John Gillanders b. Abt 1824 Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 31 Mar 1887 Beauly, Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland: Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

John Gillanders

Abt 1824 - 1887 (63 years)

Name	John Gillanders
Birth	Abt 1824	Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Gender	Male
Census	6 Jun 1841	Achoniky, Urray, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [1]
	FRASER Donald, 25, Sheep Manager, Yes FRASER Georgina, 15, Yes McLEOD Anne, 20, F Servant, Yes GILLANDERS Ann, 10, Yes FRASER Abby, 1, Yes GILLANDERS John, 15, Male Servant, Yes
Census	30 Mar 1851	Doirenafuaran, Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [2]
	GILLANDERS John, Head, Widower, 28, Shepherd, Contin R&C GILLANDERS Hellen, Dau, 3, Applecross R&C GILLANDERS Jessie, Dau, 1, Applescross R&C ELLIOT James, Visitor, Mar, 54, Shepherd, Dumfriesshire GILLANDERS Anne, Sister, Unm, 20, House Servant, Contin R&C GILLANDERS Catherine, Sister, Unm, 12, House Servant, Contin R&C McLEAN Cristina, Visitor, Unm, 36, House Servant, Invernesshire McDONALD Anne, Servant, Unm, 26, House Servant, Applecross R&C
Census	7 Apr 1861	Invermainie, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [3]
	GILLANDERS John, Head, 36, Shepherd, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Ann, Wife, 34, Applecross, Rossshire GILLANDERS Helen, Dau, 13, Scholar, Applecross Rossshire GILLANDERS Donald, Son, 10, Scholar, Applecross Rossshire GILLANDERS John, Son, 7, Scholar, Applecross Rossshire GILLANDERS Emily, Dau, 6, Contin Rosshire GILLANDERS Kenneth A, Son, 4, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Murdo, Son, 2, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Malcolm, Son, 6mths, Contin Rosshire FINLAYSON Mary, Servant, 22, Domestic Serv, Lochearson Rossshire GILLANDERS Alexander, Visitor, 29, Fund Holder , Contin Rossshire
Census	2 Apr 1871	Invermainie, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [4]
	GILLANDERS John, Head, 47, Shepherd, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Ann, Wife, 44, Shepherd's Wife, Applecross, Rossshire GILLANDERS Donald, Son, 20, Shepherd (unemployed), Applecross Rossshire GILLANDERS John, Son, 18, Shepherd, Applecross Rossshire GILLANDERS Emily, Dau, 17, Gen Serv (domestic), Contin Rosshire GILLANDERS Kenneth, Son, 15, Shepherd's Son, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Murdo, Son, 12, Scholar, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Malcolm, Son, 10, Scholar, Contin Rosshire GILLANDERS Anne, Dau, 8, Shepherd's Dau, Contin Rossshire GILLANDERS Margaret, Dau, 6, Shepherd's Dau, Contin, Rossshire GILLANDERS Daniel (should be Dolina), Son (should be dau), under 1mth, Shepherd Son, Contin Rossshire
Census	3 Apr 1881	Glenmeanie, Strathconon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [5]
	GILLANDERS John, Head, 56, Shepherd, Contin Gaelic, Rossshire GILLANDERS Anne, Dau, 18, General Servant, Contin GILLANDERS Maggie, Dau, 16, Contin GILLANDERS Dolina, Dau, 9, Scholar, Contin CAMPBELL Alexander, Grandson, 11, Scholar, Contin
Death	31 Mar 1887	Beauly, Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland [6, 7]
	Cause: Paralysis of Bladder - 12 months & Incontinence of Urine - 12 months
	John Gillanders Retired Shepherd Married to Ann McDonald at 5 AM aged 63 Parents: Alexander Gillanders, Sheep and Cattle Dealer (dec) & Janet Gillanders MS McLennan (dec) Kenneth A Gillanders, Son was present when he passed away
Burial	1 Apr 1887	Cnoc na Bhain Burial Ground, Achanalt, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [8]
	In Loving Memory of Malcolm GILLANDERS who died at Arabella 8th January 1880 aged 19 years. and his parents John GILLANDERS for many years at Glenmeanie who died at Beauly 31st March 1887 Aged 63 years Ann MacDONALD who died at Beauly 18th June 1902 Aged 76
		John and Ann Gillanders and son Malcolm, Cnoc na Bhain Burial Ground, Achanalt, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
AAA Last Date	2 Feb 2023
Person ID	I1725	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

Father	Alexander Gillanders, b. Abt 1797, Kinlochluichart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 14 Sep 1870, Garrimatic, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Janet MacLennan, b. 26 Aug 1801, Garve, Kinlochluichart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 22 Jun 1883, Grudie, Kinlochluichart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 81 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F794	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Amelia McLean, b. 21 Jan 1820, Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland d. Aft 1 Feb 1854, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age > 34 years)

Marriage 28 May 1847 Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland [9, 10, 11]

John Gillanders, Scatwell, Contin & Amelia McLean, Kilmorack were Married

Also recorded in Contin Ross & Cromarty
John Gillanders to Emily McLean

Children

+	1. Helen Gillanders, b. 26 Aug 1847, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 13 Jan 1940, 10 Seaforth Gardens, Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 92 years) [Father: natural]
	2. Jessie Gillanders, b. Abt 1849, Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. Bef 1855, Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age < 5 years) [Father: natural]
	3. Donald Gillanders, b. 25 Nov 1850, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 17 Aug 1910, Waipukurau Hospital, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Age 59 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F980 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Anne MacDonald, b. 15 Jan 1825, Annat, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 18 Jun 1902, Beauly, Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)

Marriage 1 May 1852 Shieldaig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [10, 12]

John Gillanders, Shepherd, Residing at Torridon and Ann Macdonald, daughter of John McDonald, Newton, Torridon
(This is in the parish of Applecross)

Children

+	1. John Gillanders, b. 2 Aug 1852, Torridon, Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 19 Aug 1922, Enfield, Bowenville, Dalby, Queensland, Australia (Age 70 years) [Father: natural]
	2. Emily Gillanders, b. 1 Feb 1854, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 29 Dec 1944, Sunnyside, Muir of Ord, Moray, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 90 years) [Father: natural]
+	3. Kenneth Alexander Gillanders, b. 8 Nov 1855, Strathderie, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 9 Oct 1932, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 76 years) [Father: natural]
+	4. Murdoch Gillanders, b. 26 Apr 1858, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 16 Feb 1909, 14 Innes Street, Inverness, Invernesshire, Scotland (Age 50 years) [Father: natural]
	5. Malcolm Gillanders, b. 30 Sep 1860, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1880, Arabella, Logie Easter, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 19 years) [Father: natural]
+	6. Ann Gillanders, b. 21 Sep 1862, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 12 Jun 1957, Kinlochluichart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 94 years) [Father: natural]
+	7. Margaret (Maggie) Gillanders, b. 1 Jul 1864, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 10 May 1958, Meldon, Keelig, Kirkhill, Invernesshire, Scotland (Age 93 years) [Father: natural]
	8. Dolina (Dolly) Gillanders, b. 19 Mar 1871, Glenmeanie, Strathconon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 17 Mar 1963, Bounty Hospital, Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 91 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F981 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Marriage - 1 May 1852 - Shieldaig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

= Link to Google Earth

Sources

[S67] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1841 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 6 June 1841;), 1841 Urray Ross & Cromarty, ED 1 Page 10.
[S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Applecross Ross & Cromarty, ED 4 Page 30.
[S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Contin Ross & Cromarty, ED 5 page 2 - via Ancestry.co.uk.
[S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Contin Ross & Cromarty, ED 10 Page 3 - via Ancestry.co.uk.
[S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Contin Ross & Cromarty, ED 2 Page 4, Line 10 - via Ancestry.co.uk.
[S1] Certificate held on file:, supplied by Teresa Scott.
[S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1887 Kilmorack Inverness, 100/00 0011.
[S35] Cemetery Records, www.rosscromartyroots.co.uk - Achanalt Burial Records, No 3710 taken by Roddie Macpherson 2008.
[S30] Family Search, Subject: Birth Marriage and Burial Entries, (Name: From 2000;), "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5X-6YM : accessed 11 July 2015), John Gillanders and Amelia Mclean, 24 May 1847; citing Kilmorack,Inverness,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,709.
[S1] Certificate held on file:.
[S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1847 Kilmorack Invernessshire; 100/ 20 112 also 1847 Contin Ross & Cromarty; 060 20/102.
[S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1852 Applecross Ross & Cromarty; 058/ 20 212.

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