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Robert Gilchrist 1816–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1816

Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1904

Death Location: Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Duncan Gilchrist

Mother: Jane Barr

Spouse(s): Anne Paton

Children(s): Robert Gilchrist

Robert Gilchrist was born in 1816 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Gilchrist And Jane Barr. In 1861, Robert Gilchrist resided in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Gilchrist married Anne Clelland Paton, and had children including Robert Barr Gilchrist. Robert Gilchrist passed away in 1904 in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Gilchrist was born in 1816 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Gilchrist And Jane Barr.
  • In 1861, Robert Gilchrist resided in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Gilchrist married Anne Clelland Paton, and had children including Robert Barr Gilchrist.
  • Robert Gilchrist passed away in 1904 in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Gilchrist's Ancestors

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Robert Gilchrist
1816–1904
Birth Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Duncan Gilchrist
1791–
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane Barr
1792–
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Gilchrist's Descendants

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Robert Gilchrist (20 Jul 1816–1904) m. Anne (Clelland) Paton (13 Nov 1832–1911)
  1. 1. Robert (Barr) Gilchrist 1854–1929 m. Christina Brechin 1861–1925
    1. 1. Robert Gilchrist 1880–1945 m. Margaret (Brown) Haddow 1884–1967
      1. 1. Jean (Horn "Jeanie") Gilchrist 1905–1983 m. William (John McCracken) Rae 1901–1968
        1. 1. Margaret (Gilchrist Brown) Rae 1928–2009 m. Robert (Watson Burns) Smith 1917–1981

Robert Gilchrist's Timeline

5 Records

1816
20 Jul 1816
Birth of Robert Gilchrist in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1821
Abt 1821
Age 5
Birth of Robert Gilchrist in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 45
Robert Gilchrist resided here in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 65
Robert Gilchrist resided here in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1904
1904
Age 88
Death of Robert Gilchrist in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1821
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 14; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1861_88
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 3; Page: 18; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_193

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1816
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 14; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1861_88

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Maybole; ED: 3; Page: 18; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_193

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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