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John Gillies 1787–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1787

Birth Location: Kettle, fifeshire

Death Date: 01 Aug 1862

Death Location: Leslie, fife

Father: Walter Gillies

Mother: Janet Johnstone

Spouse(s): Ann Clunie

Children(s): Walter Gillies, Margaret Gillies, David Gillies, Ann Gillies, James Gillies, May Gillies, Catherine Gillies, John Gillies, Lillias Gillies

John Gillies was born in 1787 in Kettle, fifeshire, the child of Walter Gillies And Janet Johnstone. John Gillies married Ann Clunie, and had children including Ann Gillies, Catherine Gillies, David Clunie Gillies, James Gillies, John Gillies, Lillias Gillies, Margaret Gillies, May Ann Gillies, Walter Gillies. John Gillies passed away in 1862 in Leslie, fife.

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Biography

  • John Gillies was born in 1787 in Kettle, fifeshire, the child of Walter Gillies And Janet Johnstone.
  • John Gillies married Ann Clunie, and had children including Ann Gillies, Catherine Gillies, David Clunie Gillies, James Gillies, John Gillies, Lillias Gillies, Margaret Gillies, May Ann Gillies, Walter Gillies.
  • John Gillies passed away in 1862 in Leslie, fife.

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John Gillies's Ancestors

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John Gillies
1787–1862
Birth Place: Kettle, fifeshire
Parents
Walter Gillies
1725–1792
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Janet Johnstone
1752–1823
Ceres, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Gillies
1678–1738
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Janet Heggie
1690–1750
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
John (George) Johnstone
1727–
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Lily Haxton
1730–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Gilles
1643–1700
Christiane Chrystie
1649–
Walter (Heiggie)
1667–1737
Margaret Brown
1664–
David Johnston
1693–1755
Margaret Halkerston
1696–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gillies's Descendants

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John Gillies (24 Jun 1787–01 Aug 1862) m. Ann Clunie (28 Sep 1788–15 Apr 1864)
  1. 1. Walter Gillies 1814–1887
  2. 2. Margaret Gillies 1816–
  3. 3. David (Clunie) Gillies 1819–
  4. 4. Ann Gillies 1822–
  5. 5. James Gillies 1824–
  6. 6. May (Ann) Gillies 1826–
  7. 7. Catherine Gillies 1832–
  8. 8. John Gillies 1830–
  9. 9. Lillias Gillies 1828–1907 m. Alexander Bain 1827–1902
    1. 1. John Bain 1854–1926 m. Mary Milne 1854–1933
      1. 1. Mary Bain 1881–1918 m. Robert Philp 1880–1956
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Moir) Philp 1918–2008 m. Robert (Gourdie) Kirk 1914–1994
        2. 2. Robert Philp 1904–1976 m. Margaret McHale 1905–2003
        3. 3. Mary Philp 1906–2000 m. Matthew (Gardiner) Turnbull 1904–1969
        4. 4. John (Bain) Philp 1910–1983
        5. 5. William (Moir) Philp 1913–1916
      2. 2. Peter Bain 1896–1980
      3. 3. Alexander Bain 1877–1957 m. Lily Campbell 1884–1947
        1. 1. Hector (Campbell) Bain 1916–1986 m. Stella Graham 1922–1985
        2. 2. Alexander Bain 1906–
        3. 3. James Bain 1912–1942
        4. 4. Peter Bain 1904–
        5. 5. John Bain 1905–1984 m. Maggie Bell 1909–2001 m. Janet (McCartney) Lees 1905–1938
        6. 6. Margaret (Gillies) Bain 1908–1988 m. Andrew Brown 1894–1967
        7. 7. Thomas Bain 1914–1969
        8. 8. Bain 1904–
      4. 4. James Bain 1879–1967 m. Isabella Downie 1877–
        1. 1. Isabella (Wilkie) Bain 1907–
        2. 2. Lillias Bain 1909–
        3. 3. Mary (Milne) Bain 1905–
        4. 4. Catherine (Ann Meiklejohn) Bain 1903–
      5. 5. Thomas Bain 1885–1977 m. Joan Davies 1881–1958
        1. 1. Janet Bain 1915–1967 m. Allan (J) Smart 1920–1998
      6. 6. Lillias Bain 1891–1964 m. Alexander Mitchell 1893–1969
        1. 1. Robert (Grieg) Mitchell 1918–1985 m. Ann (Wood Hotchkies) Bennie 1918–1979
      7. 7. John Bain 1883–
    2. 2. Jean Bain 1860–
    3. 3. Alexander Bain 1857–
    4. 4. James Bain 1863–1939

John Gillies's Timeline

2 Records

1787
24 Jun 1787
Birth of John Gillies in Kettle, fifeshire
Kettle, fifeshire
1862
01 Aug 1862
Age 75
Death of John Gillies in Leslie, fife
Leslie, fife

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Kettle, fifeshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1862
    Event Place: Leslie, fife

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