Gillis, Alexander

Birth Name Gillis, Alexander
Gender male
Age at Death 69 years, 3 months, 30 days

Notes

Note

Alexander Gillis, age 24, son of John and Margaret, married Annie Ellis, age 22, in 1874 in Massachusetts. From records, it looks like Alexander and Annie then travelled back to Canada, to Nova Scotia where her parents were living. By 1885, they had returned to the United States. There were three unnamed children in New Jersey births for the couple: a son, born 8 Apr 1888 [George]; a daughter on 10 Feb 1890 [Helen], when Alexander was 40 and Annie was 38. Also a son, born 22 Aug 1893 [William].

In 1900:
Alexander Gillis 50
Annie E Gillis 48
Clifford Gillis 21
Laura Gillis 20
Victor Gillis 18 - Victor Herbert, b. NS
Chester Gillis 15
George Gillis 11
Julia Gillis 9 - Helen Julia
William E Gillis 6

In the 1905 New Jersey census, there were two additional sons, Leon and Lester, who were not with the family in 1910.

Household Members, 1910 in New Jersey:
Alexander Gillis 60 - married 36 years
Annie R Gillis 58
Chester A Gillis 25
George E Gillis 21
Hellen J Gillis 19
William E Gillis 17
William C Lydiard 32
Laura A Lydiard 30
[36]
George Lydiard 1
[1 7/12]
Catherine Lamont 44
Gertrude Walsh 22
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Perth Amboy Ward 1, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_899; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374912.

1915
Name: Alexander Gillis
Birth Date: abt 1860
Birth Place: Canada (Scot)
Age: 55
Relationship: Head
Enumeration Year: 1915
Township: East Providence
County: Providence
Alexander Gillis 55
Annie Gillis 60
Sophie Gillis 21 - daughter in law
Anna Gillis 2/12

 

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth April 1850 Prince Edward Island, Canada    
Death July 31, 1919 Rhode Island, United States    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Gillis, JohnJune 8, 18171890
Mother McArthur, MargaretJuly 20, 1818October 11, 1907
    Sister     Gillis, Christianna Christy June 17, 1846 May 4, 1920
    Sister     Gillis, Ann August 15, 1846 May 27, 1916
    Sister     Gillis, Elizabeth about 1850 before 1920
         Gillis, Alexander April 1850 July 31, 1919
    Brother     Gillis, Michael December 25, 1850 October 20, 1936
    Sister     Gillis, Mary April 14, 1855 before 1940
    Sister     Gillis, Catherine Eleanor Katie September 28, 1856 1942
    Brother     Gillis, George 1860
    Brother     Gillis, John William
    Brother     Gillis, Alexander (2) about 1869 before 1920

Families

Family of Gillis, Alexander and Ellis, Annie

Married Wife Ellis, Annie ( * April 1852 + January 10, 1918 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage October 28, 1874 Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States in Duxbury  
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Gillis, Helen Julia
Gillis, Clifford CharlesOctober 6, 1878December 29, 1943
Gillis, Laura AnnieApril 22, 1880October 1929
Gillis, Herbert VictorMarch 12, 18821948
Gillis, Chester ArthurOctober 26, 18851941
Gillis, Ernest GeorgeApril 8, 1888January 31, 1948
Gillis, Helen JuliaFebruary 10, 1890before 1940
Gillis, Louis Watson18961898
Gillis, LesterApril 9, 1901before 1910