John Gilchrist, II^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1789 - 1866  (77 years)

• Name	John Gilchrist  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	28 April 1789	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	5 Apr 1809  [5]
  Residence	1841	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1851	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1861	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	8 May 1866	Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I422451076656	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Somervel Gilchristson or Gilchrist,   b. 2 April 1761, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Abt 1843, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Dorothea Russell,   b. 25 April 1761, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Abt 1852, Lesmahagow Lanarkshire (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1780?	Carluke, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
  Married	14 Mar 1783	Lesmahagow,Lanark,Scotland
  Married	14 March 1783	Lesmahagow Parish   [7]
  Married	1799	Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Married	05 Dec 1847	Carluke,Lanark,Scotland
  Family ID	F1109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [7, 11]
  Children	1. Sommerville Gilchrist, II,   b. 30 Sep 1811, Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire d. 25 Sep 1888, Westgate of Kirkfield, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire (Age 76 years)   2. William Meek Gilchriston,   b. 10 Sep 1813, Kirkfieldnurn, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. d. 23 Dec 1886, 166, Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire (Age 73 years)   3. Bertram Gilchrist, I,   b. 1 Jan 1818, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. d. 9 Aug 1895, Auchengow House, Millport, Cumbrae, Bute, Scotland, UK (Age 77 years)   4. John Gilchrist,   b. 1821, Scotland d. 21 April 1880, 3 Prospect Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)   5. Elizabeth Gilchrist\Gilkrist,   b. About 1821, Kirkfieldbank?,Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 25 Oct 1895, Morningside Square, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 74 years)   6. Robert Gilchrist,   b. 27 Jul 1823, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 29 Jun 1895, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 71 years)   7. Margaret Gilchrist,   b. 4 Jun 1827, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire d. 1 February 1866, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 38 years)   8. Catherine Bertram Gilchrist,   b. 1828, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 10 Feb 1893, Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

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