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William Gillies 1796–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Charles Gillies

Mother: Ann Blair

Spouse(s): Helen Higgins

Children(s): Ann Gillies

The story of William Gillies began in 1796 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. William Gillies married Helen Higgins, and had children including Ann Gillies. William Gillies passed away in 1857 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gillies began in 1796 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • William Gillies married Helen Higgins, and had children including Ann Gillies.
  • William Gillies passed away in 1857 in Scotland.

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Children(s)

William Gillies's Ancestors

Self
William Gillies
1796–1857
Birth Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Charles Gillies
1769–
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
Ann Blair
1775–
Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Gillies
1750–
Midlothian, Scotland
Herriot Jameson
1750–
Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Young) Mcado
1734–1797
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Young
1706–
Margaret Ballock
1707–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Young
1670–1708
Margaret Fleming
1672–
John Balloch
1676–1768
Marion Fleming
1677–1716

William Gillies's Descendants

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William Gillies (1796–1857) m. Helen Higgins (1801–1857)
  1. 1. Ann Gillies 1833–1907 m. John Wallace 1824–1901
    1. 1. John Wallace 1869–1951 m. Hannah Wallace 1871–1952
      1. 1. Minnie (Josephine) Wallace 1905–1968 m. Duncan (MacLachlan) Cunningham 1905–1988
        1. 1. Marylou Cunningham 1933–2012 m. LaMar Slemmer 1938–2012

William Gillies's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of William Gillies in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1857
1857
Age 61
Death of William Gillies in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Scotland

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