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John GILLAN (1894 - 1976)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Alison Jean GILLAN (1922 - 1993)	John GILLAN (1894 - 1976) + Alison Ellen MACMILLAN (1898 - 1982)	James GILLAN (1856 - 1932)	James GILLAN
		Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (1859 - 1936)	Alexander THOMPSON
			Euphemia MCDOUGAL

b. 1894 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1921 Alison Ellen MACMILLAN (1898 - 1982)

d. 1976 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of John GILLAN (1894 - 1976)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James GILLAN
Grandfather	Alexander THOMPSON
Grandmother	Euphemia MCDOUGAL
Father in Law	Duncan James Ramsay MACMILLAN
Mother in Law	Alison Ellen JOHNSTONE
Father	James GILLAN	abt 1856	White Inch, Glasgow, Scotland	1932	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	76
Mother	Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON	1859	Renfrew, Scotland	1936	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	77
Self	John GILLAN	1894	Queensland, Australia	1976	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	82
Wife	Alison Ellen MACMILLAN	1898		1982	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	84
Daughter	Alison Jean GILLAN	1922		1993	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	71
Brother	James1 GILLAN	1889	Scotland	1892	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	3
Sister	Euphemia (Effie) GILLAN	1890	Queensland, Australia	1913	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	23
Brother	Alexander GILLAN	1892	Queensland, Australia	1896	Townsville,Queensland, Australia	4
Brother	Robert GILLAN	1896	Queensland, Australia	1918	France	22
Brother	James GILLAN	1901	Renfew, Scotland	1967	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	66
Son in Law	John Desmond PEARSON	1925		1994	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	69
Nephew	James Christie GILLAN	1928	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1994	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	66
Nephew	Bruce Thompson GILLAN	1929	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1952	South Korea	23
Sister in Law	Ethel Annie CHRISTIE	1901	Mackay, Queenland, Australia

Events in John GILLAN (1894 - 1976)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1894		John GILLAN was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	18
1901	7	Census	3 Moss Rd, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 2
1921	27	Married Alison Ellen MACMILLAN (aged 23)		Note 3	18
1922	28	Birth of daughter Alison Jean GILLAN		Note 4	18
1932	38	Death of father James GILLAN (aged 76)	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 5	18, 60
1936	42	Death of mother Euphemia (Effie) THOMPSON (aged 77)	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 6	18, 60
1976	82	John GILLAN died	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	18
1976	82	Burial	Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland	Note 8	90

Note 1: 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 2: GILLAN Euphemia (41) - b Renfrew, cotland Euphemia (10) - b Queensland John (6) - b Queensland Robert (4) - born Queensland

Note 3: John Gillan Event date: 12/02/1921 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1921/C/465 Spouse: Alison Ellen MacMillan

Note 4: Died 1993 - age 71 Alison Jean Gillan Event date: 30/04/1922 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1922/C/5550 Mother: Alison Ellen MacMillan Father/parent: John Gillan

Note 5: 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 6: 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 7: John Gillan Event date: 07/05/1976 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1976/C/2825 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Alexander Gillan

Note 8: John Gillan BIRTH 28 Apr 1894 Queensland, Australia DEATH 7 May 1976 (aged 82) Queensland, Australia BURIAL Mount Bassett Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia PLOT Section 2, Line 2F, Plot 1

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: John Gillan Event date: 07/05/1976 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1976/C/2825 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Alexander Gillan

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: John Gillan Event date: 28/04/1894 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1894/C/10991 Mother: Euphemia Thomson Father/parent: James Gillan

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: John Gillan Event date: 12/02/1921 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1921/C/465 Spouse: Alison Ellen MacMillan

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: John Gillan BIRTH 28 Apr 1894 Queensland, Australia DEATH 7 May 1976 (aged 82) Queensland, Australia BURIAL Mount Bassett Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia PLOT Section 2, Line 2F, Plot 1

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