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Floris Mary Gillespie
Floris Mary Gillespie
Born	25 June 1882; Bonnybridge, Scotland
Died	10 February 1967 (aged 84); Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish

Floris Mary Gillespie (25 June 1882 - 10 February 1967) was a Scottish painter.^[1]^[2]

Life[edit]

Her father was William Peter Gillespie (31 March 1841 - 2 July 1904), a teacher from Falkirk.

Her mother was Isabella Thomson (c. 1842 - 9 May 1921) from Paisley. William and Isabella married on 23 January 1868 at Paisley Abbey.

Floris Mary Gillespie was born 25 June 1882 at the schoolhouse in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

Another two siblings in the family became artists: Alexander Bryson Gillespie and Janetta Susan Gillespie.

She died on 10 February 1967 in Edinburgh. Her usual address was at 37 Dreghorn Loan, Colinton, Edinburgh.

^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.