932/B/16941 Mother: - Father/parent: James Daily Mercury (Mackay) 7 April 1932 OBITUARY. LATE MR. JAMES GILL AN. ; Mr . John Gillan, accountant, Marsh & Webster/ received the sad information yesterday morning that his father had passed away in Bris bane a short while previously. The . late Mr. James Gillan was in his 76th year and had been in failing health for some time. He was well known in Mackay, having resided here from 1910 until 1922, and for nine years was chief engineer on the tender Tay. Of a retiring disposition, he was popular and highly respected, and sincere sympathy is extended to his widow, family, and relatives in their bereavement. The late Mr. Gillan was born in White Inch, near Glasgow (Scotland), in 1856 and served and completed his apprenticeship to the engineering /trade on the Clyde. Later he took to the sea as engineer, and through his occupation he visited most of the important seaports of the world. In the British-India Steamship Co.'s boats he visited Aus tralia on mahy occasions, and about 1888 decided to remain here. He secured an engagement with the ASN Co, later the AUSN Co, and served as engineer and chief en gineer for a number of years on different vessels controlled by this company. He was well and favor ably known in all Australian ports. Later he joined the s.s. Palmer, with Townsville the home port, where he remained for nearly 20 years, and in 1910 came to Mackay as chief en gineer of the Tay, owned by the A.U.S.N. Co. In 1919 he resigned the position and went into retire ment. In 1922, with Mrs.Gillan, sen., he left to reside in Brisbane, where he passed away yesterday morning. Deceased leaves, to mourn their loss, a sorrowing widow and two sons— John Gillan, accountant, Marsh & Webster; and James Gillan, a businessman in Rockhampton. An other son, Robert, made the supreme sacrtficein the Great War. Three other children also predeceased their father — Alexander and James (the youngest), who died from diph- theria when children, and Effie, who died in Mackay in 1913.

Note 12: Euphemia Gillan Event date: 29/09/1936 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1936/B/33130 Mother: Euphemia McDougal Father/parent: Alexander Thomson Courier Mail (Brisbane) 30 Sept 1936 GILLAN.—The Cremation service of the late Mrs. Euphemia Gillan, beloved Mother of Mr. John Gillan, of Mackay, and Mrs. James Gillan, of Rockhamp- ton, will be held This (Wednesday) Forenoon at 10.45 o'clock at the Crema- torium, Mt. Thompson.

Note 13: Euphemia Thomson Gillan BIRTH unknown DEATH 29 Sep 1936 Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia BURIAL Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Euphemia Gillan Event date: 29/09/1936 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1936/B/33130 Mother: Euphemia McDougal Father/parent: Alexander Thomson

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Courier Mail (Brisbane) 30 Sept 1936 GILLAN.—The Cremation service of the late Mrs. Euphemia Gillan, beloved Mother of Mr. John Gillan, of Mackay, and Mrs. James Gillan, of Rockhamp- ton, will be held This (Wednesday) Forenoon at 10.45 o'clock at the Crema- torium, Mt. Thompson.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Euphemia Thomson Gillan BIRTH unknown DEATH 29 Sep 1936 Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia BURIAL Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

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