The Gilmour Family

Variations: Gillmor, Gilmer, Gilmore, Gilmour

The name Gilmour has been said to be Scottish, meaning a great servant, from mohr (great). It could also be an Irish occupational name. In old Ireland, the word gil, kil, maol and mul designated a follower, devotee or servant of someone. Those with the name Gilmore are descended from the servant of Mary. Gillmor may possibly be a modern form of the ancient Irish name "MacGilimir."

First Generation
A John GILMOUR* and his wife Mary MORGAN* had at least two children: John Francis* (A1) and James J. (A2).

Second Generation
A1 John Francis GILMOUR* was born 1 May 1861 in Limerick, Ireland. He died 22 April 1907 in Passaic, NJ and is buried in Passaic. He resided at No. 91 Bairds Rows, Bothwell Park, Scotland, 70 Bothwell Park in Bothwell, Scotland and 12 Rosz Place in NJ. He was a coal miner, carpenter and a fireman. He married Margaret (Maggie) HOOLIHAN* (See HOOLIHAN A6) on 10 Feb. 1880 in Bothwell County, Lanark, Scotland. Maggie and John had 7 children: Mary (Marne) (A11) , Catherine (A12), Margaret (A13), Patrick (A14), John Vincent* (A15), Alice (A16), James (A17).

A2 James J. GILMORE was b. 15 May 1867 and d. 16 Mar. 1929 at age 61. He m. Bridget CONNOLLY, who was b. abt. 1869 and d. 19 Dec. 1932 at age 63. Both are bur. in Sect. 4, plot 72 in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wappingers Falls, NY.

Their children were: Mary (A21), Margaret (A22), James (A23), Agnes ( A24), Winifred (A25), Ann (A26), Elizabeth (A27), Cecilia (A28), and Joseph (A29).

Third Generation
A11 Mary (Marne) GILMOUR married James CAMPBELL . She was b. 26 Dec 1882 in Scotland.  Died in 1962 or 1985?

A12 Catherine GILMOUR was born 13 March 1883 (or 1885?) in Wappingers Falls, NY and d. 9 Nov 1885 in Wappingers Falls.

A13 Margaret GILMOUR was born 28 Oct 1886 in Wappingers Falls, and d. 7 Jun 1888 in Wappingers Falls.

A14 Patrick GILMOUR was born 16 March 1889 in Wappingers Falls.  He m. Loretta ??? in 1918 in Passaic, NJ.  He d. 12 Aug. 1944 in Nutley, NJ.

A15 John Vincent GILMOUR* Sr. was born 3 January 1895 on Fulton St., Irontown Section, Wappingers Falls, NY. He was baptized 13 January 1895 at St. Mary's Church in Wappingers Falls. He died 7 January 1973 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ and he is buried at the Mary Rest Cemetery in Darlington, NJ.

John resided at 20 Dankoff Ave., 37 Union Blvd., Wallington, NJ; 208 Harding Rd., 110 Rutland Rd., Glen Rock, NJ. He attended Public School #689 in Passaic and completed a general course with the International Business School. He attended Pace and Pace Institute of Accountancy in New York City, NY. He worked as a Financial Executive at Southern Pacific Railroad Company. John was a member of the Railroad Club, NY area and the Railway Accountants Officers' Association of America, and the Perez Council #262, Passaic NJ Knights of Columbus. John was a member of the Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Glen Rock, NJ.

John married Helen Clafaline BULLIS*--known as Nellie-- (See BULLIS A11) on 2 December 1916 at the St. Nicholas Church in Passaic, NJ. They had a son (who is living) and a daughter, Rita Jean* (A152).

A16 Alice GILMOUR was born 26 November 1896 in Wappingers Falls. She d. 15 Oct. 1971 in Passaic, NJ. She married John WHALLEY in Passaic, NJ.

A17 James GILMOUR was born 6 September 1898 in Wappingers Falls. He married Violet ROLF.  He d. Apr 1976 in Pompton Lakes, NJ.

A21 Mary GILMORE b. 22 May 1891. On 7 Jun. 1916, she m. John A. CLARK.

A22 Margaret GILMORE b. 9 Jun. 1893. On 10 Feb. 1915, she m. Peter A. MCDONALD.

A23 James GILMORE b. 20 Jan. 1896.

A24 Agnes GILMORE b. 15 Mar. 1898

A25 Winifred GILMORE b. 20 Aug. 1899. On 2 Jun. 1920, she m. Frank M. RILEY.

A26 Ann GILMORE b. 10 Jun. 1901. On 23 Jul. 1923, she m. John CLEAR.

A27 Elizabeth GILMORE b. 25 Jun. 1903. She might have married Thomas DORAN.

A28 Cecilia GILMORE b. 3 May 1905. On 26 Aug. 1929, she m. Thomas DORAN.

A29 Joseph GILMORE b. 17 Aug. 1907. He became a priest and was killed in World War II.

 Fourth Generation
A152 Rita Jean GILMOUR* was born 31 Mar. 1919 at 37 Union Blvd. in Wallington, NJ. She died 21 Feb. 1988 in Ridgewood, NJ. She attended public schools in Glen Rock and Ridgewood, NJ. She was a graduate from the "High" class of June 1937 and from Dumbarton College in Washington, D.C. in 1939. Rita was a Roman Catholic and was a member of the Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Glen Rock, NJ. She was also a member of the American and Canadian Women's Club of Port Elizabeth and the Dumbarton College Alumni Association. Rita married Francis John MCGUINNESS * (see MCGUINNESS A221) on 30 Apr. 1942.

Sources of information: files of Walter Bruning and my great-uncle. His sources were found by the Hibernian Research Company: death certificate for Margaret Hoolihan and John F. Gilmour, records of St. Mary's Church in Wappingers Falls, NY.

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