Margaret was born on 26 AUG 1829 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the daughter of Alexander Young and Isabella Ireland.
She died on 21 JAN 1899. The place is not known.
Her husband was Robert Douglas Alston Gilchrist, who she 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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Birth | 26 AUG 1829 |
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Death | 21 JAN 1899 | ||||||
Christening | 13 SEP 1829 |
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Burial | JAN 1899 |
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Note 1
!Source: Ancestry.com Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Margaret Young
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1829
Baptism Date: 13 Sep 1829
Baptism Place: , Douglas, Lanark, Scotland
Father: Alexander Young
Mother: Isabel Ireland
FHL Film Number: 1066589
Reference ID: - 2:15KR25N
!Source: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch FHL microfilm 1,041,941, 102,107.
Name Robert Douglas Alston Gilchrist
Spouse's Name Margaret Young
Event Date 23 Feb 1856
Event Place Dunipace,Stirling,Scotland
!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.