Della Maude Gillespie
ID # 9586, (1886-1966)
| Father | William Gillespie (1852-1931) |
| Mother | Agnes Hill (1854-1936) |
| Birth | Della Maude Gillespie was born in 1886 at Seaforth, Huron County, Ontario. |
| Marriage | She married Harold Hicks Best, son of Robert James Best and Janet M. Smith, on 2 March 1915 at Seaforth, Huron County. Mrge reg. 006454-15 Seaforth, Huron Co. Harold Hicks Best, 31, bachelor, buyer mercantile, Presbyterian. Born Walkerton, residing Regina, Saskatchewan. Parents Robert J. Best and Janet M. Smith. Della Maude Gillespie, 28, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing Seaforth. Parents William Gillespie and Agnes Hill. Witnesses Wm. M. Gillespie of Brussels, Ont., and Lynne E. Gillespie of Seaforth, Ont. On 2 March, 1915, at Seaforth, Ont., by F. H. Laskin, Seaforth, Ont., Presbyterian. |
| Death | She died in 1966. |
| Burial | She was buried at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. |
| Note | Birth reg. 016092-87 Seaforth, Huron Co. Delia Maud Gillespie born Nov. 2nd, 1886. Parents William Gillespie, labourer, and Agnes Hill. Physician Wm. Hanover, M.D. Informant W. Gillespie, Seaforth. Della's birth registration shows her name as Delia. Especially if the registration was mailed in, this may have been a problem with handwriting. The 1891 and 1901 censues show her name as Della. Her marriage registration shows her name as Della. Her gravestone in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, shows her name as Della, and so it is shown as Della in this tree. |
Child of Della Maude Gillespie and Harold Hicks Best |
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| Last Edited | 13 May 2023 |