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    John Gillis was born c1770 in Stencholl, Trotternish Skye, and emigrated in 1803 on the Polly to Orwell Bay Prince Edward Island. For the Gillis origins on Skye, see Gillis of Skye.
    According to Malcolm Macqueen, "There is a tradition that John Gillis, a Skye man who settled in Orwell Cove in 1803, built a log structure near the French cemetery, probably in 1804, which for years was used both for church and for school."  Malcolm says also, that "John Gillis was probably the first person to be buried in the cemetery of the Belfast Church". John married on Skye circa 1797,  CATHERINE NICHOLSON, daughter of Old Donald Nicholson and his wifeCatherine MacArthur of Skye, Catherine Macarthur was daughter of the celebrated piper Charles Macarthur. She died on Skye, but Old Donald Nicholson emigrated on the Polly with his grown up children to PEI.  In 1819 another Gillis family emigrated from Skye, a widow named Anne Nicholson came with her grown up family. Her husband was Hugh Gillis who died on Skye. This Hugh Gillis was brother to John Gillis, and his wife Anne Nicholson was sister to John's wife Catherine.
    John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson apparently had a child born on Skye who died on the voyage over. They had other children;

  I. ALEXANDER GILLIS born c1798 Skye, married Catherine Macdonald of the Kinloch Macdonalds
  II.  DONALD GILLIS  born c1800 Skye married Rachel Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods
 III.  WILLIAM GILLIS  born c1813, married Christina Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods
IV. MALCOLM GILLIS  born c1815 married Christina Macleod of the Uigg Macleods
 V. ANGUS GILLIS  born c1817, married Catherine Macleod of the Glashvin Macleods
VI. ANNE GILLIS born c1819, married Peter Lamont of the Belfast Lamonts
VII. MARGARET GILLIS born c1821, married Angus Lamont of Belfast Lamonts
VIII. FLORA GILLIS born c1823, married Malcolm Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods
 IX.SARAH GILLIS born c1825, married Neil Macleod of the Orwell Bridge Macleods
  X. CATHERINE GILLIS born c1827, married John Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods
 XI. ISABELLA GILLIS  born c1829, married Alexander Og of the Orwell Cove Macleods

I.ALEXANDER GILLIS, son of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye,  married CATHERINE MACDONALD born c1807 PEI, daughter of John Kinloch Macdonald and Margaret Macdonald of Kinloch Skye and Orwell Cove PEI. with children;

A1.Alexander Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born 1837, died 1906, of Grandview and Murray Harbour Road PEI. m. Flora Macleod born 1841, died 1931, the daughter of Roderick Macleod and his wife Marjorie Martin. Roderick was son of Donald Ban Oig of Valtos. ch;
     B1.Marjorie Catherine Gillis born c1877, died age 5 yrs.
     B2.Catherine M. Gillis born c1878, died in infancy.
     B3.John Alexander Gillis  born c1869, of Kinross m. Elizabeth Macleod d/o Alexander
        Macleod of Valleyfield with ch;
            C1.Florence Gillis
            C2.Margaret Gillis
            C3.John Daniel Gillis
            C4.Wilfred Gillis
     B4.Roderick Gillis born c1875, m. Anne Waldorf of Eureka Calif. with ch;
            C1.Marjorie Gillis
            C2.Leona Gillis
     B5. Marjorie Gillis Jr.born after 1881, m. Charles Hammond Nelson s/o Horatio Nelson of
        Montague Bridge with ch; Alexander, George, Arthur, all unmarried.
     B6.Catherine Gillis Jr. born after 1881, m. Frederick Cheesman of Que, with daughters
        Evangeline, Elizabeth and Ruth.
     B7.Charles Gillis born c1880 in June, m. Anne Macdonald of Eureka Calif with son Curtis.
     B8.Elizabeth Gillis born after 1881, in Vancouver, unmarried.
     B9.Mary Jane Gillis born after 1881, m. Scott Stewart killed in action, with ch;
            C1.Earle Stewart m. Ruth Graham with son Douglas Stewart.
     B10.Alexander Gillis born after 1881, m. Adele Jane Ings d/o Levi Ings of Orwell Cove with ch;
            C1.Edison Gillis
            C2.Florence Gillis
            C3.Mildred Gillis
            C4.Dorothy Gillis
            C5.Joan Gillis
            C6.Alexandra Gillis
     B11.Sadie Gillis born after 1881 m. Roy A. Bassett, Oakland Calif with ch; Alexander
            and Catherine


A2.Malcolm Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, born 1846 PEI died 1901, of Lyndale married Marjorie Macleod born 1850, died 1908, the daughter of Roderick Macleod and his wife Marjorie Martin who were Browns Creek Emigrants from Skye in 1829. Ch;
     B1.Alexander Gillis born 1885-1912, killed in Seattle, unmarried.
     B2.Roderick Gillis born after 1881, in Alberta unmarried.
     B3.Malcolm Gillis born after 1881,
     B4.Donald Gillis born after 1881,
     B5.Mary Catherine Gillis born 1877-1917 died unmarried,
     B6.Marjorie Gillis born c1879 m. John Wynne of Prince Rupert,
     B7.Margaret Gillis born 1890-1924 a nurse Boston died unmarried.
     B8.Catherine A. Gillis born 1875-1876, died young.

A3.John Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, unmarried, burned to death in his cabin in Ontario.

A4.Catherine Gillis Sr., d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. Donald Beag Macleod s/o Murdoch Macleod of Orwell Cove. They had no children.

A5.Margaret Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. John Macleod s/o of Malcolm Macleod I of Earnscliffe of the Kendrom Macleods. ch;
     B1.Alexander Macleod on the homestead m. Mary Murchison d/o Alexander Murchison
        blacksmith of Orwell Hill with ch;
            C1.Jessie Macleod m. Malcolm Macpherson of Kinross with ch. Alexander, John, Mary
            C2.John Macleod, a cheesemaker, unmarried.
            C3.Mary Macleod m. Alexander Macleod of Orwell Cove with ch;
                    D1 John Macleod
                    D2.Jessie Macleod
                    D3.Alexander Macleod
     B2.Malcolm Macleod died in Chicago unmarried.
     B3.John Macleod died unmarried.

A6.Donald Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born Dec 23 1841 Orwell Cove, baptised April 3 1842 at St John’s Presbyterian Church Belfast, died 1926, married Sarah Lamont born c1854, d. May 20, 1915 age 61, the daughter of Ewen Lamont of Lyndale and his wife Sarah Macpherson. Ch;
     B1.Catherine Anne Gillis b. Dec 14, 1878 in Orwell, m. Donald John Macleod
        of Uigg Station with no issue
     B2.Sarah Gillis b. April 1 1883, m. John Findlay Macdonald of Uigg Station with ch;
            C1.Peter Gillis of San Francisco m. Helen Polapeck
            C2.Sadie Gillis a nurse in Ch'town.
     B3.Mary Rachel Gillis b. July 17 1885, m. Alexander Gillis of Head of   Montague with ch;
            C1.Donald Gillis
            C2.Archibald Gillis
            C3.Roy Gillis
            C4.John Gillis
            C5.William Gillis
            C6.Gordon Gillis
            C7.Sadie Gillis m. Gordon Ross, miller of Vernon River PeI.
     B4.Elizabeth Gillis b. Nov 29, 1896 m. Richard Reeves of L.A.,
     B5.John Alexander Gillis b. Dec 14, 1880 m. Lillan Grace Rona Cooper with ch;
            C1.George Warren Gillis
            C2.Sarah Gillis married George Alexander Smith with children;
                    D1.Karen Smith m. Maurice Linneberg with children;
                            E1.Cody Maurice Alexander Linneberg
            C3.Mary Gillis
            C4.Margaret Gillis
     B6.Ewen Lamont Gillis b. Aug 30 1887 m. Lillian Stewart of Belle River with ch;
            C1.John Gillis
Also living in the house in 1881 was one Catherine Gillis, a widow age 73, born in PEI, who would likely be Catherine Macdonald, mother of Donald.
Source: Gillis family archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca
Source: Orwell Head Church of Scotland cemetary Lot 57, No.2, stone # 107 - given as Donald S. Gillis)
Source: PEI census lot 57 1881
Source:St John's Presbyterian Church record book 2, page 135

A7.Jane Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born 1834, died Dec 8 1895 age 61 yrs m. John Gillis of Head of Montague. Ch;
     B1.Angus Gillis m. Isabella Macleod, d/o John Sandy Macleod of Orwell with ch;
            C1.Mabel Gillis a nurse in Boston
            C2.Lendel Gillis
            C3.Malcolm Gillis in Detroit USA
            C4.John Gillis
            C5.John A. Gillis in Calgary Alta
     B2.Alexander Gillis of Butte, m. Florence Macdonald with no children.
     B3.Isabella Gillis m. Magnus Munn of Wood Islands with 1 child.
     B4.Euphemia Gillis m. Forden Young Ch'town with ch;
            C1.Margaret Young m. Arthur Small.
            C2.Otis Young
            C3.Ruth Young
            C4.Pearl Young
            C5.Margaret Young, unmarried.
     B5.Mary Ann Gillis died Jan 15, 1864 age 3 years,
     B6.Angus Gillis died March 3, 1865 age 4 days,
     B7.Catherine Gillis died Feb 15, 1868 age 1 month.

A8.Catherine Gillis Jr., d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. John Macdonald son of Duncan Macdonald of Grandview. Ch;
     B1.Duncan Macdonald died unmarried.
     B2.Alexander Macdonald died unmarried.

A9.Mary Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, m. Sergeant Alexander Doyle, no issue.

A10.Sarah Gillis d/o Alexander, d/o John of Skye,  m. John J. Macdonald of Montague Bridge, son of Hector Macdonald of Grandview/Lyndale. Ch;
     B1.John A. Macdonald deceased prior to 1939,
     B2.Hector Macdonald deceased prior to 1939,
     B3.Duncan Macdonald m. Florence Peters of Lower Montague with no issue.
     B4.Catherine Macdonald m. Edmund Head of Ch'town with ch;
            C1.Sarah Head
            C2 John Head of Montreal m. no issue.

II.DONALD GILLIS born c1800 Skye, died Oct 3 1874 in PEI, age 74 years, buried St. John's Presbyterian Churchyard in Belfast PEI, son of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye. He married RACHEL MACLEOD born c1807 Gallows Point (Earnscliffe PEI) daughter of Malcolm Macleod I of Earnscliffe and Kendrom Skye, and his wife Rachel Macqueen, emigrants from Kendrom Skye in 1803. Rachel died Jan 1 1901 in PEI and is buried in St. John's Presbyterian Churchyard, Belfast PeI Children of Donald and Rachel;
A1.Captain John Gillis, s/o Donald, s/o John of Skye,  born 1826 Orwell Cove died 1919 age 93 years. He was a deep sea captain, "He commanded some of the largest ships afloat, made several voyages around the world, navigating in all kinds of dangerous weather with the seas running mountains high, yet he never lost a ship or even a sailor and was pronounced one of the best sea faring captians that ever left his native province" - excerpt from "The Macleods of PEI" by Harold Macleod. Captain John married his cousin Catherine Macleod d/o of Murdoch Macleod of Orwell Cove who was brother to Malcolm Macleod I of Earnscliffe. Catherine's mother was Flora Nicholson who was sister to Catherine Nicholson, Captain John's grandmother) Ch;
    B1.John Murdoch Gillis unmarried, born 1890 died 1966 age 73 years, lived in Orwell Cove.
    B2.Grover Gillis unmarried, born 1898 died 1961, aged 73 years, lived in Orwell Cove.
    B3.Arthur Gillis died 1934, married Mary Gillis of Orwell Cove, lived in USA, no children.
    B4.Angus Gillis died 1884 aged 3 months.
    B5.Sarah (Sadie) Gillies died 1893 aged 9 months.
    B6.Christina Gillis born c1882, died 1918 age 36 years,married Daniel Bruce of Lyndale. He died 1944 aged 73 years.
    Children;
        C1.Margaret Bruce m. Percy (Neil Billy, or Percy Billy) Macleod born 1897 Orwell died 1983,  s/o Neil W. Macleod
        and Elizabeth Cornelia Musick. with children;
                D1.Lloyd Macleod m. Vivian Stewart of Belfast with children;
                        E1.Carl Macleod
                        E2.Catherine Macleod
                        E3.Anne Macleod
                        E4.Jennifer Macleod.
                D2 Gerald Macleod m. Shirley Carver of Lindale, live Ontario with children;
                        E1.Bonnie Macleod
                        E2.Heather Macleod
                        E3.Ruby Macleod
                D3.Elspeth Macleod m. Robert Crane of Vernon
        C2.Catherine Bruce m. James Martin born 1901 Kinross died aged 52 in 1953, he was s/o John Samuel Martin of Uigg.
        children;
                D1.Loren Martin in Ch'town
                D2.Emily Martin m. Hal White, Murray Harbour Road and Bunbury with children.
                D3.Marilyn Martin married in Ontario.
        C3.Willard Bruce b. 1909 died 1974 aged 65 years, married Margaret Burke, lived in Lyndale with children;
                D1.Reginald Bruce
                D2.Donald Bruce married with children
                D3.Christine Bruce m. Harvey Mackenzie of Vallyfield with children.
                D4.Sylvia Bruce m. Harry Maclean s/o John Maclean of Uigg.
                D5.Linda Bruce married Marcus Wilson of Alberry Plains with children.
                D6.Albert Bruce married in Alberta
        C4.Carlyle Bruce unmarried in Lyndale.
        C5.Alfred Bruce, unmarried in Lyndale.
        C6.Mabel Bruce married Ernest Macdonald s/o "Cape Breton Dan" of Hopefield PEI.Elizabeth Catherine
        Macdonald. They had a large family, among which;
                D1.Lorna Macdonald m. Donald Macleod s/o of williard of Kinross with a family.
        C7.Atwood Bruce m. Helen Campbell of Victoria Cross, they lived in Ontario with children.
     B7.Catherine Gillis m. Mr Jackson of Lot 48 with no issue.
     B8 Sarah Gillis b. c1862 m. Mr Curtis of USA with no issue,
     B9.Rachel Gillis b. c1864, died 1903 age 39 unmarried,
     B10.Murdoch Gillis b. c1859 died c1900 of T.B. Murdoch was first mate on a ship, and was granted a medal for an act of heroism which saved the lives of his whole crew when his ship was driven on the NFLD coast during a snowstorm. Murdoch swam for shore with a rope, when the ship was breaking up on the rocks. He made two attempts and was driven back, but was successful on the third attempt." - "The Macleods of PEI" - page 211.
     B11.Margaret Gillis born 1856 married her cousin Neil Angus Gillis born 1854 Orwell Cove, s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Kendrom Macleod. Neil was a carpenter in Orwell Cove, he died in 1943. Neil Angus and Margaret were double related, through both the Nicholson and Gillis sides. Sir Andrew Macphail, in his book, "The Master's Wife" refers to Neil Angus as "that most honest and best carpenter, who would make a replica of a chippendale chair or replace sills under an old barn with equal perfection." - The Macleods of PeI, page 209, 218. Margaret died in 1905 and Neil Angus died in 1943. They lived in Orwell Cove with children;
Also living here in 1881 is William Gillis a widower age 73, who is Captain John's uncle (brother of his father Donald) William Gillis'family also lives here, son Malcolm age 32, and his wife Euphemia age 33, their daughter 1.Catherine age 5 months and born in November. Also living here is Captain John's mother, Rachel Macleod, a widow age 74.
Source:1881 census lot 58
Source:Gillis family archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca
Source: Hebridean Pioneers page 58


A2.Donald Gillis, s/o Donald, s/o John of Skye,  born 1832 occupation carpenter, m. Catherine Mackinnon, of Georgetown, age 48 on 1881 census d/o Archibald Mackinnon and Jessie Macdonald. Ch;
     B1.Archibald Gillis b. c1865, m. Miss MacNeil of Song Creek, Providence Rhode Island USA
     B2.Alexander Gillis b c1869, unmarried,
     B3.Donald Gillis b. c 1863, unmarried,
     B4.Charles Gillis b 1871, unmarried,
     B5.Margaret born 1862 died 1890 age 28 years m. William Jamieson of Quincy Mass. He was from Aberdeenshire
    Scotland. He died in 1891 age 31 years and is buried in Aberdeenshire. They had one son;
        C1.Willilam Jamieson died in Providence R.I age 29 years.
Source:1881 census lot 58, Gillis family archives

A3.Neil Gillis, born c1849 Orwell Cove, s/o Donald, s/o John of Skye, unmarried, lived in Orwell Cove.

A4.Malcolm Gillis, 1834-1920, s/o Donald, s/o John of Skye, m. Jane Bell, 1838-1914, d/o Robert Bell of Wood Islands. Jane Bell age 30 on 1881 census, They frarmed in Montague Bridge PEI with family;
     B1.Alfred Allan Gillis born May of 1873 died 1939, m. Jane McKeegan of Belfast, d/o Malcolm Mackeegan of Marion
    Bridge C.B. and his wife Catherine Buchanan of Belfast. He was a carpenter, and they lived in Montague Bridge with
    children;
        C1.Leonard Gillis m. Edith Richards of Murray Harbour with children.
        C2.Harry Gillis died 1972 age 62 married Filomena Vuozzo with children.
        C3.Catherine Gillis m. Byron Stewart died in 1975 age 66 Kinsington, lived in Montague, one son Donald.
        C4.Jean Gillis m. John R. Maclean Caledonia and Mass USA with children.
     B2.Malcolm Gillis born after 1881, of Montague m. Bella Grahame of Murray Harbour
        with  issue Pheobe.

A5.William Gillis, s/o Donald, s/o John of Skye  m. Margaret Bell, sister of Jane above, d/o of Robert Bell of Wood Islands. with children;
     B1.Gamaliel Gillis M.D.died 1898 age 45. He practiced medicine in Dundas PEI wehre he lived in the house later owned
    by Jim Maclean on Main St. He m. Isabella Johnstone died 1898 age 43 d/o David Johnstone. With children;
            C1.Peter Maclaren Gillis killed at Passchendale, France, world war I.
            C2.Flora Rose Gillis 1884-1920 a school teacher, lived in Walden Colorado
            C3.Jean Gillis died 1985 age 97 years, a school teacher, married George Miller with children.
            C4.Johnstone Gillis unmarried in state of Washington USA
            C5.Gamaliel Gillis 1894-1970 married in England during WW1, and lived there, but wanted to be buried back in PEI,
            when he died his ashes were sent to Canada and interred in Lower Montague Cemetery.
     B2.Margaret Gillis m. William Taylor, lived in Colorado with descendants in the American West.
     B3.Rachel Gillis 1st wife of Andrew Miller of Dundas with children;
            C1.Margaret Miller m. Jack Maclure of Dundas with children.
            C2.Laura Miller m. Archibald Maclean brother of N.D. Maclean of Ch'town.
            C3.Etta Miller in USA unmarried.
            C4.Neil Miller of Bridgetown, unmarried.
            C5.William Miller USA unmarried.
     B4.William Gillis m. Isabella Macdonald of Murray Harbour with one son.
     B5.Alexander died young unmarried,
     B6.John Gillis, drowned young unmarried.

A6.Catherine Gillis, d/o Donald, s/o John of Skye unmarried

A7.Rachel Gillis, d/o Donald, s/o John of Skye, m. John Mackinnon with daughter;
    B1.Fanny Mackinnon.
source: Gillis archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca. descendants of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson
source: The Macleods of PEI descendants of Rachel Macleod and Donald Gillis, page 209

III.WILLIAM GILLIS born 1807 PEI son of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, of Lyndale and Orwell Bridge. He was age 73 years, a widower on 1881 census, living with his nephew Captain John Gillis and his family. William Gillis married CHRISTINA MACLEOD, born c1813 PEI, died before 1881, daughter of Roderick Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods, and his wife Miss Mackenzie of Flat River PEI. *See the Kendrom Macleod family. William and Christina had 8 children;

A1.James Gillis, s/o William, s/o John of Skye, b 1845, occupation tailor of Kinross, and also operated the post office at Kinross for a number of years. He m. Anne Gillis b 1850 in PEI, d/o of William Gillis of Lyndale who came to PEI in 1829. She was sister to Reverend John Gillis. James died in Vancouver General Hospital in B.C. of influenza while he was visiting his son William James, and he is buried in the Mountain View cemetery. with children;
     B1.William James Gillis born May 1 1868 Kinross. He spent some time in the Klondike during the days of the gold rush. Both he and his young son William were murdered at sea off hte British Columbia Coast on Sept 15 1924. William James was age 54 years, and his young son William was 18. In "Nightmare of Paul Stromkins", Frank Jones describes William James as being "Bill Gillis, a big jovial man with friends all up and down the coast, was under no illusions - sharks of the human sort lurked in these waters." William James was captain of his own boat, the "Beryl G." (named for his daughter Beryl Gillis), - they were attacked by hijackers who stole his cargo and tossed them overboard. The case might never have been solved, were it not for an undeveloped picture in young William's camera, which when developed, showed a picture of the murderers!! William James Gillis married in 1901 in Dawson City Yukon, Alfretta Martin, descendants available - Ardyth Crawford,
     B2.James A. Gillis b.1872. a tailor in Seattle, married,
     B3.John Gillis b. 1873 a teacher in Seattle married,
     B4.Christy Anne Gillis b.1876, m. Johnson Brundage of Boston with children;
            C1.Gladys Brundage m. Robert Greenwood Los Angeles with children.
            C2.Jean Brundage m. Robert Gardyne Mass USA with children.
            C3.Doris Brundage m. Arthur Perkins of Ill USA with children.
            C4.James Brundage of Cambridge Mass USA
     B5.Minnie Gillis 1st wife to William Burch of Alberton with children.
            C1.Hazel Burch m. Victor Careau of Bermuda with one son
     B6.Isabella Gillis died young.
A2.Donald Gillis b. 1837 Orwell Cove,  m. his cousin Margaret Macleod born Dec 23 1845 Orwell Bay, d/o William Horo Macleod and Mary Molly McInnis, with children;
    B1.William Donald Gillis born 1878 Orwell Cove, died 1945 age 67 years m. Euphemia Larabee 1881-1978 of Eldon, no
    family.
    B2.Christina Anne Gillis b. 1872 m. William J. Anderson of Boston with four children.
    B3.Mary Gillis born 1874 Orwell Cove,  m. Arthur Gillis died 1934,  s/o Neil Angus Gillis, no family.
A3.Malcolm Gillis b. c1848 died 1916 age 68 years m. Euphemia Murchison born Feb 17 1847 Point Prim, died March 14
1942 age 95 years, d/o Malcolm Murchison and Jessie Macdonald of Point Prim with children;
    B1.Catherine Gillis m. Alexander MacEachern of Newtown with one son;
            C1.Archibald Murchison married and living in Seattle, operated the "Big Tree Inn"
    B2.Nellie Gillis m. William Rennie of Quincy Mass with children;
            C1.Euphemia Rennie m. Dr. John MacGowan Kilmuir and quincy Mass with children;
                    D1.John MacGowan, barrister, married in USA
                    D2.David MacGown married in USA
    B3.Christina Gillis m. Jack Jardine, lived in Mass with children;
        C1.John Jardine married in Florida with children.
    B4.Jessie Gillis m. Peter Penny of Eldon with children;
        C1William Penny m. Beryl Vaniderstine of Eldon, no family.
        C2.Malcolm Penny m. Joan Crabtree of Hamilton Ontario with family.
        C3John Penny m. Ethel Bezanson of Ottawa with a family.
        C4.Hampton Penny m. Margaret Gillis a sister of Reverend Raymond Gillis a former minster of Belfast. They live in
        Eldon  with a family.
        C5.Newton Penny m. Kay Eldridge in Hamilton Ontario with a family.
    B5.William Gillis m. Sadie Macpherson lived in Quincy Mass with children;
        C1.Stanley Gillis
        C2.Nellie Jean Gillis
        C3.Eleanor Gillis
        C4.Montie Gillis
A4.John Gillis s/o William Gillis and Christina Macleod,  b. c1835 a tailor in Orwell Cove. He m. Sarah Macdonald d/o Hector Macdonald of Point Prim, no ch.
A5.William Gillis s/o William Gillis and Christina Macleod, b. 1848 died 1931. m. Elizabeth Duncan d/o John Duncan and Catherine MacLaren of Vernon River, with children;
    B1.Christina Gillis died youong 1883-1901
    B2.Isobel Gillis died young
    B3.William Gillis 1887-1895
    B4.Catherine Gillis m. Malcolm D. Macdonald 1870-1962 s/o Donald Hector Macdonald of Lyndale with one son;
        C1.Lloyd Macdonald who is farming on the old homestead, settled first by his great grandfather Hector Macdonald, who was married in Skye to a daughter of "old Donald Nicholson" of Orwell Cove. Hector and his family were 1829 emigrants. Lloyd is married to Jean Macphee and they have one son.
    B5.Jessie Gillis m. John M. Gillis of Grandview, lived in Halifax NS with two sons;
        C1.Ivan Gillis who was a noted musician and composer, died young.
        C2.Clarence Gillis m. Laura Gillishis cousin from Grandview, lived at Tea Hill, with children;
            D1.Gail Gillis married and living in Prince George BC
            D2.Kimberly Gillis living in Ch'town
    B6.Emma Gillis m. Edward Hackett 1891-1971, lived in Kinross with children;
        C1.Sterling Hackett m. Margaret Mackenzie Wood Islands, lvied in Mt Albion with children;
                D1.Sterling Alexander Hackett unmarried, Ch'town
                D2.Edward Blair Hackett m. Ann Walker of Alberry Plains.
                D3.Ruth Emma Hackett unmarried.
                D4.Donald Norman Hackett of Ch'town
                D5.Blaine Neil Hackett of M. Albion, unmarried.
                D6.Darlene Delores Hackett of Ch'town
                D7.Donald Norman Hackett, unmarried lives in Calgary
        C2.Blair Hackett m. Erma Macphail, no family.
        C3.Mildred Hackett m. Wendell Robertson of Kingsboro with children
    B7.Duncan Gillis lived on homestead at Orwell Hill unmarried
A6.Jessie Gillis b. 1850 Orwell Cove, died July 7 1938 married Malcolm Lamont born July 25 1848 Lyndale PEI, died Dec 4 1928 age 80 years.  s/o Ewen of Skye and Lyndale, and Sarah Macpherson. His occupation was listed as being a coachmaker of Dundee.

                                                                   Jessie Gills & Malcolm Lamont
                                                              (picture courtesy of Harold S. Macleod)
 Children of Jessie Gillis and Malcolm Lamont;
    B1.Christina Sarah Lamont born 1879, died in 1987 age 107 years and 4 months. She m. Lachlan "Donald Ban" Macpherson 1863-1951 Lyndale. They raised a family of 9, all born at home. Christy Sarah had the unique record of never having spent a night in any hospital. With children;
        C1.Donald Macpherson m. Doris Dawe, lived in Ontario, no family.
        C2.Christina Macpherson m. Alexander Mckinnon 1892-1966 Strathlorne, B.B. and Mass USA no family.
        C3.Jessie Macpherson died age 20 years.
        C4.Lamont Macpherson m. Ruth ? no family, living in BC
        C5.Duncan Macpherson m. Viola Gillespie Ch'town with one son.
        C6.Arthur Macpherson m. Jessie Lord, Tryon with children;
        C7.Evelyn Macpherson m. Walter Banfil of Mass USA with children.
        C8.John Macpherson unmarried in Ch'town
        C9.Martin Macpherson m. Jennie Breck Murray River, lived in Vancouver BC with three children;
                D1.Geraldine Macpherson m. James David with 3 children in BC
                D2.Shirley Macpherson married with a family in BC
                D3.Kimble Macpherson married in BC
    B2.Catherine Lamont 1880-1975 m. Angus A.A.J. Macleod 1882-1967 of Kinross. They farmed at Kinross and raised a
    family of nine children;
        C1.Wesley Macleod m. Mrs Larkin with no family.
        C2.David Macleod m. Anne Boulter with no family.
        C3.Isabel Macleod m. Russell Furness of Vernon River with 3 children.
        C4.Ewen Macleod unmarried.
        C5.Reverend John Macleod m. with 3 children.
        C6.Harold Macleod married.
        C7.Gladys Macleod m. George Freeze NB. with 2 children.
        C8.Mary Macleod m. Douglas Cameron of Toronto with 2 children.
        C9.Kenneth Macleod m. Elsie Hickox wtih a family.
        C10.Two children died in infancy.
    B3.Elizabeth Lamont born 1893, died 1980 age 87 m. David Henry Compton died 1930 age 40 of Brooklyn and
    Ch'town, s/o Henry Compton. with children;
        C1.Malcolm Henry Compton died 1936 age 20
        C2.Ewen Macdougall Compton died 1918 age 8 months buried Trenton NS
        C3.Esther Compton died 1980 age 60 m. Robert Thurston of Toronto with a family.
        C4.James Wellington Compton m. Lorna Macissac of Dunblane with a family.
        C5.Philip Compton killed in plane crash on Tea Hill Jan 12 1942 age 16 years.
        C6.Tilly Compton m. Harold Macleod great grandson of Murdoch Horo Macleod, and author of the book "The
        Macleods of PEI" They have a son and a daughter.
        C7.David Compton Clergyman in the Free Church of Scotland Ontario m. with children.
source: The Macleods of PEI page 247 descendants of Roderick Macleod and Miss Mackenzie

A7.Mary Gillis d/o William Gillis and Christina Macleod
A8.Catherine Gillis d/o William Gillis and Christina Macleod,  m. her cousin Charles Kendrom Macleod born 1824, died Dec 20 1903 in Orwell Head s/o Murdoch Kendrom Macleod and Flora Nicholson, Catherine was his  first wife, she died young with no children, and he re-married Rachel Macdonald, d/o John Kinloch Macdonald.
source: The Macleods of PEI, page 247-264, descendants of Christina Macleod, wife of William Gillis.


A2.Donald Gillis, s/o William, s/o John of Skye,  born 1837 m. Margaret Macleod b. 1845, d/o of William Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods, and his wife Mary Molly McInnis of Pinette. Ch;
     B1.William D. Gillis b. 1876 m. Euphemia Larabee of Eldon with no issue,
     B2.Christina Anne Gillis b. 1872 m. William J. Anderson of Boston with 3 children,
     B3.Mary Gillis b 1874 m. Arthur Gillis with no issue.

A3.Malcolm Gillis, s/o William, s/o John of Skye,  born c1848, m. Euphemia Murchison, born Feb 17, 1847, died March 14, 1942. She was the daughter of Malcolm Murchison and his wife Jessie Macdonald of Point Prim. In 1881 census they were living with his cousin Captain John Gillis and his family. As well, Malcolm's father William a widower age 73 lived there. Ch;
     B1.Catherine Gillis c1880 b. in November m. Alexander MacEachern of Newtown
        with issue one son, 2nd m. Andrew Swanson of Seattle with no issue,
     B2.Nellie Gillis b. after 1881, m. William Rennie of Quincy with issue Euphemia
        wife of John Malcolm McGowan, M.D. C.M. Dal. ,
     B3.Jessie Gillis b. after 1881 m. Peter Penny of Eldon with issue William,
        Malcolm, John, Newton
     B4.William Gillis b. after 1881 m. Sadie Macpherson of Dundee with issue Eleanor,
        Stanley, Jean, Malcolm all in Quincy.

A4.John Gillis, s/o William, s/o John of Skye,  a tailor of Orwell Cove m. Sarah Macdonald d/o of Hector Macdonald and his wife Catherine Maclean of Point Prim with no issue.

A5.William Gillis, s/o William, s/o John of Skye,  born 1844, m. Elizabeth Duncan age 26 on 1881 census, d/o of John Duncan of Vernon River Bridge and his wife Catherine Maclaren of Hermitage Grove (Catherine was cousin to Murray McLaren, M.D. Lt. Gov. of N.B. Ch;
     B1.Christina Gillis died young
     B2.Isabella Gillis died young
     B3.William Gillis died young
     B4.Catherine Gillis m. her cousin Malcolm D. Macdonald, s/o Donald Hector Macdonald
        and his wife Flora Gillis of Murray Harbour Road, with issue Lloyd Malcolm,
     B5.Jessie Gillis m. John M. Gillis with issue Ivan and Clarence,
     B6.Emma Gillis m. Edward Hackett of Orwell head with issue,
     B7.Duncan Gillis on old homestead at Orwell Bridge unmarried.

A6.Jessie Gillis, d/o William, s/o John of Skye,  b. 1850, died July 7, 1938 age 88, daughter of William Gillis and his wife Christina Macleod, who was a daughter of Roderick Macleod and Miss Mackenzie of Skye. She m. Malcolm Lamont of Lyndale and Dundee, born c1847, son of Ewen Lamont and Sarah Macpherson of Lyndale PEI.. Ch;
     B1.Christina Sarah Lamont born c1879, m. Lauchlan Macpherson of Lyndale with children
            Donald, Christina, Jessie, Lamotn, Duncan, Evelyn, John and Martin.
     B2.Catherine Lamont born after 1881, m. Angus A.J. Macleod,
     B3.Elizabeth Lamont m. David Compton of Ch'town with children;
            C1.Wellington Compton
            C2.Esther Compton
            C3.Philip Compton
            C4.Matilda Compton
            C5.David Compton.
     B4.John Lamont born after 1881, in US, unmarried.
     B5.Mary C. Lamont born after 1881,
     B6.Ewen Lamont born after 1881.
     B7.William Lamont born after 1881.

A7.Mary Gillis, d/o William, s/o John of Skye,  unmarried.

A8.Catherine Gillis, d/o William, s/o John of Skye,  m. Charles Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods, s/o Murdoch, s/o Donald of Kendrom with no issue.
source: Gillis archives, catalina@intergate.bc.ca descendants of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson
source: "The Macleods of PEI" page 247, the descendants of Roderick Macleod and Miss Mackenzie

4.MALCOLM GILLIS,  born 1809 Orwell, died Sept 1 1847 in Orwell, buried St. John's Presbyterian churchyard, Belfast PEI, son of  John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, married CHRISTINA MACLEOD, born c1813 sister of Norman Macleod merchant of Uigg rear who emigrated to Uigg in 1829. In the 1881 census, Christina was age 67, born Scotland, and living with her son Neil, so Malcolm must have died before 1881. They had 55 acres of leasehold land with no term. They lived beside Alexander Gillis, who was probably his brother. Ch;

A1.Neil Gillis, s/o Malcolm, s/o John of Skye, born c1845 m. Ellen Finlayson born c1852, age 28 on 1881 census, d/o of Archibald Finlayson of Point Prim. *Also living in this household in 1881 was one Christina Gillis age 67, born Scotland, who was probably the mother of Neil.  with children
     B1.John Gillis b.c1876, m. Ada Allan of Boston with 7 children.
     B2.Catherine Gillis b.c1879, m. Hector M'donald s/o John the Point Macdonald with ch;
            C1 John J. M'donald m. Miss Buchanan of Eldon with one child.
            C2Wesley M'donald m. Miss Davy with 2 children.
            C3 Russel M'donald unmarried.
            C4 Helen M'donald m. Arlie Davies of Boston, one child
            C5 Catherine M'donald lived Boston
            C6 Marion M'donald lived Boston
     B3.Christina Gillis  b. c1880 November in Orwell, m. Malcolm Gillis s/o Malcom D. Gillis and Rachel Macleod with
    children;
            C1.Douglas Gillis married in Boston
            C2.Florence Gillis, twin, Boston.
            C3.Dorothy Gillis, twin, Boston
            C4.Harold Gillis, Boston
     B4.James Gillis, vet of great war, married Catherine Wright of Yarmouth England with children;
            C1.Irma Gillis
            C2.Edna Gillis
            C3.Victor Gillis married.
            C4.Douglas Gillis married.
            C5.William Gillis m. Helen Bulman with 2 children
     B5.Louis Henry Gillis m. Mary Anne Gibson with ch;
            C1 Neil William Gillis born sept 22 1918 m. Anna Haran, lived Medford Mass USA with a family.
            C2  Marion Olive Gillis b. aug 2 1920 died jan 18 1924.
            C3 Edison Harold Gillis b. july 28 1922 died nov 21 1983 m. Dorothea Welch with a family.
            C4 Orwell Malcolm Gillis b. Sept 14 1924 died may 2 1976 m. Elizabeth Campbell with family.
            C5 Louis Henry Gillis Jr.b. feb 6 1927 died july 28 1993 m. Mary Gilbert, lived Billerica Mass
            C6 Marion Christina Gillis b. july 23 1928 m. Robert C. Cerrato with a family.
            C7 Ada Isabel Gillis b. nov 10 1929 m. Robert Albert Liberty with a family.
            C8 Mable Dorothy Gillis m. John Ernest Day with a family, descendants available - Cindy, (cday@jhancock.com)


 A2. Alexander Gillis s/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod,  m. Ada Fraser of Boston with 3 children.

A3. Margaret Gillis d/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod m. Milton Young of Boston, no family.

A4 John Gillis, s/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod,  born 1829 Orwell Cove died Dec 14 1850 he was unmarried.

A5.Catherine Gillis called "Kate" (there were 2 Catherine's in this family. she was unmarried.

A6 Catherine Gillis, d/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod  m. Neil Mackenzie of Belfast, later C.N. railway employee, Ch'town. Ch;
     B1.Ella Mackenzie, wife of John Donald Martin,born 1868 Kinross,  son of Samuel Martin of  Kinross and Sarah
    Campbell John died in 1922. with ch;
            C1.Harold Martin died unmarried.
            C2.Muriel Martin m. Willard Macleod born c1902 Kinross, s/o Angus Macleod of Kinross and Mary Campbell.
            Willard died July 13 1978 age 70 years, buried Orwell Corner Churchyard. With children;
                    D1.Donald Macleod
                    D2.Keith Macleod
                    D3.Robert Macleod
                    D4.Elva Macleod
                    D5.Eleanor Macleod
                    D6.Walton Macleod
            C3.Marion Martin m. Harold Mackie of Southport with one son.
            C4.Samuel Martin m. Mary Bozan with 2 children.
            C5 Lloyd Martin m. Daisy Bowles with no family.
    B2.Etta Mackenzie died young in Ch'town

A7.Flora Gillis, d/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod,  m. Donald Hector Macdonald, s/o of Hector Macdonald of Orwell Head. Donald Hector Macdonald was drowned in Orwell river driving from Ch'town on the ice. Ch;
     B1.Florence Macdonald, a nurse in Boston
     B2Annie Macdonald in Boston
     B3.Christina Macdonald in Boston.
     B4.Alexander Macdonald
     B5.Malcolm Donald Macdonald m. his cousin Catherine Gillis, d/o William Gillis of Orwell
        Bridge with son Lloyd Malcolm Macdonald.
     B6.Norman Macdonald, killed out West, unmarried.
     B7 Donaldina Macdonald who was born posthumous, married James Matheson, s/o Roderick
        Matheson of Uigg and Ch'town, later Vancouver, with 3 sons.

A8.Margaret Gillis daughter of Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod, she  lived in USA

V.ANGUS GILLIS, son of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye,  married CATHERINE MACLEOD, born c1834, daughter of Malcolm Macleod I of Earnscliffe and his wife Rachel Macqueen. In the 1841 census, religion Church of Scotland, they had 100 acres of land. 4 members in their family, all born in PEI. 1 male between 16 and 45, 2 females under 16, 1 male between 16 and 45, 1 female between 16 and 45. Ch;

A1.Donald Gillis sr., s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod, born 1854 died 1930 age 76 years,  s/o Angus, s/o John of Skye,. married Mary Martin born c1855 of Grandview, died 1933. With children;
     B1.Daniel Gillis born 1885 died 1979,  m. Mary Mackenzie born 1889  Orwell Cove d/o Donald Mackenzie and Flora
    Macdonald - see Macleods of PEI page 242. Mary died in 1981. With children;
            C1.Catherine Gillis m. Eric Scott of Kinross with children.
            C2.Laura Gillis m. cousin Clarence Gillis.
            C3.Flora Gillis m. Clarence Reynolds 1919-1973 of Murray River with 2 children
            C4.Elmer Gillis m. Pearl Stewart of Caledonia with a family.
     B2.Alexander Gillis born c1884, died 1973 age 89 years, unmarried, lived most of his life off island, but came home in old
    age. He was a difficult birth, and was delivered by Dr. Martin Martin of Grandview.
    B3.John Malcolm Gillis b. Murray Harbour Road, later moved to Halifax. He m. his cousin Jessie Gillis d/o William Gillis
    and Elizabeth Duncan with a family. (see under Jessie Gillis d/o William Gillis and Elizabeth Duncan) with 2 boys;
        C1.Clarence Gillis mm. Laura Gillis.
        C2.Ivan Gillis died 1946 age 28 a noted musician and composer
    B4.Mary Gillis m. Mr. Macmillan of Wood Islands.


A2.Donald Gillis jr., s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod,  of Victoria Cross m. Mary Maclean, with ch;
     B1.Mary Gillis m. Mr MacMillan of Wood Islands with issue Hirem, Angus.

A3.John Gillis born 1844, died 1929 Victoria Cross PEI,  farmer, s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod. He was a school teacher. He m. 1st Magaret Maclean 1848-1901 and 2nd Catherine Maclean of Lyndale PEI (Catherine had a son previously by Murdoch Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods. ) With children by Margaret Maclean;
    B1.Mary Gillis m. Mr. Macmillan of Wood Islands
    B2.Hiram Gillis, lived in Nova Scotia
    B3.William Warren Gillis died 1906 Minnisota
    B4.Horace Gillis lived in Ontario
    B5.James Gillis b. 1885 died 1916 lived in Sydney C.B.
    B6.George R. Gillis b. 1883 died 1906.
    B7.Angus Gillis
John Married 2ndly Catherine Maclean with further children. (Catherine had a son Alexander previously)
    B8.Maclean Gillis
    B9.(stepson) Alexander Maclean Macleod b. 1896 died 1967 age 71 years, he m. Gladys Vaniderstine b. Heatherdale PEI
    (she was previously Mrs Malcolm Lamont of Victoria Cross who was descended from Malcolm Lamont 1829 emigrant)


A4.Malcolm Gillis jr. ."shy Malcolm" born 1856 died 1944, ,s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod  m. 1st Isabel S. Macreae, of Grandview born c1849 Grandview died 1912 age 63 years. With children by Isabel Macrea;
     B1.Daniel Gillis born 1888 Orwell died 1952 unmarried in Grandview. Known locally as "Shy Dan"
     B2.Margaret Bell Gillis born Orwell, lived USA
Malcolm Gillis Sr. secondly married Catherine Macdonald, born 1871 Grandview, d/o Donald Duncan Macdonald and Margaret Macdonald, with no further children.

A5.Sarah Gillis, b. c1855,  d/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod,  m. Mr Cotton in USA with one daughter. Sarah was still unmarried and living with brother John in 1881 census, age 25 years.

A6.Catherine Gillis, d/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod,  b. c1842 unmarried, age 38 and living with brother John in the 1881 census.

A7.Malcolm Gillis Sr., born 1844 Orwell s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod,  born 1844, postmaster of Grandview m. Jane Macleod of Valleyfield d/o John Duncan Macleod and Mary Mackay - see Malceod os PEI page 310.. With ch;
    B1.Malcolm John Gillis, b.May 3 1887, died dec 5 1974 age 87 years buried Peoples Cemetery, Ch'town. He m.. Lottie
    Smallwood no issue,
    B2.Isaac Gillis,  born after 1881, in Boston married,
    B3.Angus Allan Gillis born c1880, in B.C. unmarried.
*Also living in this household in 1881 was a widow Margaret Macleod age 62 years born c1818 PEI, probably the mother of Jane Macleod.

A8.John Gillis s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod  (2nd) unmarried.

A9.Neil Angus Gillis 1854-1943 s/o Angus Gillis and Catherine Macleod m. Margaret Gillis d/o Captain John Gillis - for their descendants see Captain John Gillis.

VI. ANNE GILLIS daughter of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, married PETER LAMONT, born c1809 age 72 years on the 1881 census, son of Alexander Lamont and Eunice Currie of the Belfast Lamonts, emigrants in 1803. She was his 2nd wife, his first was Mary Dockerty and his 3rd wife was Catherine Mackenze. He had children by all three wives. See the Descendants of Alexander Lamont and Eunice Currie for the rest of the children. with children by Anne Gillis;
A1.John Lamont born Orwell. july 14, 1837, christened Sept 16, 1837


A2.Margaret Lamont

A3.James Lamont b. Orwell Cove Sept 2 1835, possibly died young.

A4.Anne Lamont m. John Macdonald of Pictou Nova Scotia

VII. MARGARET GILLIS daughter of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, married ANGUS LAMONT, born circa 1799 in Kingsburg or Uigg Skye, son of Alexander Lamont and Eunice Currie of the Belfast Lamonts, emigrants of 1803.. With children;
A1.Euphemia Lamont d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, m. George Young, died april 1904, he was a miller of Wood Islands, with ch;
     B1.George Thomas Young born c1874 Wood Islands, died dec 1955 Cambridge Mass,  m. Florence A Macpherson d/o
    Norman Macpherson of Dundee, issue 2 children.
     B2.William John James Young b. april 15 1882 Wood Islands,  m. Nellie Compton, d/o of Wellington Compton of Belle
     River with ch
            C1.Della Young m. Donald Nicholson s/o James Nicholson and Anne Mcphee of Orwell Cove with 4 children, lived
            in USA
            C2.George Young lived Boston.
            C3.Another child.
     B3.Esther Isabella Young born dec 21 1877 Wood Islands, died after 1904. m. Joseph Norton Jones of Boston, issue 3
    sons.
     B4.Mable Anne Young born c1872 Wood Islands died Dec 1901 PEI unmarried.
    B5.Clara Angusina Young b. may 3 1885 Wood Islands died after 1904.
    B6.Ethel Maude Young b. june 21 1887 Wood Islands died after 1904, possibly moved to Boston.


A2.Anne Lamont born Jan 13 1832 d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, of  Eldon, married in 1856 . William Macqueen of Mt.Vernon with issue;
     B1.John Macqueen
     B2.Daniel Macqueen
     B3.William Macqueen
     B4.Murdoch Macqueen
     B5.Euphemia Macqueen
     B6.Margaret Macqueen
     B7.Isabella Macqueen
     B8.Mary Macqueen

A3.Isabella Lamont d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, married John Mackenzie of Wood Islands with no children.

A4.Catherine Lamont d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, of Eldon, m. Samuel Hume o born c1834 Belle River s/o John Dawson Hume and Hannah Upton, lived f Wood Islands with issue;
    B1.Margaret Hume m. John MacBeth of Dundas with issue
            C1.Samuel Macbeth m. Miss Harris of Vancouver and N.Y. with twin sons.
            C2.James Macbeth Montague Bridge, wounded in the great war.
            C3 Margaret Macbeth nurse, m. Wallace Myers, USA
            C 4.Catherine Macbeth nurse, Boston.
            C5.Christina Macbeth nurse, Boston.
            C6.Grace Macbeth m. Ira Ross Union Road PEI with 4 children.
     B2.Euphemia Anne Hume born c1870 married in 1888,  Reverend Murdoch Lamont of Lyndale * see the Lamonts of
    Lyndale. they had children;
            C1.Francis Lamont born PEI died young.
            C2. Samuel Lamont m. Lillian Taylor of Wood Islands, Millview, in B.C. with 1 son.
            C3.Sarah Anne Lamont, nurse m. R.P. Jack, M.D. Birmingham, England.
            C4.Catherine Bell Lamont m. Wilson Scott.
            C5.Ewen Lamont M.A. Glasgow University, professor.
            C6.Donald Lamont New York, unmarried.
            C7.William Dawson Lamont M.A. Glasgow U, Prof. Philosophy.
            C8.Malcolm Lamont, M.A. Glasgow U.
            C9.David Henry Lamont born Glasgow lived in Florida USA
            C10.Murdina Lamont called Ena May m. J. Stewart
     B3.Isabella Hume m. Archibald Bruce of Victoria Cross with no issue.
     B4.Catherine Hume m. Malcolm Macleod of Dundas with issue
            C1.Elva Macleod m. George Mellish of Union Road.
            C2. Catherine Macleod in Boston
            C3.Euphemia Macleod in Boston.
            C4.David Macleod in Florida
            C5.Norman Macleod
            C6.John Macleod on homestead in Dundas PEI.
     B5.Louisa Hume died 1919 m. John Macpherson of Wood Islands s/o Alexander Sandy Mcpherson and Miss Nicholson
    of Iris PeI Alexander Sandy was s/o John Macpherson and Anne Matheson emigrants from Skye. With children;
            C1.Jessie Macpherson m. Claude Somers, Murray Harbour Road.
     B6.John Samuel Hume born 1858 m. Mary Lamont d/o Ewen Lamont and Sarah Macpherson, He inherited the back farm
    at Wood Islands,  with issue;
                    D1.Samuel Hume died May 2 1967 m. Edith Campbell d/o Doanld Campbell and Flora Macleod of Uigg. Flora was d/o William Macleod and Mary Macpherson and William was s/o Murdoch Kendrom Macleod. They lived in Uigg on the farm formerly in possession of her father. Children;
                        E1.Donald Hume killed in an air crash in Labrador in WW2. He m. Catherine Shaw of Uigg. She died 1986
                        age 68 years, d/o Ernest Shaw and Murdina Macleod of Uigg. See Macleods of PEI page 231.
                        E2.Ewen Hume married with children.
                        E3.David Hume in Western Canada.
                        E5.John William Hume killed in great war, unmarried.
                        E6.Catherine Hume m. her cousin Richard Macpherson L.A. formerly Belle River s/o Donald
                        Macpherson and Elizabeth  Brown (Donald was s/o John Macpherson and Mary Currie)  with children.
            C7.Sadie Hume m. Donald Mackintosh of Stencholl, then Churchill alta. His mother was
                    Frances Lamont, d/o Ewen Lamont, while Sadie was d/o Mary, d/o Ewen Lamont. they had a large family
    B7.William Dawson Hume died out west.
    B8.Hannah Hume died unmarried.
    B9 David Hume m. Mrs Beck. He inherited the Shore farm, Wood Islands.


A5.David Lamont s.o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont lived Wood Islands unmarried.

A6.William Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont deceased prior to 1939

A7.Samuel Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, of Hillsboro NB. married Catherine Lamont of Argylle Shore with children.
    B1.Dawson Lamont
    B2.Charles Lamont
    B3.Murdoch Lamont
    B4.Margaret Lamont a nurse in Georgia USA
    B5.Laura Lamont

A8.Hannah Lamont d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont deceased prior to 1939

A9.Angus Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, born c1855 PEI married Agnes Macmillan born c1857  Wood Islands with children
   B1.Elizabeth Lamont m. Isaac Martin of Wood Islands.

A10.Eunice Lamont d/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont died unmarried.

A11.John Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont. He m. Mary Munn, moved to Oregon USA

A12.James Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont born before 1906. He went to San Francisco - the first buildings of San Francisco were erected on his land. He was still living after the quake of 1906

A13.Malcolm Lamont s/o Margaret Gillis and Angus Lamont, died at sea
 

VIII. FLORA GILLIS b. c1820, daughter of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye,  married MALCOLM MACLEOD b. c1811 son of Murdoch Macleod of Kendrom Skye and Orwell cove, and his wife Flora Nicholson who was a daughter of Old Donald Nicholson. Ch;
A1.Flora Macleod b. c1855, age 25 on 1881 census m. Charles Nicholson, Blacksmith of Orwell Cove, age 34 on 1881 census, s/o Angus Nicholson of Orwell Cove. Ch;
    B1.Catherine Nicholson b. c1877, was 2nd wife to Malcolm Macqueen of Orwell North
    B2.Sadie Nicholson m. Newman Furness with issue Gwendolyn and another daughter.
    B3.Anne Nicholson m. Milton Furness with issure Ruth, Dorothy, Frederick, Beryl, Phyllis,
        Anna.
    B4.Angus Joseph Nichoslon m. his first cousin Anne Nicholson d/o Donald John Nicholson
        with issue Christina, Donald, Muriel.
    B5.Frederick Nicholson, died in Alaska,
    B6.Ezra Nicholson of Orwell cove.
    B7.Malcolm Nicholson b. 1880, perhaps died young.

IX.SARAH GILLIS, daughter of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, married NEIL MACLEOD of Orwell Bridge, with Ch;
A1.James Neil Macleod b. c1837 died c1927 age 92 years, 1881 census lot 57, age 43, born PEI, neil. He m. his cousin Jane Nicholson born c1838, d/o of Charles Nicholson and Mary Macdonald of Orwell Cove. ch;
     B1.Mary Isabella. Macleod born c1866 Orwell Bridge  m. Cameron Acorn of Pownal with one son and
        two daughters in Portland Oregon.
     B2.John Alexander Macleod age 10 in 1881, was a teacher who died young buried Orwell Corner
     B3.Charles W. Macleod age 8 in 1881, went to Cuba, unmarried.
     B4.Theophilus Macleod age 6 in 1881 went to Cuba, unmarried.,
     B5.Captain Neil J. Macleod b. c1862 age 18 in 1881, Master Mariner, m. Marion Campbell
        of Pictou NS with ch;
                C1.Orwell Macleod of San Francisco.
     B6.John Albert Macleod age 2 in 1881, went to Colerado, unmarried.
Source: Gillis family archives, 1881 census lot 57 Skye Pioneers page 63


A2.John Neil Macleod, b. 1824 Orwell Bridge died dec 22 1902 , m. Elizabeth Macdonald, born feb 24 1830 Orwell, died march 2 1918 age 88 years,  d/o Donald Macdonald of Kinlock and Orwell Cove, and his wife Margaret Nicholson. with Ch;
     B1.Sarah Macleod b. c1856, m. John MacPhee of Orwell with issue one son,  all deceased
        prior to 1939,
     B2.Margaret Macleod born sept 27 1854, m. Malcolm Stonehouse Macleod d/o Donald Stonehouse
        Macleod s/o Donald Stonehouse Macleod and Jessie Macdonaldl with ch;
                C1.Elizbeth Macleod b. c1870  m. Lester Hickey of Boston with 2 sons.
                C2.Jessie Macleod m. Henry Davie NS then Boston with 2 children.
                C3.Wallace S. Macleod, b. sept 23 1899 died april 6 1959  Ch'town unmarried.
                C4.Elizabeth Macleod born c1870 m. Douglas Stewart of Caledonia with daughter June Stewart.
                C5.Donald Macleod b. c1862, married in California
                C6.Neil Macleod b. 1864 died Nov 20 1906 Portland, buried in St. John's Presbyterian
                C7.Alexander Macleod b. c1866  m. Nettie Ross Ch'town, no children.
                C8.Donald John Macleod b. 1875 died 1955  m. Catherine Anne Gillis born dec 14 1878 d/o Donald Gillis and
                Sarah Lamont of  Uigg Station, no issue.
                C9.Milton Macleod killed in N.B. woods
                C10.Elija Macleod m. Miss Hicky


A3.William Neil Macleod b c1828, farmer and carpenter,  m. Margaret Buchanan born c1834f Garfield, moved to USA. With children;
    B1.Angus Macleod born c1873 m. Mary Buchanan of Belfast PEI.
    B2.John Macleod b. c1866 m. Catherine Macleod, d/o John Macleod of Point Prim with ch;
            C1.Margaret Macleod m. Mr. Cantello.
            C2.John Macleod
            C3.Angus Macleod
    B3.Neil Macleod born c1862 died april 1 1884 aged 21 years in USA., buried Belfast cemetery.
    B4 Isabella Macleod b. c1858 died 1915, m. Alexander Ross b. 1864 Garfield dued aoruk 2 1937 buried St. John's
    Belfast,  with children born in Garfield;
            C1.James Ross
            C2.John Ross
            C3.William Ross
            C4.Eliott Ross
    B5.Sarah Macleod born c1856 m. James Shaw born c1856with ch;
            C1.James Shaw jr.
    B6.Mary Anne Mcleod born c1860
    B7.Donald Macleod b. c1871
    B8.Catherine Macleod b. c1877

A4.Donald Neil Macleod died Hamilton Ontario,  m.firstly Christina Macleod, sister of John Sentie Macleod of the Glashvin Macleods of Pinette and Orwell River. of Hamilton Ontario with ch;
    B1.Christina Macleod m. Mr Fraser Hamilton Ont.
    B2.Sarah Macleod m. Mr Davison Hamilton Ont. with 4 children.
    B3.Neil Macleod.
    B4.Daniel Macleod married 2ndly Elizabeth Macdonald d/o Donald Macdonald of the Kinloch
        Macdonalds.

A5.John Macleod s/o Sarah Gillis and Neil Macleod, a teacher, died young unmarried,

A6.Catherine Macleod Sr married as his first wife, Duncan Mackinnon of Uigg PEI with ch;
     B1.Malcolm Mackinnon of Uigg, later Sydney N.S. m. Elizabeth  Lamont, d/o of Ronald
        Lamont (brother of Ewen Lamont) With children;
            C1.Cyrus Mackinnon in Boston unmarried.
            C2.Mary Mackinnon died unmarried.
            C3.Catherine Mackinnon in Sydney NS, unmarried.
            C4.Daniel Mackinnon of N.Y.
            C5.Sarah Mackinnon lived in Sask.
            C6.Flora Mackinnon married Mr Mclaughlin of Boston.
            C7.Ronald Mackinnon drowned in Sydney NS
            C8.Ewen Mackinnon
            C9.Lachlan Mackinnon unmarried.
            C10.Catherine Mackinnon a teacher.
            C11.Sarah Mackinnon m.Lachlan Macdonald of Quincy Mass, no issue.

A7.Catherine Macleod Jr. m. John Buchanan of Ch'town with issue;
     B1.Sarah Buchanan
     B2.Catherine Buchanan
     B3.Neil Buchanan

A8. Margaret Macleod born Dec 6 1840 in Orwell Head PEI, living in 1939. Called "Peggy Neil Macleod" She is mentioned in "Skye Pioneers and the Island" on page 68,.

A9.Anne Macleod b. c1822 Orwell Bridge, died after 1866, called Anne or Nancy Anne Macleod m. Alexander Macdonald died before 1866,  s/o Donald Macdonald of the Kinloch Macdonalds, and Margaret Nicholson b. scotland.  Ch;
    B1.Sarah Macdonald b c1850 died young,  first wife of Murdoch Martin with issue
            C1.Alexander Martin in Peace River, unmarried.
            C2.Victor Martin in Peace River unmarried.
            C3.Catherine Alice Martin m. Mr Hall in Boston.
            C4.Marion Martin married in USA.
            C5.Anne Martin married in USA.
            C6.Herman Martin in Peace River.
    B2.Catherine Macdonald 2nd wife of Murdoch Martin with no issue,
    B3.Margaret Macdonald, in USA, married.
    B4.Alexander Macdonald died young.
(In 1881 census Anne is age 50 and a widow living with her daughter sarah who m. Murdoch Martin.


X. MARION CATHERINE GILLIS, d/o John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson,  m. DONALD JOHN MACLEOD, lived Earnscliff, s/o Malcolm, s/o Donald of Kendrom,  b. c1811, 1881 census age 70 years. He was known as "Donald Doran Macleod" because he later moved to a farm on Sparrows road owned previously by a man by the name of Doran. With children;
A1.John Macleod s/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod, born c1849, died jan 6 1919 Ch'town, buried Peoples cemetery Ch'town,  m. Flora Bruce born 1850  Lyndale died oct 26 1927 Ch'town,  with ch;
        B1.Jessie Macleod b. oct 12 1879 died aug 23 1931 age 51 years, m. James Offer of Ch'town with 3 children.
        B2.John Macleod unmarried.
        B3.John D. Macleod died young.
        B4.Jessie Macleod b 1873 died young
        B5.Wellington Macleod b. 1874 died oct 20 1896 age 19 years, buried Peoples cemetery Ch'town
        B6.Captain John Wesley Macleod b. 1875. He was a sea captain who sailed out of New York and later from the Pacific coast to the Orient on passenger liners. when he retired from the sea because of failing eyesight, he built and owned the GRAND HOTEL in Ningpo, China. It is not known if he left any descendants.


A2..Donald Macleod s/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod born 1848 Earnscliffe, m. Euphemia Macpherson of Grandview, sister of Alexander "Spike" Macpherson. with ch;
          B1 .Mina Macleod m John A. Mackinnon born june 26 1862 Canoe Cove, s/o Charles Mackinnon and Margaret
          Mackay. Mina died young, leaving a daughter Bertha who married Mr Hall of Mass USA
          B2.John Donald Macleod a school teacher died young of T.B. unmarried
          B3.Margaret Macleod unmarried died young of T.B.
          B4.Other children who died young of T.B.

A3.Malcolm Macleod s/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod, unmarried.

A4.Rachel Macleod d/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod, b. 1839 Earnscliffe died feb 28 1908 buried Valleyfield, m. Malcolm Gillis born 1837 of Head of  Montague, died july 7 1926 age 89 years, emigrant from Skye, brother of Captain John Gillis.with children;
            B1.Daniel Gillis in USA with 2 children.
            B2.Malcolm Gillis m. Christina Gillis born c1880  d/o Neil Gillis and Ellen Finlayson of Orwell with ch
                C1.Douglas Gillis
                C2, Harold Gillis
                C3 twins Florence and Dorothy Gillis
            B3.Alexander Gillis born 1882 died 1964,  m. Mary Gillis d/o Donald Gillis of Orwell Hill with ch
                C1.Sadie Gillis m. Mr Ross with issue, Archibald, Roy, William, John, Gordon.
            B4.John Gillis unmarried, a carpenter in USA
            B5.Sarah Gillis m. Mr Stewart of Florida with no children.
            B6.Catherine Gillis unmarried.
            B7.Euphemia Gillis born 1869 died 1932 m. Jerry Beers of Murray River with no children.

A5.Catherine Macleod born c1835 Earnscliffe PEI, d/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod b. c1835 m. Neil Macdonald of Belfast b. c1826 with children.
            B1.Florence Macdonald born c1876  m. Alexander Gillis of Head of Montague later Bute Mo no ch.
            B2.Catherine Macdonald born c1878 m. Hector Macdonald, s/o Allan Macdonald of Orwell Head
                    with a daughter who m. Mr Edmonds of Ch'town with children.
            B3.Daniel Macdonald M.D. b. c1862 practiced in New York, unmarried.
            B4.Gordon Macdonald lived Boston unmarried.
            B5.John Angus Macdonald b. c1864
            B6.Sarah Macdonald b. c1866.
            B7.Alexander Macdonald b. c1868
            B8.John M. Macdonald b. c1870
            B9.Neil Macdonald b. c1872
            B10. Findlay Macdonald b. c1874

A6.Euphemia Macleod born 1844 Earnscliffe, died oct 22 1867 age 23 years, d/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod m. James Kelly of Uigg Station as 1st  wife with 2 children Archibald and Margaret, both unmarried.

A7.Isabella Macleod, d/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod unmarried.

A8.Flora Macleod b 1845 Earnscliffe, died 1897 buried in Dundas,   d/o Marion Gillis and Donald John Macleod m. Roderick Mackenzie born c1835 died 1923,  of Dundas. They had a family.

XI .ISABELLA GILLIS, born 1804 Orwell, died feb 28 1868 age 64 years, buried Uigg Church of Scotland cemetery, daughter of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Skye, married ALEXANDER OG MACLEOD born 1789 Raasay, died aug 17 1867 Kinross age 81 tears. He was s/o Alexander Taillear Macleod and Miss Macleod of Raasay.of Orwell. Ch;
A1.Mary Macleod born 1835, died june 1 1888 age 53 years, , m. John Archibald Macleod of Kinross b.c1834,1881 census lot 57, called "John Archie" s/o Archibald Macleod and Sarah Macdonald emigrants on the Mary Kennedy.. John died May 3 1916 age 83 years and is buried in Orwell Head Church of scotland. John Archie was a farmer in Kinross Ch;
     B1.Alexander J. Macleod b. may 27 1862 Kinross died 1920, census m. Christina Spreck Macdonald b. 1866 Bellevue
    d/o Alexander Macdonald called Alistair Breac  Macdonald of Belleview. She was sister to the Reverend Ewen Macdonald
    who married Lucy Maude Montgomery. They had a family.
     B2.Christina Macleod born 1873 Kinross died 1963  m. Angus Macleod b. aug 8 1873 Grandview PEI, died c1963, lived
    in Oakland California, with a family.
     B3.Isabella Macleod b. 1866 Kinross, m. Richard Ward with children.
     B4.Catherine Macleod b. 1868 Kinross  m. James Nicholson of Seattle, no children.
     B5.Sarah Anne Macleod b.july 15 1856 Kinross, died june 12 1867 age 10 years
     B6.Daniel Macleod b. may 5 1858 Kinross m. Emma Nelson b. 1860 China Point
     B7.Archibald Macleod b. Nov 1 1860 age 20 in 1881 a tailor and shoe  merchant of Boston with family
     B8.Lauchlan Macleod b. march 24 1864 age 17 in 1881 a shoe merchant of Boston, with a family
     B9.Margaret Euphemia Macleod b. 1875 Kinross m. Mr Leavitt of Boston with no issue.
     B10.Angus John  Macleod b. c1878 age 3 in 1881 of Northhampton m. with issue 2 daughters both
     teachers.
     B11.Russel Macleod probably born after 1881 m. Marion Maclaren.


A2.Euphemia Macleod, unmarried in Santa Barbara Calif.

A3.Catherine Macleod Sr. unmarried Colorado Springs Colorado

A4.Catherine Macleod Jr. died may 12 1866 age 19 years and 6 months, unmarried, buried Uigg Church of Scotland.

A5.Malcolm A. Macleod born 1830 Victoria Cross died 1877, buried Orwell Head,   m. Christina Martin born 1832, d/o of Charles Martin and sister of the Marjorie Martin who married Roderick Macleod. (Her mother was Catherine Macaskill.)Christina died in 1904 and is buried in Orwell Head Ch;
     B1.Catherine Macleod m. Angus Bruce of Grandview.
     B2.Flora Anne Macleod m. John Allan Macdonald of Uigg b c1870 s/o Allan Macdonald and
         Euphemia Unknown.
     B3.Isabella Macleod born sept 20 1859 Victoria Cross, died 1927  m. Samuel Campbell of Uigg as his 2nd wife (his first
     wife was her cousin Catherine Macleod d/o John Sandy  Macleod and Mary Macleod) Samuel died in 1933. With ch;
        C1.John Campbell farmed the homestead in Uigg.
     B4.Samuel Martin Macleod of Victoria Cross m. Catherine Macleod of Head of Montague with family.
     B5.Mary Macleod b. aug 22 1862 Head of Montague died 1919 m. Samuel Macleod born oct 15 1858 of Point Prim s/o
     Michael Macleod and Jessie Macrea. He died in 1928. they had a family..
     B6.Marjorie Catherine Macleod called Minnie Macleod born 1876 Victoria Cross m. Murdoch Macleod of Head of
    Montague born 1876 of the Cardross Macleods. They had 7 children.

A6.Ronald Macleod m. as his first wife Euphemia Gillis of Dundee, d/o William Gillis (she was sister of Reverend John Gillis of Dundee), Boston, they lived in Cambridge Mass USA with issue;
     B1.Eva Evangeline Macleod, former Asst Supt Mass. Gen. Hospital.
     B2.Ronald Macleod m. Emily Wheelock Boston, with issue Ronald, Harvey,
        Virginia, Eva m. Mr. Green with no issue.

A7.John Sandy Macleod born 1824 died nov 21 1901 age 77 years,  of Orwell Cove m. Mary Macleod born c1839 died march 1 1923 age 84 years, d/o Donald Macleod of Belle River, and she was brother of Roderick Macleod of Orwell Head. with ch;
     B1.Catherine Macleod m. Samuel Campbell of Uigg as his 1st wife  with issue.
     B2.Isabella Macleod schoolteacher of Victoria Cross, m. Angus Gillis s/o John Gillis and Jane
        Gillis of Head of Montague. They had a family.
     B3.Malcolm Macleod m. Isabella Sandy John Macleod
     B4.Daniel Macleod of Calgary m. Agnes Cowan with issue Donald Macleod M.D. of
        Wyoming.
     B5.Angus Macleod in Colorado unmarried.
     B6.John Macleod in Colorado married with 2 sons.

A8.Donald Macleod born nov 28 1827. He married Emily Unknown of Colorado Springs,  no issue,

A9.William Macleod was married, lived in Texas.

A10.Murdoch Macleod m. Miss Dewar of Brudenell lived in Sommerville Mass with a family.

A11.Alexander J. Macleod b. march 9 1832 m. Margaret Macleod of Belle River. He was a tailor, they had no children.

source: The Macleods of PEI, descendants of Alexander Og Macleod and Isabella Gillis page 41-47


This concludes the family of John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson of Stencholl Skye and Orwell Cove Prince Edward Island
Source: Gillis family archives, culandera@hotmail.com

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