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Descendants of Alexander Gillis
Generation
No. 1
1. ALEXANDER1 GILLIS was born Bet. 1800 to 1801 in
Children of ALEXANDER GILLIS and ANN UNKNOWN are:
i. MARY2 GILLIS, b. February
14, 1831, Nova Scotia or Scotland; d. Unknown, Unknown.
2. ii. ANGUS GILLIS, b. July 15, 1841, SW Margaree, Inverness County, Cape
Breton Island, NS; d. Unknown, Unknown.
iii. ALEXANDER GILLIS, b. Bet. 1848 to 1856, Nova Scotia or Scotland; d.
Unknown, Unknown.
Generation
No. 2
2. ANGUS2 GILLIS (ALEXANDER1) was born July 15, 1841 in SW Margaree, Inverness
County, Cape Breton Island, NS, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married (1) FLORA GILLIS January 31,
1871 in Catholic Church, Broad Cove, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS,
daughter of ALLAN GILLIS. She was born
Abt. 1851 in Broad Cove, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS, and died
Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) CATHERINE UNKNOWN Bef. 1891
in Unknown. She was born April 01, 1855
in Nova Scotia, and died Unknown in Unknown.
Children of ANGUS GILLIS and FLORA GILLIS are:
i. SIMON3 GILLIS, b. June 24,
1872, SW Margaree, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS; d. April 17, 1952,
Inverness, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS.
ii. DONALD GILLIS, b. May 27, 1874, SW Margaree, Inverness County, Cape
Breton Island, NS; d. Unknown, Unknown.
3. iii. MARY ANN GILLIS, b. Bet. February 21 to 23, 1876, SW Margaree,
Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS; d. Unknown, Unknown.
iv. ALLAN GILLIS, b. Bet. 1878 to 1879, Nova Scotia; d. Unknown, Unknown;
m. FLORENCE UNKNOWN, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown,
Unknown.
4. v. JESSIE GILLIS, b. January 14, 1881, Nova Scotia; d. 1904, Unknown.
5. vi. JOSEPH JOHN GILLIS, b. November 01, 1882, SW Margaree, Inverness County,
Cape Breton Island, NS; d. May 25, 1961, Burnaby, BC.
vii. JAMES ANGUS OR ANGUS JAMES GILLIS, b. January 20, 1886, Nova Scotia; d. Unknown,
Unknown.
Generation
No. 3
3. MARY ANN3 GILLIS (ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Bet. February 21 to 23, 1876 in SW Margaree, Inverness County, Cape Breton
Island, NS, and died Unknown in Unknown.
She married JOHN S MACDONALD September 19, 1905 in SW Margaree, Inverness County,
Cape Breton Island, NS, son of ALEXANDER MACDONALD and MARY UNKNOWN. He was born
Abt. 1875 in Strathborne, NS, and died Unknown in Unknown.
Children of MARY GILLIS and JOHN MACDONALD are:
6. i. JESSIE4 MACDONALD, b. Private.
7. ii. CATHERINE MACDONALD, b. Private.
8. iii. ALEX MACDONALD, b. Private.
iv. MARY MACDONALD, b. Private; m. JOSEPH LELIEVRE, Private; b. near Chetichamp, NS; d. Unknown.
4. JESSIE3 GILLIS (ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
January 14, 1881 in Nova Scotia, and died 1904 in Unknown. She married RONALD GILLIS. He died Unknown.
Children of JESSIE GILLIS and RONALD GILLIS are:
9. i. DUNCAN4 GILLIS, b. Abt.
1902; d. Unknown.
10. ii. ANGUS DAN GILLIS, b. 1904; d. 1973.
5. JOSEPH JOHN3 GILLIS (ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born November
01, 1882 in SW Margaree, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, NS, and died May
25, 1961 in Burnaby, BC. He married MARTHA GERTRUDE LAMBERT MABERLEY June 12,
1912 in Holy Rosary Church, Vancouver, BC, daughter of ALFRED MABERLEY and MARTHA MATTHEWSON. She was born January 05, 1889 in Klein
Kareepan, South Africa, and died March 28, 1975 in Burnaby, BC.
Children of JOSEPH GILLIS and MARTHA MABERLEY are:
i. MILTON PATRICK4 GILLIS, b. February
14, 1909, Vancouver, BC; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. (1) EDNA PHILLIPSON,
Private; b. Private; m. (2) UNKNOWN EATON, Private; b. Private.
11. ii. ANGUS COLLIER GILLIS, b. May 15, 1912, Vancouver, BC?; d. 1993, Unknown.
12. iii. JOSEPH DANIEL GILLIS, b. Private.
13. iv. ALFRED EDWARD SIMON GILLIS, b. February 04, 1916, Prince Rupert, BC; d. May 26,
1983, Vancouver, BC.
14. v. ALLAN MABERLEY GILLIS, b. March 21, 1917, Prince Rupert, BC; d. June 02,
2000, Kamloops, BC.
15. vi. JESSIE GERTRUDE GILLIS, b. February 03, 1919, Prince Rupert, BC; d. January
24, 2001, Victoria, BC.
16. vii. FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY GILLIS, b. April 05, 1921, Prince Rupert, BC; d. August 10,
1968, Vancouver, BC.
17. viii. GEORGE PETER GILLIS, b. Private.
Generation
No. 4
6. JESSIE4 MACDONALD (MARY ANN3 GILLIS, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
She married DONALD A MACLELLAN Private. He
died Unknown.
Child of JESSIE MACDONALD and DONALD MACLELLAN is:
i. THERESA5 MACLELLAN, b. Private.
7. CATHERINE4 MACDONALD (MARY ANN3 GILLIS, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
She married FRED COTE Private. He
died Unknown.
Children of CATHERINE MACDONALD and FRED COTE are:
i. FREDRICK5 COTE, b. Private.
ii. MARY LEE COTE, b. Private.
iii. KATHLEEN COTE, b. Private; m. JOHN CREIGHTON, Private; b. Private.
8. ALEX4 MACDONALD (MARY ANN3 GILLIS, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
He married JESSIE Private. She
was born Private.
Children of ALEX MACDONALD and JESSIE are:
i. KENNETH5 MACDONALD, b. Private.
ii. RONNIE MACDONALD, b. Private.
iii. ANNE MARIE MACDONALD, b. Private.
iv. JOANIE MACDONALD, b. Private.
v. JEANNIE MACDONALD, b. Private.
vi. KEVIN MACDONALD, b. Private.
9. DUNCAN4 GILLIS (JESSIE3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Abt. 1902, and died Unknown. He married AGGIE UNKNOWN
Private. She was born Private.
Children of DUNCAN GILLIS and AGGIE UNKNOWN are:
i. JOHN5 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. JESSIE GILLIS, b. Private.
iii. MICHAEL GILLIS, b. Private.
iv. ANN MARIE GILLIS, b. Private.
v. MARGARET GILLIS, b. Private.
vi. RICHIE GILLIS, b. Private.
vii. MARY GILLIS, b. Private.
viii. VERONICA GILLIS, b. Private.
ix. ANTHONY GILLIS, b. Private.
x. RITA GILLIS, b. Private.
10. ANGUS DAN4 GILLIS (JESSIE3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born 1904, and died 1973. He married ERMINIA BONA Private. She was born Private.
Children of ANGUS GILLIS and ERMINIA BONA are:
i. JAMES RONALD5 GILLIS, b. Private;
m. UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private.
18. ii. BEATRICE GILLIS, b. Private.
11. ANGUS COLLIER4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born May 15, 1912 in Vancouver, BC?, and died
1993 in Unknown. He married (1) GRACE SIMONS
Private. She was born Private. He married (2) MARGARET UNKNOWN Unknown in
Unknown. She was born May 22, 1917 in
Unknown, and died March 07, 2003 in Probably Vancouver, BC.
Children of ANGUS GILLIS and GRACE SIMONS are:
19. i. RITA5 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. LORNE GILLIS, b. Private.
12. JOSEPH DANIEL4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
He married ELAENA PEARL OWEN Private. She
was born Private.
Children of JOSEPH GILLIS and ELAENA OWEN are:
20. i. KERRY5 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. DANNY GILLIS, b. Private; m. (1) LIZ GRAY, Private; b. Private; m. (2) MIKI MAEBA, Private; b.
Private.
21. iii. VICTORIA EVELYN GILLIS, b. Private.
13. ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born February 04, 1916 in Prince Rupert, BC, and
died May 26, 1983 in Vancouver, BC. He
married AUDREY COOK Unknown in Unknown.
She was born April 14, 1914 in Prince Rupert, BC, and died January 22,
1990 in Unknown.
Children of ALFRED GILLIS and AUDREY COOK are:
22. i. EDWARD HAROLD5 GILLIS, b. November
18, 1935, Prince Rupert, BC; d. August 20, 2004.
ii. MARIE A GILLIS, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN JONES, Private; b. Private.
23. iii. JOE GILLIS, b. Private.
14. ALLAN MABERLEY4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born March 21, 1917 in Prince Rupert, BC, and
died June 02, 2000 in Kamloops, BC. He
married (1) ETHEL ANN MCNEILL Unknown in Yukon, daughter of JAMES MCNEILL and LINA SCHAVER. She was born Bet. July 29, 1914 to 1915 in
Dawson City, Yukon, and died July 20, 1947 in Prince Rupert, BC. He married (2) JOAN HARRIS Unknown in
Unknown. She was born June 21, 1920 in
Vancouver, BC, and died August 11, 1988 in Kamloops, BC.
Child of ALLAN GILLIS and ETHEL MCNEILL is:
24. i. JAMES ALLAN5 GILLIS, b. February
06, 1943, Dawson City, Yukon; d. February 16, 2004, Kamloops, BC.
Children of ALLAN GILLIS and JOAN HARRIS are:
ii. DAVID5 GILLIS, b.
September 22, 1945, Vancouver, BC; d. May 11, 1967, Unknown; Adopted child.
25. iii. GORDON GILLIS, b. September 01, 1956, Vancouver, BC; d. May 08,
2001, Kamloops, BC.
15. JESSIE GERTRUDE4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born February 03, 1919 in Prince Rupert, BC, and
died January 24, 2001 in Victoria, BC.
She married (1) FRANCIS JOHN MCGRATH November 26, 1939 in Prince Rupert, BC, son of JOHN MCGRATH and JESSIE MCLEAR. He was born November 14, 1919 in Victoria,
BC, and died January 21, 1963 in Fraser Canyon, BC. She married (2) JOHN DOUGLAS BARTON September
17, 1976 in Victoria, BC. He was born
March 02, 1918 in Victoria, BC, and died September 04, 1998 in Victoria, BC.
Children of JESSIE GILLIS and FRANCIS MCGRATH are:
26. i. LYNN GERTRUDE5 MCGRATH, b. Private.
27. ii. MICHAEL JOSEPH MCGRATH, b. Private.
16. FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born April 05, 1921 in Prince Rupert, BC, and
died August 10, 1968 in Vancouver, BC.
She married (1) ALLAN EDWARD SMITH April 22, 1944 in Bishops Palace of St. Andrew's
Cathedral, Victoria, BC, son of EDWARD SMITH and ALFREDA LOWE. He was born
May 07, 1922 in Prince Rupert, BC, and died April 06, 1958 in Prince Rupert,
BC. She married (2) ROSS ALAN ROSKAMP Private,
son of EDWARD ROSKAMP and ELSIE DRYSDALE. He was born
Private.
Children of FLORENCE GILLIS and ALLAN SMITH are:
28. i. ALAN EDWARD5 SMITH, b. Private.
29. ii. LARRY FRANCIS SMITH, b. Private.
30. iii. DEBRA LOU SMITH, b. Private.
Children of FLORENCE GILLIS and ROSS ROSKAMP are:
iv. LISA JANE5 ROSKAMP, b. July
26, 1961, Victoria, BC; d. July 26, 1961, Victoria, BC.
31. v. TRUDI JESS ROSKAMP, b. Private.
17. GEORGE PETER4 GILLIS (JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
He married MARIE REIDER Private. She
was born Private.
Children of GEORGE GILLIS and MARIE REIDER are:
32. i. GEORGE JOSEPH5 GILLIS, b. Private.
33. ii. KRISTINE MARIE GILLIS, b. Private.
iii. ROBERT ALLAN GILLIS, b. Private; m. JOSIE ROONEY, Private; b. Private.
Generation
No. 5
18. BEATRICE5 GILLIS (ANGUS DAN4, JESSIE3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married UNKNOWN MURRAY
Private. He was born Private.
Children of BEATRICE GILLIS and UNKNOWN MURRAY are:
34. i. JOHN6 MURRAY, b. Private.
ii. BRETT MURRAY, b. Private; m. RHODA, Private; b. Private.
iii. GLENN MURRAY, b. Private.
19. RITA5 GILLIS (ANGUS COLLIER4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married STEVE PAWLIUK
Private. He was born Private.
Children of RITA GILLIS and STEVE PAWLIUK are:
i. WENDY6 PAWLIUK, b. Private.
ii. WESLEY OR STEVEN PAWLIUK, b. Private.
20. KERRY5 GILLIS (JOSEPH DANIEL4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married LINDA GONKWICZ
Private. She was born Private.
Children of KERRY GILLIS and LINDA GONKWICZ are:
i. RYAN6 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. PATRICK GILLIS, b. Private.
iii. JESSICA GILLIS, b. Private.
21. VICTORIA EVELYN5 GILLIS (JOSEPH DANIEL4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married ROB WYNNE
Private. He was born Private.
Children of VICTORIA GILLIS and ROB WYNNE are:
i. SKYE6 WYNNE, b. Private.
ii. RHYS WYNNE, b. Private.
22. EDWARD HAROLD5 GILLIS (ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
November 18, 1935 in Prince Rupert, BC, and died August 20, 2004. He married (1) JOY GEAR Private. She was born Private. He married (2) ELEANOR LEE Private. She was born Private.
Children of EDWARD GILLIS and JOY GEAR are:
i. JAMES6 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. STEPHEN GILLIS, b. Private.
23. JOE5 GILLIS (ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married EILEEN MCCOOL Private. She was born Private.
Children of JOE GILLIS and EILEEN MCCOOL are:
35. i. AUDREY6 GILLIS, b. Private.
36. ii. HEATHER LOUISE GILLIS, b. Private.
37. iii. CHARLENE GILLIS, b. Private.
24. JAMES ALLAN5 GILLIS (ALLAN MABERLEY4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
February 06, 1943 in Dawson City, Yukon, and died February 16, 2004 in
Kamloops, BC. He married FRANCES WHITELY
Private. She was born Private.
Children of JAMES GILLIS and FRANCES WHITELY are:
i. MONIQUE6 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. MICHELLE GILLIS, b. Private.
25. GORDON5 GILLIS (ALLAN MABERLEY4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
September 01, 1956 in Vancouver, BC, and died May 08, 2001 in Kamloops,
BC. He married (1) JANICE AVERILL
Private. She was born Private. He married (2) DANA ROBINSON
Private. She was born Private.
Children of GORDON GILLIS and JANICE AVERILL are:
i. ERICA RAINE6 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. CARLEY GILLIS, b. Private.
Child of GORDON GILLIS and DANA ROBINSON is:
iii. CAITLEN6 GILLIS, b. Private.
26. LYNN GERTRUDE5 MCGRATH (JESSIE GERTRUDE4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married LAWRENCE STEWART HENDERSON Private,
son of LYLE HENDERSON and HERMINE CARLSON. He was born
Private.
Child of LYNN MCGRATH and LAWRENCE HENDERSON is:
38. i. SHERRILYNN FRANCES6 HENDERSON, b.
Private.
27. MICHAEL JOSEPH5 MCGRATH (JESSIE GERTRUDE4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married GILDA MARCELLE WERTHEM-AYMES
Private. She was born Private.
Children of MICHAEL MCGRATH and GILDA WERTHEM-AYMES are:
39. i. CHERYL ANN6 MCGRATH, b. Private.
40. ii. NICHOLAS MICHAEL MCGRATH, b. Private.
28. ALAN EDWARD5 SMITH (FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married (1) DALE RUMLEY
Private. She was born Private. He married (2) GERALDINE MASSEY
Private. She was born Private.
Children of ALAN SMITH and GERALDINE MASSEY are:
i. ALAN6 SMITH, b. Private.
ii. LAURIE SMITH, b. Private.
29. LARRY FRANCIS5 SMITH (FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married NANCY LEE WOOD Private,
daughter of STEWART WOOD and DOREEN QUINLAN. She was born
Private.
Children of LARRY SMITH and NANCY WOOD are:
i. BRENT STEWART6 SMITH, b. Private.
ii. KIRT ALAN SMITH, b. Private; m. NICOLE SPRING, Private; b. Private.
30. DEBRA LOU5 SMITH (FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married (1) ALEC HENRY CHIDLOW Private,
son of FREDERICK CHIDLOW and KATHLEEN YOUNG. He was born
Private. She married (2) ANDREW NOVELLO WESTWOOD Private,
son of WILLIAM WESTWOOD and ETTABELLE PAULSON. He was born
Private.
Children of DEBRA SMITH and ALEC CHIDLOW are:
41. i. JENNIFER LEIGH6 CHIDLOW, b.
Private.
42. ii. KAREN FRANCES KATHLEEN CHIDLOW, b. Private.
31. TRUDI JESS5 ROSKAMP (FLORENCE FRANCES KATHERINE MARY4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married CHRISTOPHER KENNETH SILBURN
Private. He was born Private.
Children of TRUDI ROSKAMP and CHRISTOPHER SILBURN are:
i. MATTHEW KENNETH ROSS6 SILBURN, b.
Private.
ii. DANIEL EDWARD SILBURN, b. Private.
32. GEORGE JOSEPH5 GILLIS (GEORGE PETER4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. He married MICHELLE WOOD Private. She was born Private.
Children of GEORGE GILLIS and MICHELLE WOOD are:
i. RACHELLE6 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. JENNIFER GILLIS, b. Private.
iii. ALYSHA GILLIS, b. Private.
33. KRISTINE MARIE5 GILLIS (GEORGE PETER4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born
Private. She married WAYNE HAMAGUCHI
Private. He was born Private.
Children of KRISTINE GILLIS and WAYNE HAMAGUCHI are:
i. MELISSA6 HAMAGUCHI, b.
Private.
ii. CHELSEA HAMAGUCHI, b. Private.
Generation
No. 6
34. JOHN6 MURRAY (BEATRICE5 GILLIS, ANGUS DAN4, JESSIE3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
He married JULIE Private. She
was born Private.
Children of JOHN MURRAY and JULIE are:
i. KAITLYN7 MURRAY, b. Private.
ii. MEGAN MURRAY, b. Private.
35. AUDREY6 GILLIS (JOE5, ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
Children of AUDREY GILLIS are:
i. JOSEPH JOHN7 GILLIS, b. Private.
ii. BOY GILLIS, b. Private.
36. HEATHER LOUISE6 GILLIS (JOE5, ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
Child of HEATHER LOUISE GILLIS is:
i. KRISTIN MARIE7 GILLIS, b. Private.
37. CHARLENE6 GILLIS (JOE5, ALFRED EDWARD SIMON4, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
Child of CHARLENE GILLIS is:
i. MICHAEL JOSEPH7 GILLIS, b. Private.
38. SHERRILYNN FRANCES6 HENDERSON (
Child of SHERRILYNN HENDERSON and DAVID WOOD is:
i. DAVID FRANCIS7 WOOD, b. Private.
39. CHERYL ANN6 MCGRATH (MICHAEL JOSEPH5, JESSIE GERTRUDE4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
She married ADRIAN KENNETH MCCOLL Private. He
was born Private.
Child of CHERYL MCGRATH and ADRIAN MCCOLL is:
i. BRENDEN MICHAEL7 MCCOLL, b. Private.
40. NICHOLAS MICHAEL6 MCGRATH (MICHAEL JOSEPH5, JESSIE GERTRUDE4 GILLIS, JOSEPH JOHN3, ANGUS2, ALEXANDER1) was born Private.
He married (1) TANYA THRELFEL Private. She
was born Private. He married (2) HEATHER HALL Private. She was born Private.
Child of NICHOLAS MCGRATH and TANYA THRELFEL is:
i. NICKAYLA MARIE7 THRELFEL, b.
Private.
Children of NICHOLAS MCGRATH and HEATHER HALL are:
ii. JESSICA7 MCGRATH, b. Private.
iii. GRACIE MCGRATH, b. Private.
iv. UNKNOWN MCGRATH, b. Private.
41. JENNIFER LEIGH6 CHIDLOW (DEBRA LOU5 SMITH,
Children of JENNIFER CHIDLOW and DAVID LEWIS are:
i. MEGAN KATHERINE7 LEWIS, b. Private.
ii. EMILY PATRICIA LEWIS, b. Private.
42. KAREN FRANCES KATHLEEN6 CHIDLOW (DEBRA LOU5 SMITH,
Children of KAREN CHIDLOW and TREVOR STEPHEN are:
i. ASHLEY ROBERTA7 STEPHEN, b.
Private.
ii. AUSTIN TREVOR STEPHEN, b. Private.