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William McGill 1837–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 May 1864

Death Location: Spottsylvania, VA, USA

Father: Alexander McGill

Mother: Mary McKeand

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William McGill was born in 1837 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Mcgill And Mary Mckeand. In 1851, William McGill resided in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. William McGill passed away in 1864 in Spottsylvania, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • William McGill was born in 1837 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Mcgill And Mary Mckeand.
  • In 1851, William McGill resided in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  • William McGill passed away in 1864 in Spottsylvania, VA, USA.

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William McGill's Ancestors

Self
William McGill
1837–1864
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander McGill
1808–1892
Scotland
Mary McKeand
1815–1901
Colvend
Grandparents
William (Henry) McKeand
1788–1855
Urr, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Mary Brown
1787–1875
Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McKeand
1760–
Elizabeth Carson
1769–
William Brown
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1730–1790
Janet Conchar
1732–1792

William McGill's Timeline

3 Records

1837
1837
Birth of William McGill in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 14
William McGill resided here in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1864
18 May 1864
Age 27
Death of William McGill in Spottsylvania, VA, USA
Spottsylvania, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Twynholm; ED: 2; Page: 16; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_214; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Twynholm; ED: 2; Page: 16; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_214; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1864
    Event Place: Spottsylvania, VA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers

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