Robert Douglas Alston Gilchrist

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Robert was born about 1832 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of John Gilchrist and Marian Paul.

He died on 19 OCT 1866. The place is not known.

His wife was Margaret C Young, who he married on 23 FEB 1856 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Their nine known children were Isabella Alston (1856-1932), John (1857-1923), Marion (1859-?), Helen (1861-1901), Margaret (1862-?), Jessie (c1864-?), Alexander (1865-?), Alexander (c1866-?) and Annie (c1870-?).

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Note 1

!Source: Ancestry.com 1841 Scotland Census

Robert Gilchrist 10 abt 1831

!Source: Ancestry.com 1851 Scotland Census

Robert Gilchrist 19 Son, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, abt 1832

!Source: scotlandspeople.gov.uk SR Deaths

No Year Surname/Maiden Name Forename Mother's Surname Other Surnames Sex Age District City/County/MR GROS Data Image Extract

1 1932 CLARK ISABELLA GILCHRIST F 75 FALKIRK /STIRLING 479/00 0349

From Image:

Isabella Clark, widow of George Clark, Marine Engineer

Died: 9 July 1932 06:10 pm, 191 Carron Road, Falkirk

Sex: Female, Age: 75 years

Father: Robert Douglas Alston Gilchrist, farmer [diseased]

Mother: Margaret Gilchrist M.S. Young [diseased]

CoD: Cerebral hemorrhage 2h days as cert by Robert ???

Informant: Geo Clark, son, present

!Source: gravestone - Airth Churchyard

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT D A GILCHRIST

WHO DIED 19TH OCT 1866

AGE 34 YEARS

ALSO HIS WIFE

MARGARET YOUNG

WHO DIED 21ST JANY 1899

AGED 70 YEARS

ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER

HELEN GILCHRIST

WHO DIED 2OTH FEB 1901

AGED 40 YEARS

ALSO THEIR SON

JOHN GILCHRIST

WHO DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1923

AGED 65 YEARD

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Note: Some of these dates were very hard to read. I’ve interpreted them as best I can.