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Where did the Scottish Gillies family come from? What is the Scottish Gillies family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gillies family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gillies family history?
The Clan from whom the Gillies family descends began among the ancient Dalriadan kingdom of the west coast of Scotland. Their name comes from the Gaelic words "gille Iose," which means "servant of Jesus."
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
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Historical recordings of the name Gillies include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include Gillies, Gillis, Gillie, Gilly, Gilles, Gillieson and many more.First found in Lothian, where a member of the family was a witness to the charter, by King David I, to the Abbey of Holyrood. In 1160, Vhtred Gilise inherited the estates in Lothian. It is also recorded that M. filius Gilise, who was a close confidant of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, was witness to a charter signed at the Abbey of Scone in 1164.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
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Some of the Gillies family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 148 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
Gillies Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Gillies, who arrived in America in 1620
Gillies Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mary Gillies, who landed in New York in 1738
- Catharine Gillies, who landed in New York in 1739
- Janet Gillies, who landed in New York in 1739
- Robert Gillies, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1766
- Robert Gillies settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766
Gillies Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Derrick Gillies settled in Philadelphia in 1815
- A. B. Gillies, aged 33, settled in New York in 1823
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- Valerie Gillies (b. 1948), Scottish poet, winner of the Eric Gregory Award in 1976
- Thomas Bannatyne Gillies (1828-1889), Scottish-born, New Zealand politician
- Duncan Gillies (1834-1903), Scottish-born, Australian colonial politician, 14th Premier of Victoria
- John Gillies (1747-1836), Scottish historian and classical scholar, Historiographer Royal for Scotland
- Sir William George Gillies (1898-1973), Scottish landscape and still life painter
- Harold Delf Gillies (1882-1960), New Zealand otolaryngologist widely considered the father of plastic surgery
- Donald Bruce Gillies (1928-1975), Canadian mathematician and computer scientist
- Michael Thomas Gillies (1920-1999), award-winning English medical entomologist
- Daniel Gillies (b. 1976), New Zealand actor
- William Neil "Neal" Gillies (1868-1928), Australian Premier of Queensland in 1925
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Touch not the cat bot a glove
Motto Translation: Touch not the cat without a glove
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
Septs of the Distinguished Name Gillies
Gilice, Gilie, Gilies, Gilis, Gillice, Gillie, Gillies, Gillis, Gilly, Gillys, Gily, Gilys, Gylys and more.
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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- Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
- 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.
- Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
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The Gillies Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gillies Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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