James Alexander
Gilfillan
Born in Cradock, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Adam Gilfillan
and Sophia Cecilia (Marais) Gilfillan
Brother of
Elizabeth Mary Caroline Carolina Maria (Gilfillan) von Maltitz, Sophia Cecilia Gilfillan, Anna (Gilfillan) O'Reilly, John Alexander Gilfillan, Martha Magdalena Gilfillan, Rachel Charlotte (Gilfillan) Rawstorne, Mary Agnes (Gilfillan) Marais, Hester Johanna (Gilfillan) Kirchner and Adam Fleetwood Gilfillan
Died
at age 67
in Bosjeskloof, Cradock, Cape Colony
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Biography
James Alexander was born in Cradock on 2 December 1825; he was the son of Adam Gilfillan and Sophia Maria (Marais) Gilfillan.
James never married; his Death Notice states that he was 'half-witted'! He was 67 years old when he passed away at Bosjeskloof, Cradock on 11 September 1893.[1].
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| Death Notice of Jams Alexander Gilfillan |
Sources
- ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-X8BB : 4 November 2019), James Alexander Gilfillan, 1893
- www.1820settlers.com
- Added on 19 Dec 2018 by Ian McArthur
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Corney Keller
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K1a-T195C!
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~1.56%
Elizabeth (dù Toit) Theron :
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~0.78%
Stephanie Murphy :
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~0.78%
Derek Griffith :
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~0.78%
Mervyn van Heerden :
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