John
Gillies
Born about in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Ewen Gillies
and Marion (Maclean) Gillis
Husband of
Mary MacIntyre
— married
10 Feb 1825 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Gillies, Roderick Gillies, Marion Flora Gillies, Catherine Gillies, Marion Gillies, Anne Gillies and Roderick Gillies
Died
at about age 59
in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2019
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Biography
John Gillies was born about 1796 in the community of Ardveensih (Gaelic; Àird Mhèanais) on the island of Barra (Eilean Bharraigh) in Scotlands Outer Hebrides. [1]
He married Mary MacIntyre in the Catholic Church (St. Brendan) at Craigston (Baille na Creige) on February 10, 1825. [2]
In the census of 1841 [3] John is living with his wife and six children in the community of Glen, on Barra. Also present in the household are both his mother (Marion) and his mother-in-law (Christy MacNiel)
In the census of 1851 [4] John is still in Glen with his family. Seven children are listed as well as his sister Ann and brother Neil Gillies. Neil was apparently visiting as his wife and family are recorded back home on Mingulay. He is listed as a crofter and fisherman.
John Gillies died at Glen, after three weeks of jaundice, on December 7, 1855.
Legal Name: John Gillies
Gaelic Name: '
Identifying Name:
For more information on Scottish naming see Names in Scotland
Sources
- ↑ "Ancestors of John MacLean", document (family tree), Copy of this document is in the Donald A. Gibson Genealogical Collection, Not available online (: accessed ); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted, [contact information for private use].
- ↑ St. Brendans (Craigston, Barra, Scotland), Parish Registers,, John Gillis & Mary MacIntyre; 10Feb1825, St. Brendans, Barra; , .
- ↑ 1841 Census of England, Scotland and Wales, Island of Barra, Invernessshire, Scotland, , John Gillies and b.1796; digital images, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :
- ↑ 1851 Census of England, Scotland and Wales, Island of Barra, Invernessshire, Scotland, , John Gillies and Glen Barra; digital images
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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Rejected matches › John Gillies (1798-) › John McLeish (abt.1797-) › John L Gill Jr (1796-) › John Gill (abt.1796-) › John Trumbull Gill (-1854) › John Gill (1794-) › John Giles (1795-1853) › John Giles (1798-) › Iain Gillis (abt.1796-)
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