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William Gilliland 1824–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: County Monaghan, Ireland

Death Date: March 23, 1879

Death Location: Waterloo

Father: JOHN Gilliland

Mother: Ann Clancy

Spouse(s): Sarah Cavanagh, Augusta Ante

Children(s): Bertha Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, James Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Alexander Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland

William Gilliland was born in 1824 in County Monaghan, Ireland, the child of John James Gilliland And Ann Clancy. William Gilliland married Augusta Wilhelmina Ante, Elizabeth Hurst, Sarah Ann Cavanagh, and had children including Alexander Gilliland, Bertha L Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, James William Gilliland, Margaret Gilliland, Mary Gilliland. William Gilliland passed away in 1879 in Waterloo.

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Biography

  • William Gilliland was born in 1824 in County Monaghan, Ireland, the child of John James Gilliland And Ann Clancy.
  • William Gilliland married Augusta Wilhelmina Ante, Elizabeth Hurst, Sarah Ann Cavanagh, and had children including Alexander Gilliland, Bertha L Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, James William Gilliland, Margaret Gilliland, Mary Gilliland.
  • William Gilliland passed away in 1879 in Waterloo.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilliland's Ancestors

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William Gilliland
1824–1879
Birth Place: County Monaghan, Ireland
Parents
JOHN James Gilliland
1800–1827
Ireland
Ann Clancy
1834–1927
County Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Gilliland
1750–1831
Down, Down, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Polk
1750–1824
West Agusta, Pennsylvania Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
William Polk
1739–1753
Hannah Henthorn
1731–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gilliland
1685–1740
Elizabeth Smith
1702–1765
John loyalist
1705–1781
Elizabeth Key\Keys\Keyes
1702–1799
Charles Polk
1703–1753
Christian Cartledge
1714–1779

William Gilliland's Descendants

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William Gilliland (abt 1824–March 23, 1879) m. Sarah (Ann) Cavanagh (1831–11 Feb 1898) m. Augusta (Wilhelmina) Ante (–1926)
  1. 1. Bertha (L) Gilliland 1851–1910
  2. 2. Mary Gilliland 1856–
  3. 3. Caroline Gilliland 1865–
  4. 4. James (William) Gilliland 1854–1925 m. Augusta (Wilhelmina) Ante 1857–1926
    1. 1. William (Lloyd) Gilliland 1888–1960 m. Mary (Ann) Snowdy 1892–1963
      1. 1. Vivian (Mary) Gilliland 1920–1982
      2. 2. Molly Gilliland 1921–1929
      3. 3. William (James) Gilliland 1929–1963
    2. 2. Bertha (Alwine) Gilliland 1884–1965 m. James (Charles) Reid 1880–
      1. 1. John (A) Reid 1919–
      2. 2. Ellen (M) Reid 1920–
  5. 5. Mary Gilliland 1859–
  6. 6. Alexander Gilliland 1870–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gilliland 1872–

William Gilliland's Timeline

6 Records

1824
abt 1824
Birth of William Gilliland in County Monaghan, Ireland
County Monaghan, Ireland
1825
1825
Age 1
Birth of William Gilliland in Ireland
Ireland
1879
23 Mar 1879
Age 55
Death of William Gilliland in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1879
March 23, 1879
Age 55
Death of William Gilliland in Sarnia Township, Lambton, Ontario
Sarnia Township, Lambton, Ontario
1879
March 23, 1879
Age 55
Death of William Gilliland in Waterloo
Waterloo
1881
1881
Age 57
William Gilliland resided here in Glasgow Martyrs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Martyrs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Martyrs; ED: 41; Page: 6; Line: 7; Roll: cssct1881_229a
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 23
    [3] Ireland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: County Monaghan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Martyrs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Martyrs; ED: 41; Page: 6; Line: 7; Roll: cssct1881_229a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1879
    Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 23, 1879
    Event Place: Sarnia Township, Lambton, Ontario
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 23, 1879
    Event Place: Waterloo

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