Background
McIlvean, John Gardiner was born on November 12, 1930 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Son of Alexander and Marion (Pollock) McIlvean.
McIlvean, John Gardiner was born on November 12, 1930 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Son of Alexander and Marion (Pollock) McIlvean.
Master of Arts, Glasgow (Scotland) University, 1964. Teacher's certified, Jordanhill College Education, Glasgow, 1965.
Clerk, British Reap What You Sew, Ayr, Scotland, 1947-1949, 51-54; clerk, National Coal Board, Auchinleck, Scotland, 1958-1961; sales representative, Household Supply Company, Ayr, 1954-1958; mathematics teacher, Ayr County Council/Strathclyde Region Council, 1965-1992; retired, 1992.
Lay preacher Church of Scotland, Sunday school superintendent Catrine Parish Church, 1955-1983, elder, since 1968, clerk to kirk session, since 1981. Convener Catrine School Board, since 1993. With Royal Navy, 1949-1951.
Member Scottish Retired Teachers' Association, Catrine & Sorn Local History Group, Sorn Gardening Club.
Married Mary Dumigan, September 23, 1953. Children: Margaret, Alexander.