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John Gilchrist 1842–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1908

Death Location: West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Gilchrist

Mother: Christina Marshall

Spouse(s): Annie Sharp

Children(s): Anna Gilchrist, Christina Gilchrist, Elizabeth Gilchrist, Margaret Gilchrist, Alexander Gilchrist, James Gilchrist, Charlotte Gilchrist

John Gilchrist was born in 1842 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Archibald Alexander Gilchrist And Christina Paterson Marshall. In 1851, John Gilchrist resided in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. In 1861, John Gilchrist resided in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. John Gilchrist married Annie Boyd Sharp, and had children including Alexander Gilchrist, Anna Boyd Gilchrist, Charlotte Gilchrist, Christina Marshall Gilchrist, Elizabeth Lizzie Gilchrist, James Sharp Gilchrist, Margaret Sharp Gilchrist. John Gilchrist passed away in 1908 in West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Gilchrist was born in 1842 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Archibald Alexander Gilchrist And Christina Paterson Marshall.
  • In 1851, John Gilchrist resided in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • In 1861, John Gilchrist resided in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • John Gilchrist married Annie Boyd Sharp, and had children including Alexander Gilchrist, Anna Boyd Gilchrist, Charlotte Gilchrist, Christina Marshall Gilchrist, Elizabeth Lizzie Gilchrist, James Sharp Gilchrist, Margaret Sharp Gilchrist.
  • John Gilchrist passed away in 1908 in West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Gilchrist's Ancestors

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John Gilchrist
1842–1908
Birth Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
Archibald Alexander Gilchrist
1820–1891
Carluke, Lanark
Christina (Paterson) Marshall
1819–1891
Whitburn, West Lothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
William Marshall
1795–1873
Carluke, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Charlotte (Paterson) Anderson
1800–1859
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilchrist's Descendants

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John Gilchrist (1842–1908) m. Annie (Boyd) Sharp (1852–12 january 1925)
  1. 1. Anna (Boyd) Gilchrist 1870–
  2. 2. Christina (Marshall) Gilchrist 1874–
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Gilchrist 1882–
  4. 4. Margaret (Sharp) Gilchrist 1877–1933
  5. 5. Alexander Gilchrist 1868–1871
  6. 6. James (Sharp) Gilchrist 1872–1956
  7. 7. Charlotte Gilchrist 1878–1951 m. William Sloan 1874–
    1. 1. Wm Sloan 1900–
    2. 2. Annie (Sharpe Gilchrist) Sloan 1898–1960 m. Robert Ferguson 1893–1929 m. Samuel Thompson 1887–1953
      1. 1. Donald Ferguson 1919–2013 m. Florence Ridyard 1924–2014
      2. 2. Charlotte (Gilchrist Sloan) Ferguson 1920–1993

John Gilchrist's Timeline

4 Records

1842
1842
Birth of John Gilchrist in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1851
1851
Age 9
John Gilchrist resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 19
John Gilchrist resided here in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
1908
1908
Age 66
Death of John Gilchrist in West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Bathgate; ED: 11; Page: 24; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_120

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Bathgate; ED: 11; Page: 24; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: West Benhar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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