William Meek Gilchriston^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]}

1813 - 1886  (73 years)

• Name	William Meek Gilchriston  [2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Residence	1813	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [13]
  Birth	10 Sep 1813	Kirkfieldnurn, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.   [2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17]
  Baptism	25 Sep 1813	, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland   [13, 18]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	10 Feb 1835	Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [21]
  Residence	1851	Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 11]
  Arrival	6 Jun 1853	New York, New York, USA   [9]
  Departure	Glasgow, Scotland   [9]
  Residence	1861	Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  Residence	1871	Carluke, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4, 5, 10]
  Residence	1881	Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [7]
  Death	23 Dec 1886	166, Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire   [15, 17]
  Residence	1891	Carluke, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Burial	Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland   [15]
  Person ID	I422341103293	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Gilchrist, II,   b. 28 April 1789, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 8 May 1866, Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Janet Meek,   b. 11 May 1786, Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland d. 20 Jul 1866, Kirkfield Lodge, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1800	Gorbals,Lanark,Scotland
  Married	13 October 1810	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [14, 22]
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Reid,   b. 05 Oct 1817, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 09 Aug 1893, Cairney Park, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1838	Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
  Married	14 Jul 1838	Parish of Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 14, 17, 23]
  	Date of marriage shown on son Robert's birth certificate (1861)
  Children	1. John Gilchrist,   b. 19 Feb 1839, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Lanarkshire d. 11 Apr 1919, Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)   2. James Reid Gilchrist,   b. 01 Apr 1841, Cowcaddens, Glasgow d. 29 Oct 1883, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 42 years)   3. Susannah Smith Gilchrist,   b. 31 Jul 1843, Steels Cross, Lanark, Lanarkshire d. 14 Oct 1920, Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 77 years)   4. Janet Meek (Jessie) Gilchrist,   b. 19 Dec 1845, Steels Cross, Lanark, Lanarkshire d. 8 Jun 1916, Portland, Oregon, USA (Age 70 years)   5. Marion Reid Gilchrist,   b. 22 Mar 1849, Steels Cross, Lanark, Lanarkshire Scotland (daughter of William & Marion) d. 17 Aug 1927, 114 Lakewood, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 78 years)   6. William Meek Gilchrist,   b. 14 Nov 1851, Steele's Cross, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 Oct 1897, Avondale Inn, Kirk Street, Strathaven, Lanarkshire (Age 45 years)   7. Cathrine Gilchrist,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Steels Cross, Lanark, Scotland d. 30 Aug 1944, Eaglesham Road, Glasgow (Age 89 years)   8. Thomas Reid Gilchrist,   b. 22 Jun 1857, Cartland Bridge Cottage, Lanark d. 23 Dec 1924, "Torwood", Kirk Brae, Wishaw, Lanarkshire (Age 67 years)   9. Robert Gilchrist,   b. 18 Jan 1861, Cartland Bridge Cottage, Lanark (a son of William & Marion) d. 11 Mar 1924, Heathfield Drive, Milngavie, Dumbartonshire. (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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