Gillies Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Gillies

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Gillies history with Gillies Family Crest
Surname Notables
Clan Badge of Gillies
Septs of Gillies
About Family Crests
Gillies Products

Origin Displayed: Scottish

Where did the Scottish Gillies family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Gillies family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Gillies family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name Gillies is derived from the Gaelic words "gille Iose," which means "servant of Jesus."

Spelling variations are a very common occurrence in records of early Scottish names. They result from the repeated and inaccurate translations that many names went through in the course of various English occupations of Scotland. Gillies has been spelled Gillies, Gillis, Gillie, Gilly, Gilles, Gillieson and many more.

First found in Lothian where they held a family seat from early times.

Scottish settlers arrived in many of the communities that became the backbones of the United States and Canada. Many stayed, but some headed west for the endless open country of the prairies. In the American War of Independence, many Scots who remained loyal to England re-settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots across North America were able to recover much of their lost heritage in the 20th century as clan societies and highland games sprang up across North America. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Gilliess to arrive on North American shores: Annette Gillis landed in New York in 1662; Elin Gillis settled in Virginia in 1649; Sarah Gillis settled in New Jersey in 1773; Ann Gillies settled in Pennsylvania in 1773.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Gillies

Valerie Gillies (b. 1948), Scottish poet
Hugh Gillies, Governor of the County Council of Dunbarton
Professor Marshall Gillies, educator and researcher
Maurice Gillies, the Sheriff of South Strathclyde
Keith Gillies, Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand

Gillies Clan Badge

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...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Gillies
Gilice, Gilie, Gilies, Gilis, Gillice, Gillie, Gillies, Gillis, Gilly, Gillys, Gily, Gilys, Gylys and more.

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Gillies family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Gillies coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Gillies genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Gillies Family Crest Products

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Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name Gillies.

Ceramics

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Clan Badges

Clan Badges for the name Gillies.

Clip art

Clip art of all the most used heraldic pieces.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Gillies.

Downloads

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Gillies.

Family Tree

Family Tree for the Gillies family crest.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques proudly displaying the Gillies coat of arms.

Keychains

Keychains with the coat of arms for the name Gillies.

Mouse pads

Mouse pads displaying the family crest for the name Gillies.

Packages

Packages proudly displaying the Gillies family crest.

Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames revealing the Gillies family crest.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Gillies.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs emphasing the Gillies family crest.

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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.