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John Gilmour 1768 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1768

Birth Location: Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 July 1846

Death Location: Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Andrew Gilmour

Mother: Margaret Carswell

Spouse(s): Ann Whyte

Children(s): John Gilmour, Allan Gilmour, Elizabeth Gilmour, John Gilmour, William Gilmour, Hugh Gilmour, James Gilmour, Andrew Gilmour, Mary Gilmour, William Whyte

John Gilmour was born in 1768 in Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Gilmour and Margaret Carswell. John Gilmour married Ann Whyte, and had children including John Gilmour, Allan Gilmour, Elizabeth Gilmour, John Gilmour, William Gilmour, Hugh Gilmour, James Gilmour, Andrew Gilmour, Mary Gilmour, William Whyte. John Gilmour passed away in 1846 in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Gilmour was born in 1768 in Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Gilmour and Margaret Carswell.
  • John Gilmour married Ann Whyte, and had children including John Gilmour, Allan Gilmour, Elizabeth Gilmour, John Gilmour, William Gilmour, Hugh Gilmour, James Gilmour, Andrew Gilmour, Mary Gilmour, William Whyte.
  • John Gilmour passed away in 1846 in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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John Gilmour's Ancestors

Self
John Gilmour
1768 – 1846
Birth Place: Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Gilmour
1736 – 1826
Muirhead Farm, Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Carswell
1736 – 1813
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Gilmour
1704 –
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion Sproule
1721 –
Allan Carswell
1717 – 1785
Bonbrae of Dumgrain, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Lochead
1712 –
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilmour's Descendants

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John Gilmour (23 Jan 1768 – 16 July 1846) m. Ann Whyte (19 Aug 1771 – 1834)
  1. 1. John Gilmour (30 Oct 1786 – )
  2. 2. Allan Gilmour (20 Aug 1789 – 5 Jan 1868) m. Margaret Anderson (20 Aug 1790 – 10 Nov 1866)
    1. 1. Isabella (Isobel) Gilmour (3 1815 – 30 May 1852)
    2. 2. William Gilmour (1/2/1821 – 1 Aug 1889)
    3. 3. William Gilmour (2 Jan 1821 – 1 Aug 1891)
    4. 4. Allen Gilmour (13 Aug 1822 – 9 Jan 1896)
    5. 5. Allan Gilmour (13 Aug 1823 – 15 Apr 1918)
    6. 6. John Gilmour (26 Jul 1824 – 17 Jun 1907) m. Jane Lindsay (05 Dec 1815 – 7 July 1894)
      1. 1. Mary Gilmour (abt 1839 – 1867)
      2. 2. Neil Gilmour (08 Jan 1840 – 31 Mar 1901)
      3. 3. John Gilmour (1843 – 28 Nov 1903)
      4. 4. Annie (Ann) Gilmour (1849 – 14 Jan 1901)
      5. 5. Allan Gilmour (04 Jan 1851 – 06 May 1938)
      6. 6. Jane (Margaret) Gilmour (15 Oct 1851 – 16 Feb 1931)
      7. 7. Margaret (Maggie) Gilmour (10 Sep 1852 – 02 February 1867)
    7. 7. Hugh Gilmour (9 Feb 1828 – 21 Sep 1911)
    8. 8. James (G.) Gilmour (1832 – 10 Oct 1889)
    9. 9. Allan Gilmour (27 Sep 1835 – 29 June 1917)
    10. 10. Jessie Gilmour
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gilmour (1791 – 1850)
  4. 4. John Gilmour (16 Jan 1791 – 5 Jan 1868)
  5. 5. William Gilmour (1 January 1792 – 1868)
  6. 6. Hugh Gilmour (16 Jan 1794 – Apr 1879 possible)
  7. 7. James Gilmour (06 Apr 1796 – 1853)
  8. 8. Andrew Gilmour (6 Nov 1799 – BEF 1845)
  9. 9. Mary Gilmour (08 Jul 1802 – AFT 1845)
  10. 10. William Whyte (abt 1807 – )

John Gilmour's Timeline

2 Records

1768
23 Jan 1768
Birth of John Gilmour in Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1846
16 July 1846
Age 78
Death of John Gilmour in Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1768
    Event Place: Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1846
    Event Place: Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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