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John Gilchrist 1827 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1827

Birth Location: Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Sep 1878

Death Location: North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States

Father: John Gilchrist

Mother: Janet Porter

Spouse(s): Margaret Brown

Children(s): Euphemia Gilchrist, Margaret Mclean, Alexander Gilchrist, Henry Gilchrist, William Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, Margaret Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, John Gilchrist, Betsy Gilchrist, William Gilchrist, Robert Gilchrist, Jennie Gilchrist

The story of John Gilchrist began in 1827 in Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1841, John Gilchrist resided in Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, John Gilchrist resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John Gilchrist married Margaret Brown, and had children including Euphemia Gilchrist, Margaret Mclean, Alexander Gilchrist, Henry Bell Gilchrist, William Brown Gilchrist, James Hoggans Gilchrist, Margaret Mair Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, John N. Gilchrist, Betsy Gilchrist, William L W Gilchrist, Robert Brown Gilchrist, Jennie Gilchrist. John Gilchrist passed away in 1878 in North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gilchrist began in 1827 in Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, John Gilchrist resided in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, John Gilchrist resided in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • John Gilchrist married Margaret Brown, and had children including Euphemia Gilchrist, Margaret Mclean, Alexander Gilchrist, Henry Bell Gilchrist, William Brown Gilchrist, James Hoggans Gilchrist, Margaret Mair Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, John N. Gilchrist, Betsy Gilchrist, William L W Gilchrist, Robert Brown Gilchrist, Jennie Gilchrist.
  • John Gilchrist passed away in 1878 in North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gilchrist
1789 – 1851
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire
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Janet Porter
1790 – 1866
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Brown
1840 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Euphemia Gilchrist
1821 – 1881
Birth Location: Killean, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Margaret Mclean
1849 –
Birth Location: Carstairs, Lanarkshire
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Alexander Gilchrist
1853 –
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Henry Gilchrist
1855 – 1892
Birth Location: Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Gilchrist
1857 – 1867
Birth Location: Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Gilchrist
1859 – 1860
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Gilchrist
1862 – 1890
Birth Location: Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Gilchrist
1864 – 1914
Birth Location: Scotland
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John Gilchrist
1868 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Betsy Gilchrist
1868 – 1876
Birth Location: Carstairs, Lanarkshire
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William Gilchrist
1871 –
Birth Location: Carstairs, Lanarkshire
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Robert Gilchrist
1873 – 1938
Birth Location: Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jennie Gilchrist
1875 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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John Gilchrist's Ancestors

Self
John Gilchrist
1827 – 1878
Birth Place: Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Gilchrist
1789 – 1851
Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Janet Porter
1790 – 1866
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Porter
1785 –
Janet Geddes
1856 –
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilchrist's Descendants

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John Gilchrist (12 Mar 1827 – 21 Sep 1878) m. Margaret Brown (abt 1840 – )
  1. 1. Euphemia Gilchrist (1821 – 1881) m. James Hattan (abt 1814 – 28 Feb 1881)
    1. 1. Euphriema Hatton (22 May 1839 – 27 May 1921)
    2. 2. Jennie Hattan (19 Sep 1841 – 17 Feb 1931) m. Isaac (Brock) Brower (16 Jan 1834 – 23 Jan 1932)
      1. 1. James (Hattan) Brower (12 Sep 1867 – 7 Oct 1912)
      2. 2. Alys (Maude) Brower (abt 1871 – 11 Aug 1949)
      3. 3. James (Hattan) Brower
      4. 4. William (Wallace) Brower (16 Aug 1873 – 28 Dec 1964) m. Orilla (Rieve) Brogan (April 1876 – AFT 1930)
        1. 1. Fay (Maude) Brower (16 Oct 1903 – )
        2. 2. Ruth (E) Brower (May 1906 – )
        3. 3. Vera (M) Brower (1907-10-16 – 2003-02-01) m. Harry Edwards (abt 1902 – 15 JUL 1984)
        4. 4. Gladys (Cora Brower) Wendle (16 Oct 1908 – 3 Jun 1954) m. Dr (C C Neal) Wendle (10 Jan 1904 – 18 October 1983)
        5. 5. Max (E) Brower (10 Mar 1909 – 17 Apr 1987) m. Dorothy Boyer (27 February 1912 – 7 March 2009)
        6. 6. Glen (N) Brower (1910 – 9 February 1989) m. Meda Brower (abt 1908 – )
        7. 7. Isabell (Alberta) Brower (16 Apr 1913 – )
        8. 8. Ralph (A) Brower (31 Aug 1917 – Mar 1973) m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Brundage (26 Jan 1922 – 13 Nov 2003)
      5. 5. Archibald (Brock) Brower (14 Jul 1876 – 9 Aug 1952)
      6. 6. Frank (Cortes) Brower (30 Oct 1878 – )
      7. 7. Erick Brower (abt 1881 – )
      8. 8. Erwin (Sylvester) Brower (27 May 1881 – Jun 1966) m. Belle (Estelle) Young (8 Aug 1888 – Nov 1966)
        1. 1. Cleone (Dot) Brower (25 Aug 1907 – 28 Sep 1965)
        2. 2. Osbon (Brock Brower) Berkhoven (May 15 1909 – 21 Nov 1984) m. Mary Wilkinson
        3. 3. Jean (Alberta) Brower (11 May 1911 – )
        4. 4. Benett Brower (abt 1914 – )
        5. 5. Blossom Brower (Abt. 1916 – )
        6. 6. Wallace (Erwin) Brower (3 Nov 1917 – 10 Apr 2011)
        7. 7. Barry Brower (Abt. 1920 – )
        8. 8. Warren (Sylvester , Reverend) Brower (28 Oct 1922 – 15 Oct 2008)
      9. 9. Earl (L.) Brower (abt 1884 – )
      10. 10. Earl (Crawford) Brower (01 Jan 1894 – )
    3. 3. Niel ((Nicholas)) Hattan (25 Dec 1843 – 28 Jun 1864)
    4. 4. Archibald Hattan (abt 1848 – 7 and 8 Jul 1918)
      1. 1. Isabelle (Euphemia "Belle") Hatton (May 1874 – Aft 1922)
      2. 2. Helena Hattan (16 Mar 1889 – 14 Apr 1964)
        1. 1. Donald (William) Graham (28 Jul 1919 – 6 Oct 2001)
        2. 2. James Graham (31 Mar 1926 – 1991)
      3. 3. Robert (James) Stewart (16 Nov 1896 – 10 Feb 1969)
    5. 5. Robert Hattan (3 Jul 1849 – )
    6. 6. Duncan Hattan (3 Feb 1852 – )
    7. 7. William (James) Hattan (28 Jun 1855 – )
    8. 8. Peter (John) Hattan (26 Apr 1858 – )
    9. 9. Mary (E) Hattan (abt 1863 – Jul 1919) m. Thomas Hattan (March 1867 – )
      1. 1. Edgar (R) Hattan (November 1896 – )
    10. 10. Euphriema Hatten (1889 – 1923)
  2. 2. Margaret Mclean (abt 1849 – )
  3. 3. Alexander Gilchrist (9 Sep 1853 – )
  4. 4. Henry (Bell) Gilchrist (4 Jul 1855 – 12 Jan 1892)
  5. 5. William (Brown) Gilchrist (6 Dec 1857 – 16 Jul 1867)
  6. 6. James (Hoggans) Gilchrist (6 Jun 1859 – Nov 1860)
  7. 7. Margaret (Mair) Gilchrist (30 May 1862 – 10 Jul 1890)
  8. 8. James Gilchrist (1864 – 16 Nov 1914)
  9. 9. John (N.) Gilchrist (abt 1868 – )
  10. 10. Betsy Gilchrist (abt 1868 – 3 Jun 1876)
  11. 11. William (L W) Gilchrist (abt 1871 – )
  12. 12. Robert (Brown) Gilchrist (22 Apr 1873 – 4 May 1938)
  13. 13. Jennie Gilchrist (abt 1875 – )

John Gilchrist's Timeline

10 Records

1827
12 Mar 1827
Birth of John Gilchrist in Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 14
John Gilchrist resided here in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 24
John Gilchrist resided here in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1852
1852
Age 25
John Gilchrist resided here in Mara and Rama, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Mara and Rama, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 34
John Gilchrist resided here in Abbey Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 44
John Gilchrist resided here in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1878
21 Sep 1878
Age 51
Death of John Gilchrist in North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States
North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 53
John Gilchrist resided here in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1881
1881
Age 54
John Gilchrist resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 64
John Gilchrist resided here in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1827
    Event Place: Crawford, Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunsyre; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 1150; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Mara and Rama, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 25; Line: 7
    [3] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Carluke; ED: 2; Page: 34; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851
    [4] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Libberton; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_116
    [5] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbey Burgh; ED: 31; Page: 12; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_74
    [6] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kildrummy; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1871_39
    [7] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Carstairs; ED: 2; Page: 2; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1871_121
    [8] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dalkeith; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1891_331
    [9] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 44; Page: 1; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_224
    [10] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 530; Family History Film: 1254530; Page: 297B; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 0217

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunsyre; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 1150; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Carluke; ED: 2; Page: 34; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Mara and Rama, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Mara and Rama, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11743; Page: 25; Line: 7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Abbey Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Libberton; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_116
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbey Burgh; ED: 31; Page: 12; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_74

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kildrummy; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1871_39
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Carstairs; ED: 2; Page: 2; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1871_121

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 530; Family History Film: 1254530; Page: 297B; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 0217

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 44; Page: 1; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_224

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dalkeith; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1891_331

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1878
    Event Place: North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States
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