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James Gilmour 1796 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Apr 1796

Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Gilmour

Mother: Ann Whyte

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In 1796, James Gilmour entered the world in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to John Gilmour and Ann Whyte. James Gilmour passed away in 1853 in Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1796, James Gilmour entered the world in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to John Gilmour and Ann Whyte.
  • James Gilmour passed away in 1853 in Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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James Gilmour's Ancestors

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James Gilmour
1796 – 1853
Birth Place: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Gilmour
1768 – 1846
Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Ann Whyte
1771 – 1834
Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Gilmour
1736 – 1826
Muirhead Farm, Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Carswell
1736 – 1813
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John Whyte
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Gilmour
1704 –
Marion Sproule
1721 –
Allan Carswell
1717 – 1785
Margaret Lochead
1712 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gilmour's Timeline

2 Records

1796
06 Apr 1796
Birth of James Gilmour in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1853
1853
Age 57
Death of James Gilmour in Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1796
    Event Place: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

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