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Alexander Gillies 1618–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1618

Birth Location: Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Sep 1662

Death Location: Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Gilles

Mother: Isobell Cosse

Spouse(s): Janet (Gillies\Gillis)

Children(s): Alexander Gillies, Margaret Gillies, Elizabeth Gillies\Gillis, David Gillies, Christian Gillies, James Gillies, Robert Gillies, Mary Gillies, George Gilles, Alexander Gilles*, William Gillies

Alexander Gillies was born in 1618 in Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Gilles And Isobell Cosse. Alexander Gillies married Janet Gilmour Gillies Gillis, and had children including Alexander Gilles, Alexander Gillies, Christian Gillies, David Gillies, Elizabeth Gillies Gillis, George Gilles, James Gillies, Margaret Gillies, Mary Gillies, Robert Gillies, William Gillies. Alexander Gillies passed away in 1662 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gillies was born in 1618 in Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Gilles And Isobell Cosse.
  • Alexander Gillies married Janet Gilmour Gillies Gillis, and had children including Alexander Gilles, Alexander Gillies, Christian Gillies, David Gillies, Elizabeth Gillies Gillis, George Gilles, James Gillies, Margaret Gillies, Mary Gillies, Robert Gillies, William Gillies.
  • Alexander Gillies passed away in 1662 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Gillies's Ancestors

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Alexander Gillies
1618–1662
Birth Place: Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Gilles
1586–
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Isobell Cosse
1592–
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Nycoll Gillies
1565–
, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Gillies's Descendants

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Alexander Gillies (15 Sep 1618–29 Sep 1662) m. Janet (Gilmour) (Gillies\Gillis) (11 May 1623–1691)
  1. 1. Alexander Gillies 1659–1661 m. Martha Currie 1662–1727 m. Mary (Heart) Ingles 1669–
    1. 1. Alexander Gillis 1698–
      1. 1. Marion Gilles 1723–
        1. 1. William Weir 1752–1836 m. Elizabeth Laidlaw 1758–
        2. 2. Samuel Weir 1762–
        3. 3. John Wier 1745–
        4. 4. James Wier 1747–
        5. 5. James Weir 1743–
        6. 6. Nicolas Weir 1750–
        7. 7. Alexander Weir 1750–
        8. 8. William Weir 1750–
        9. 9. Thomas Weir 1755–
      2. 2. James Gillies 1733–1786
    2. 2. John Gillies 1695–1772
    3. 3. Janet Gilles 1701–
    4. 4. Rebekah Gilles 1706–
    5. 5. James Gillisse 1704–
  2. 2. Margaret Gillies 1655–1705
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gillies\Gillis 1652–
  4. 4. David Gillies 1666–
  5. 5. Christian Gillies 1668–
  6. 6. James Gillies 1658–1728
  7. 7. Robert Gillies 1656–
  8. 8. Mary Gillies 1671–
  9. 9. George Gilles 1669–
  10. 10. Alexander Gilles* 1662–1704
  11. 11. William Gillies 1687–1753

Alexander Gillies's Timeline

2 Records

1618
15 Sep 1618
Birth of Alexander Gillies in Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1662
29 Sep 1662
Age 44
Death of Alexander Gillies in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1618
    Event Place: Lin. Parish, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1662
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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