Terry, I have forwarded your message to the Islay mailing list. I have also sent it to the Gilchrist mailing list. I'm sure you will be hearing from them. Dean Gilchrist Begin forwarded message: > From: terri pattison <terripattison@terripattison123.demon.co.uk> > Date: February 25, 2006 1:27:36 PM EST > To: deanotow1@earthlink.net > Subject: Gilchrist > > Just found out we have a Gilchrist in our family tree. Name: > Florence Gilchrist > Born: 27 MAR 1798 at: Bowmore, Killarow, Argyllshire, Scotland > parents Alexander Gilchrist / Marion Campbell > I have her marriage to William Walker Jeweller 13 November 1820 > Gorbals Lanark they had a son William Walker 21 May 1821 Gorbals > it is these two William walker that I am most interested in if you > have any information that might be of interest to me it would be > much appreciated likewise if I can provide you with any census or > marriage certificates do please ask. PS I do have Flora siblings > > 3. 1797/8: Birth/Christening of Grandma Flora (Florence) > Gilchrist, first born daughter of Alexander and Marion Campbell in > Bowmore and Kilarrow Parish, Isle of Islay. We also have her > siblings and her parents’ marriage that year, 1797. > > 4. 1820: Marriage of William Walker, jeweller, and Flora > Gilchrist on 13 November 1820 in Gorbals, Glasgow. > > 5. 1821: Birth of William Walker, tailor journeyman, on 21 May > 1821 in Gorbals, Glasgow. > > 6. 1823/5: Birth of Florinda Walker, sister to William Snr, in > Gorbals. > > 7. 1823/6: Death of William Walker, Jeweller, in Gorbals (?). > Flora and children William and Florinda return to Islay to her family? > > 8. 1827: Flora re-marries James Forbes on 21 Aug 1827, in Islay > and has at least one son with James called David, around 1828. > > We have 1841 freecen census data for William Snr., tailor > journeyman age 20, mother Flora already showing as ‘pauper’, sister > Florinda and half-brother David Forbes living in Main Street > Gorbals, Glasgow. Flora looks to be widowed again (or deserted by > James Forbes?). > > We have Flora and Florinda living alone in Milton at the Census. > Florinda went on to marry Alexander Morrison, a blacksmith from the > Isle of Islay, in Milton that year. > > Death of Flora Forbes/Walker/Gilchrist in Govan Poorhouse. > We have 1861 census with Floras daughter Florinda married to a > Alexander Morrison living in Barony > > 1879 death of Flora Gilchrist > 1896 Death of Floinda Morrison nee Walker > TERRI PATTISON