John Gilchrist

John was born on July 25th, 1809.¹   John's father was Angus Gilchrist and his mother was Margaret McKay.  His paternal grandparents were John Gilchrist and Effie McMillan. He had a brother and three sisters, named Archibald McKay, Catherine, Effie and Mary.  He was the youngest of the five children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named James Graham, John Jacob Rhodes and Elizabeth.  He died at the age of 3 on June 13th, 1813.¹