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Where did the Scottish Gilchrist family come from? What is the Scottish Gilchrist family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilchrist family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilchrist family history?
The Picts were the ancient Scottish tribe where the ancestors of the Gilchrist family lived. The name Gilchrist comes from the Gaelic name Gille Criosd, which became Gillacrist in Middle Gaelic.
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Before the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Gilchrist has been spelled Gilchrist, Gilchristson, Ghilchriston, Gillchrist, Gillcrest, Gilcrist and many more.First found in Berwickshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilchrist research. Another 177 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1057 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Gilchrist History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Gilchrist family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 105 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Gilchrist. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Gilchrist:
Gilchrist Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Robert Gilchrist, who settled in New Jersey in 1685
Gilchrist Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Robert Gilchrist, who arrived in New England in 1725
- Duncan Gilchrist, who landed in New York in 1738
- Margaret Gilchrist, who arrived in New York in 1740
- Nimrod Gilchrist, who landed in South Carolina in 1751
- Henry and John and his wife Marion, Lawrence Gilchrist, who settled in Boston in 1766
Gilchrist Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Gilchrist, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1823
- Andrew Gilchrist, who landed in New York in 1843
- John R Gilchrist, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851
- L Gilchrist, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851
- T Gilchrist, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- Ellen Gilchrist (b. 1935), American novelist and short story writer
- Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist (1935-2011), American AFL and CFL football player
- John Gilchrist (1792-1859), American-born, Canadian physician and politician in Upper Canada
- William Wallace Gilchrist (1846-1916), American composer
- John Skidmore Gilchrist (1939-1991), Scottish footballer
- John Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE (1759-1841), Scottish surgeon and Indologist
- Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926), American politician, 20th Governor of Florida
- Sir Andrew Gilchrist KCMG (1910-1993), former UK ambassador to Iceland, Indonesia and Ireland
- Adam Craig Gilchrist AM (b. 1971), Australian international cricketer
- Anne Gilchrist (1828-1885), née Burrows, an English writer, good friend of Walt Whitman
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- Alexander Gilchrist, 1721-1778, and His Descendants: Islay, Argyleshire, Scotland to Argyle, Washington County, New York, U.S.A. by Frederick A. Gilchrist.
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- Barrow, G.W.S Ed. The Charters of David I The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53 and of His Son Henry, Earl of Northumerland, 1139-52. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
- Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
- Barrow, G.W.S Ed. Acts of Malcom IV 1153-65 Volume I Regesta Regum Scottorum 1153-1424. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960. Print.
- Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America. Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Print.
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