The Family of Malcolm Lamont and Jessie Gillis
                                     Malcolm Lamont and Jessie Gillis of Dundee, PEI.
                                          (Picture courtesy of Harold S. Macleod)

    Malcolm Lamont was born July 25 1848, son of Ewen Lamont and Sarah Macpherson. According to the PEI census, he was a coach maker of Dundee. He died Dec 4 1928 in Dundee PEI age 80 years, married March 1  1879, Jessie Gillis d/o William Gillis and Christina Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods. William was s/o John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson emigrants from Skye in 1803, and Christina was d/o Roderick Macleod of the Kendroms and Miss Mackenzie, also 1803 emigrants). Jessie died July 7 1938 age 88 years.

Children of Malcolm Lamont and Jessie Gillis:
1.John Lamont died unmarried in Philadelphia USA.
    2.Christina Sarah Lamont b. 1879, died 1987,  married in 1903, Lachlan Donald Macpherson of
       Lyndale b. 1863 died 951. Christina Sarah never spent a night in the hospital, and all her nine
       children were born at home. She lived to be 107 years and 4 months old. with ch;
        a.Donald Macpherson
        b.Christina Macpherson m. Alexander Mackinnon of Boston.
        c.Jessie Macpherson poss died young.
        d.Lamont Macpherson
        e.Duncan Macpherson
        f.Evelyn Macpherson
        g.John Macpherson
        h.Martin Macpherson
        i.Arthur Macpherson m. Jessie Lord.
    3.Catherine Lamont m. Angus J. Macleod of Kinross PEI with children;
        a.Wesley Macleod
        b.David Macleod
        c.Isabella Macleod
        d.Ewen Macleod
        e.John Macleod
        f.Harry Macleod
        g.Gladys Macleod
        h.Mary Macleod
        i.Kenneth Macleod
    4.Elizabeth Lamont b. 1893, died 1980 age 87 years,  married in 1915, David Compton of
      Wood Islands with children;
        a.Wellington Compton
        b.Esther Compton
        c.Philip Compton  died 1942.
        d.Matilda Compton, called Tillie m. her 2nd cousin Harold Macleod, grandson of Rebecca,
           d/o Ewen Lamont.
        e.David Compton
        f. Malcolm Compton
        g.Ewen McDougal Compton
    5.Ewen Lamont
    6.Mary Catherine Lamont b. March 30 1890 died April 10 1975 age 85 years, m. Angus
       Alexander Macleod born April 26 1882, d. March 12 1967 with ch;
        a.David Macleod b. 1918 d. 1949.

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