Thomas McGillin

1861 - 1927  (65 years)

• Name	Thomas McGillin
  Born	27 Nov 1861	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Aug 1927	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	26 Aug 1927	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I2550	Simon and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas McGillin,   b. Abt 1808, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ,   d. 3 Feb 1868, Glenroan, Plumbridge, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. Ireland
  Family ID	F2346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Smith,   b. 15 Aug 1856, Ireland ,   d. 22 Oct 1907, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 51 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1891	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. John Joseph McGillin,   b. 18 Feb 1892, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 10 Mar 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 63 years)   2. Thomas McGillin,   b. 25 Mar 1894, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James McGillin,   b. 19 Sep 1895, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 12 Oct 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 29 years)   4. Mary McGillin,   b. 26 May 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Francis McGillin,   b. 25 Jul 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Documents		McGillin, Thomas | Smith, Elizabeth - Marriage 1891 marriage record for Thomas McGillin and Elizabeth Smith from the church records of St. James the Greater RC Church, Philadelphia.
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bridget McCullough,   b. 19 Jan 1861, Ireland ,   d. 6 Jan 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 57 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1908	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Documents » Slide Show		McGillin, Thomas | McCullough, Bridget - Marriage Affidavit 1908 Marriage Affidavit for Thomas McGillin and Bridget (nee McCullough) O'Neill.
  		McGillin, Thomas | McCullough, Bridget - Marriage Register 1908 Marriage Register entry for Thomas McGillin and Bridget (nee McCullough) O'Neill.
  		McGillin, Thomas | McCullough, Bridget - Marriage Return 1908 Marriage Return for Thomas McGillin and Bridget (nee McCullough) O'Neill.
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Catherine "Katie" Splaine,   b. Abt 1865, Ireland ,   d. 30 Nov 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1919	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Documents		McGillin, Thomas | Splaine, Catherine - Marriage Affidavit 1919 Marriage Affidavit for Thomas McGillin and Katie (nee Splaine) Kelly.
  		McGillin, Thomas | Splaine, Catherine - Marriage Return 1919 Marriage Return for Thomas McGillin and Katie (nee Splaine) Kelly.
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  McGillin, Thomas - Death Certificate 1927 Pennsylvania Death Certificate for Thomas McGillin.

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Year of birth would be 1859-1860, according to age (31 years) in Philadelphia Marriage License No. 42063 (1891). Location of birth given as Ireland. Month and year of birth given as December 1864 in 1900 U.S. Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, E.D. 546, Sheet 14A, Line 32. Place of birth given as Ireland. Enumerated as Thomas McGillen, with wife Lizzie, 4 children and a boarder, Fannie Smith (perhaps a sister-in-law). Full date of birth given as 27 November 1861 in affidavit accompanying Philadelphia Marriage License No. 288316 (1908). Location of birth given as Ireland. Year of birth would be 1857-1858, according to age (52 years) in 1910 U.S. Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, E.D. 496, Sheet 2A, Line 39. State of birth given as Pennsylvania, but immigration year of 1881 also given. Enumerated as Thomas McGillin, with wife Bridget/Elizabeth and 5 children. Year of birth would be 1859, according to age (60 years) in 1920 U.S. Census for Philadelphia, E.D. 717, Sheet 7A, Line 11. Place of birth given as Ireland. Enumerated as Thos. McGillan, with wife Catherine. Year of birth given as 1857 in Pennsylvania Death Certificate No. 75031 (1927). Online at www.ancestry.com. Birthplace given as Ireland; parents not named. IMMIGRATION: Year of immigration given as 1885 in 1900 U.S. Census. Year of immigration given as 1881 in 1910 U.S. Census. Year of immigration given as 1880 in 1920 U.S. Census. Naturalized in 1884. MARRIAGES: Was married 3 times. First marriage was to Lizzie Smith, as evidenced by Philadelphia Marriage License No. 42063 (1891), on microfilm in the Philadelphia City Archives. Microfilm # 1404. Full date of marriage given as 29 April 1891 in return from Rev. P.F. Burke of St. James RC Church, West Philadelphia. Wife also named as Lizzie McGillen in 1900 U.S. Census. Second marriage was to Bridget O'Neill (née McCullough), as evidenced by Philadelphia Marriage License No. 288316 (1908), on microfilm in the Philadelphia City Archives. Microfilm # 1078. Full date of marriage given as 25 August 1908 in return from Rev. W.J. McCullen of St. James RC Church in West Philadelphia. This record notes that his previous wife had died on 17 October 1907. Wife named as "Bridget/Elizabeth" in 1910 U.S. Census. Record states that they had been married 2 years. Third marriage was to Catherine Kelly, as evidenced by Philadelphia Marriage License No. 407635 (1919) between Thomas McGillin and Katie Kelly, indexed in "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951" on www.familysearch.org. Wife enumerated as Catherine McGillan in 1920 U.S. Census, and named as Catherine on his 1927 Pennsylvania Death Certificate. OCCUPATION: Penna. R.R. Co. porter (1891 Marriage License) Laborer (1900 U.S. Census) Car inspector (1908 Marriage License) Inspector, Car, P.R.R. (1910 U.S. Census) Inspector, railroad (1920 U.S. Census) Retired railroad employee (1927 Pennsylvania Death Certificate) ADDRESSES: 1725 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1891 Marriage License) 3808 Walden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1900 U.S. Census, 1907 Death Certificate of first wife, 1908 Marriage License for second wife, 1910 U.S. Census) 63 Wyota Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1920 U.S. Census) 6010 Kershaw Street, Philadelphia (1924 obituaries of wife and son; 1927 death certificate and obituary) DEATH: Full date of death given as 23 August 1927 in obituary published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 August 1927, page 24. Funeral started from his residence at 6010 Kershaw Street, which links him to the obituaries of his third wife and his son James from his first marriage. Full date of death of 23 August 1927 also given in Pennsylvania Death Certificate No. 75031 (1927). Online at www.ancestry.com. Died at Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, of hypertension and myocarditis and a cerebral hemorrhage. BURIAL: Full date calculated to be 26 August 1927 from description (Friday) in obituary published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 October 1927, page 24. Buried in Cathedral Cemetery. Full date of 26 August 1927 also given in Pennsylvania Death Certificate No. 75031 (1927). Online at www.ancestry.com. Location of burial given as Cathedral Cemetery. OBITUARY: The following obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 August 1927, page 24. "McGILLIN.--On Aug. 23, THOMAS, beloved husband of the late Catherine McGillin. Relatives and friends are invited to funeral, Fri., 8:30 A.M., late residence 6010 Kershaw st. Solemn Requiem Mass, St. Rose of Lima's Church, 10 A.M. Int. Cathedral Cem."