Margaret Gillespie
Scottish singer
About Margaret Gillespie
Margaret Gillespie (; 12 December 1841 - 1913) was a Scottish singer of traditional songs. She was a major informant for The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, contributing 466 songs.
Biography Margaret Gillespie was born on 12 December 1831 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, daughter of Elizabeth Birnie and William Duncan.
Gillespie died in South Africa in 1913.
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