Angus Gilchrist1

#11890, (1872 - 1923)
FatherPeter Gilchrist1 (1828 - 1907)
MotherMary McKinnon1 (1842 - 1922)
RelationshipGrandson of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen's children & grandchildren
Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants

Life Events

BirthAngus Gilchrist was born on 15 Mar 1872 in Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario.
Details from register: son of Peter Gilchrist & Mary McKinnon, father farmer, informant Peter Gilchrist Farmer Bruce, registered 21 June 1872.1 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusAngus appeared on the 1881 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 9 years old, born in Ontario, and attended school.2 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusHe appeared on the 1891 Census of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. Angus was 19, born in Scotland [sic], parents born in Scotland, religion Canada Presbyterian and was a Farmer.3 
1900 CensusAn Angus Gilchrist appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, enumerated 7 Jun 1900. He was in a boarding house, single, age 25, born March 1875 in Canada, parents born in Scotland, immigrated in 1895, alien, and was a day laborer unemployed 2 months that year.4 
DeathAngus died in 1923.5,6
 
BurialHe was mentioned on his parents' stone in Tiverton Cemetery, Bruce County, Ontario. His lifespan was inscribed as 1872-1923.6 
Research Note Note: not in Ontario death index or Canadian 1901 or 1911 census - maybe went to the U.S. One possibility in Michigan in 1900 - not found in 1910 or 1920. 
Last Edited23 Jun 2010

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Angus Gilchrist, #026870-72.
  2. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (177), Bruce (a-2), Page 59.
  3. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce West (53), Bruce Township (a-2), page 51 & 52.
  4. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet Township, ED 178, Page 13A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. The Bruce Township Historical Society, Bruce Township Tales and Trails from early days to 1983 (Ontario: The Bruce Township Historical Society, 1997), FHL fiche #6087691, Gilchrist biography.
  6. Ontario Genealogical Society. Bruce & Grey Branch, Cemetery Inscriptions of Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario (Port Elgin, Ontario: OGS).