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John GILCHRIST 1630 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1630

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England

Father: Patrick Gilchriest

Mother: Janet Kirkwood

Spouse(s): Ann Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Gilchrist

John GILCHRIST was born in 1630 in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Patrick Gilchriest and Janet Kirkwood. John GILCHRIST married Ann Douglas, and had children including Margaret Gilchrist. John GILCHRIST passed away in 1720 in St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • John GILCHRIST was born in 1630 in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Patrick Gilchriest and Janet Kirkwood.
  • John GILCHRIST married Ann Douglas, and had children including Margaret Gilchrist.
  • John GILCHRIST passed away in 1720 in St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Gilchriest
1605 – 1680
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Kirkwood
1606 – 1671
Birth Location: Edn, Edinburgh
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Spouses(s)

Ann Douglas
1635 – 1659
Birth Location: Birth 1636 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Gilchrist
1656 – 1740
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
MG

John GILCHRIST's Ancestors

Self
John GILCHRIST
1630 – 1720
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Gilchriest
1605 – 1680
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Kirkwood
1606 – 1671
Edn, Edinburgh
Grandparents
Patrick (GilchristKillecress) Killicross
1587 – 1615
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mairgarie Tailzeour\Taylor
1587 – 1679
Scotland
Gilbert Kirkwood
1585 – 1633
Fife, Scotland
Janet (\ Jonet Bannatyne of) Foulis
1585 – 1631
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James II
1566 – 1632
Janet Stenhus
1564 – 1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johne Kirkwod
1540 – 1577
Janet Tomson
1541 – 1610
Janet Tomson
1541 – 1610

John GILCHRIST's Descendants

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John GILCHRIST (Abt. 1630 – 1720) m. Ann Douglas (1635 – abt 1659)
  1. 1. Margaret Gilchrist (28 DEC 1656 – 1740) m. Edward Edgar (1 APR 1658 – June 1699)
    1. 1. John Edgar (19 Jul 1674 – 1729) m. Tabitha Markham (18 Jul 1674 – 1725)
      1. 1. Jane Jones (02 Jun 1692 – 1777) m. Joseph (Robert) Montgomery (12 Nov 1690 – )
        1. 1. Ann Patterson (1720 – Before 21 Aug 1782) m. Peter Patterson (1725 – 21 Aug 1781)

John GILCHRIST's Timeline

2 Records

1630
Abt. 1630
Birth of John GILCHRIST in Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
1720
1720
Age 90
Death of John GILCHRIST in St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England
St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1630
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: St Hilda's South Shields, Durham, England
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