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George GILCHRIST

Male 1834 - 1910  (76 years)


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  • Name George GILCHRIST 
    Birth 17 Jun 1834  Pickering Township, York County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 17 Jun 1834  Scarborough Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12, 13] 
    - according to Isabel Campbell Flint's notes - 
    Residence Mar 1860  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    on the east side of University Avenue near College Street after his marriage 
    Residence 8 Mar 1860  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    at the time of his marriage 
    Moved Aft 1860  Whitevale, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    from University Avenue, Toronto, to 
    Occupation 7 Jul 1861  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    carpenter, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized 
    Residence 7 Jul 1861  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    at 169 University Street, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized 
    Occupation 4 Aug 1870  Whitevale, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • He was a partner with Mr. Coxworth in a business called 'Gilchrist & Coxworth'. They advertised that they had "added undertaking to their other kind of manufactures and furnish to those who desire it a beautiful hearse - well plumed at reasonable rates".
    Census 1871  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • There is a George Gilchrist, aged 36, born in Ontario, religion BA, ethnic origin Scotch, occupation carpenter recorded in St. James Ward, District 47, Subdistrict B, Division 5, page 14.
    Occupation 30 Sep 1871  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    carpenter, at the time his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, was born 
    Census 1881  Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • George was enumerated as age 46, a builder, Scottish origin, born in Ontario, Baptist, and living with his wife, Isabella Gilchrist.
    Directory 1884  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    George was listed as a millwright living at 199 Argyle 
    Directory 1885  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    George was a millwright living at 199 Argyle 
    Burial plot 23 Apr 1885  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    George purchased burial plot M, section 39, lot 16 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 
    • His son, George Gilchrist, had died in the preceeding December, and was the first interment in the plot.
    Residence 23 Apr 1885  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    179 Argyle Street, according to the Mount Pleasant burial plot record 
    Residence 26 Oct 1898  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    159 Adelaide Street when his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, married Benjamin Flint 
    Residence 1905  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    12 High Park Ave 
    • His sister lived with him. [Was it Ruth or Helen?]
    Forbes letter    		 Forbes letter
    Clippings: Bond, Laughton, Wagner, Waterworth. Isabel C. Flint's clippings page 5.
    Death Abt 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    2 or 3 days before Christmas, not long after their Golden Wedding 
    Anniversary 8 Mar 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    50th Anniversary of their marriage 
    • The family party was held at 26 Thorold Street (now Indian Trail).
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Birth Scarborough Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Arless Flint recorded that George was born in Scarborough.
    Death 22 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    of a heart attack 
    Occupation 22 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    owner of a planing mill 
    Residence 22 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    26 Thorold Avenue at the time of his death 
    Death 22 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 24, 25, 26] 
    Burial 24 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 19, 27] 
    aged 76 years, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 
    • His burial plot was plot M, section 39, lot 16. The burial number was 26976.
    Death 24 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    of angina pectaris, as a result of arterio sclerosis, which he had for years, according to his physician, Dr. A. E. Morgan of 817 Lansdowne Avenue 
    Gravestone Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    • The inscription of the Gilchrist gravestone at lot 16, section 39 of Plot M in Mount Pleasant Cemetery reads "In Loving Memory of George Gilchrist died Dec 22, 1910 aged 76 years and his beloved wife Isabel Gilchrist died April 29, 1931 aged 93 years. George beloved son of George and Isabel Gilchrist died Dec 23, 1884 aged 20 years and 6 mos."
    Moved Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    from his birthplace in Scarborough to Yonge Street 
    Moved Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    from Pickering to 26 Thorold Avenue 
    Moved Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    from Whitby to 
    Moved Whitby, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    with his family from Whitevale to 
    Reference Number 26.0 
    Religion Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    a Baptist later in life 
    Religion Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    a member of the Presbyterian Church 
    • [Was this in Scarborough?]
    _FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113189978 
    _FGRAVE 113189978 
    _TODO Open 
    • FHL microfilm # 2,230,934. NAC microfilm # C-9972. St. James Ward, Toronto, district 47, sub B, division 5, page 14. I have a photocopy of this but I need the microfilm #, and to see if there is an address or description of the enumeration district
    _TODO Open 
    • Directory of Cemeteries - The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. 1989. R 929.571354 DIR at Calgary Public Library. Has this been updated?
    _TODO Open 
    • email Bill Richards in Kenora about Gilchrist family
    _TODO Open 
    • find them
    _TODO Open 
    • FHL microfilm # 1,375,880. Photocopy entry of George Gilchrist and family on microfilm # 1,375,880 (NAC microfilm # C-13244) Pickering, Ontario South, district 132, sub district A, divisiion 1, page 21, family 106.
    _TODO Open 
    • Assessment rolls for Pickering Township, Ontario County. Ontario Archives F1864. Ref: Helen Alves, article " Using Assessment rolls to Research a Family Business", Kindred Spirits, Whitby-Oshawa Branch, OGS, Volume XXI, No. 1, Winter 2002, pages 6, 7, and 9.
    _TODO Open 
    • Photocopy entry of George Gilchrist and family on microfilm # 1,375,880 (NAC microfilm # C-13244) Pickering, Ontario South, district 132, sub district A, divisiion 1, page 21, family 106.
    _TODO Open 
    • Were the Gilchrists affiliated with the Thomson family of Scarborough?Book: 929.27 at OGS library "Thomson Family of Scarborough"
    _TODO Open 
    • George GILCHRIST died December 22, 1910 in Toronto. York County surrogate court index
    _TODO Open 
    • dates and addresses in Pickering and Whitby.
    _TODO Open 
    • Baptist Churches in Toronto, Pickering and Whitby
    _TODO Open 
    _TODO Open 
    • Marriage in March 1860. Was it in Globe? Check on-line database.
    _TODO Open 
    • FHL microfilm # 1,843,580 (T-6498) East 117 a1-b29. Or # 1,843,581 (T-6499) East 117 b30-c. York County. NAC microfilm # Wendy's copy is not clear enough. They are # 107 [117?]. George Gilchirst, Isabel, Harry, james and Jamie? Winstone.
    _TODO Open 
    • dates and addresses in Toronto
    _TODO Open 
    • M sc 39, lt 16. Number [general number?] 26976. He was buried in Mount Pleasant December 24, 1910. Find burial record and plot card.
    _TODO Open 
    • Ontario County - marriage registers AO MS-248 volume 45 - reels 11 and 12
    _TODO Open 
    • Is A00405 on Legacy? From Wendy Thompson.
    _TODO Open 
    • Image from Ancestry accessed 2017 May 18. Reg # 006477/10 Toronto, York County. Archives of Ontario MS935; Reel: 151 and MS940; Reel: 7.
    _UID B024BD00EA4E468EBBE16877AB4A8C039CE5 
    Burial 24 Dec 1910  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 19, 27] 
    Person ID I506  Everyone
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2019 

    Father David GILCHRIST,   b. 16 Sep 1806, Largo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1880, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary SKINNER,   b. 8 Mar 1811, Largo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1882, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 28 May 1830  Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 28, 29, 30] 
    Marriage 28 May 1830  Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [30] 
    • For May 22, 1830, the parish register says "Were contracted David Gilchrist and Mary Skinner both in this parish who after proclamation without objection were married the 28th of same.
    Family ID F1070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family I. CAMPBELL 
    Children 
     1. D. GILCHRIST
     2. J.C. GILCHRIST
     3. George Dod GILCHRIST,   b. 12 Jun 1864, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1884, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     4. W.A. GILCHRIST
     5. Freddy GILCHRIST,   b. 6 Nov 1869, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1872, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     6. M.E. GILCHRIST
     7. E. GILCHRIST
     8. J.T. GILCHRIST
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - on the east side of University Avenue near College Street after his marriage - Mar 1860 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at the time of his marriage - 8 Mar 1860 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized - 7 Jul 1861 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 169 University Street, at the time that his son, David Gilchrist, was baptized - 7 Jul 1861 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter, at the time his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, was born - 30 Sep 1871 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - George was listed as a millwright living at 199 Argyle - 1884 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - George was a millwright living at 199 Argyle - 1885 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial plot - George purchased burial plot M, section 39, lot 16 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 23 Apr 1885 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 179 Argyle Street, according to the Mount Pleasant burial plot record - 23 Apr 1885 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 159 Adelaide Street when his daughter, Mary Ellen Gilchrist, married Benjamin Flint - 26 Oct 1898 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 High Park Ave - 1905 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 or 3 days before Christmas, not long after their Golden Wedding - Abt 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAnniversary - 50th Anniversary of their marriage - 8 Mar 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - of a heart attack - 22 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - owner of a planing mill - 22 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Thorold Avenue at the time of his death - 22 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - aged 76 years, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 24 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - of angina pectaris, as a result of arterio sclerosis, which he had for years, according to his physician, Dr. A. E. Morgan of 817 Lansdowne Avenue - 24 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGravestone - - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - from his birthplace in Scarborough to Yonge Street - - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - from Pickering to 26 Thorold Avenue - - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 24 Dec 1910 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S408] Wendy Averill (Gilchrist) Thompson, A00340, (Lively, Ontario, Canada: 12 April 2002), 22 Apr 2002, according to gravestone, A00340. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S412] A00344, 30 Apr 2002, A00344. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S413] N. A. Vetere, Deputy Registrar General, Ontario Government, A00345, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 28 February 1979), 3 May 2002, A00345. (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S418] William E. Britnell, A00350, (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 1988), 3 May 2002, Pre-1869 Ontario Marriages: Volume 1 - Toronto, page 98, A00350. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S433] Richard Arless Flint, A00362, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. C. 1972), 25 Jan 2003, page 11, A00362. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S434] Richard Arless Flint, A00363, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1975?), 28 Jan 2003, A00363. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S450] Lorna Flint Laughton, transcriber, A00379, 12 Mar 2003, A00379. (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S478] Wendy (Gilchrist) Thompson, A00405, (Lively, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2003), 25 May 2003, death records and family member, A00405. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S496] Mary Ellen (Gilchrist) Flint [?], A00418, (Ontario, Canada.), 23 Jul 2003, A00418. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S504] Mary Ellen (Gilchrist) Flint, A00426, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada.), 3 Aug 2003, page 1, A00426. (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S764] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, A00672, 27 Aug 2005, A00672. (Reliability: 4).

    12. [S419] Isabel Campbell Flint, A00351, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 August 1980), 4 May 2002, A00351. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S502] Isabel Campbell Flint [?], A00425, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. no date), 2 Aug 2003, page 2, A00425. (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S449] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00378, 24 May 2003, Baptisms: Sept 25, 1858 to June 5, 1887, A00378. (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S194] Lorna Flint Laughton, transcriber, A00167, 31 Jan 2001, A00167. (Reliability: 2).

    16. [S574] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, A00492, 31 Jan 2005, [do not have microfilm number of Archives of Ontario microfilm], A00492. (Reliability: 4).

    17. [S474] Lorna Flint Laughton, transcriber, A00402, 23 May 2003, page 371, A00402. (Reliability: 2).

    18. [S474] Lorna Flint Laughton, transcriber, A00402, 23 May 2003, page 412, A00402. (Reliability: 2).

    19. [S479] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00406, 25 May 2003, A00406. (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S507] Bob ? [Robert S. Flint?], A00429, (Peoria, Illinois, USA. October 26, 1898), 5 Aug 2003, A00429. (Reliability: 4).

    21. [S1236] Forbes researcher Jim Forbes, Page 1 (Reliability: 3).

    22. [S475] Lorna Flint Laughton, transcriber, A00403, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 13 October 1997), 24 May 2003, A00403. (Reliability: 3).

    23. [S1183] Flint, Isabel Campbell, compiler, Pictures: Gilchrist family and related families, George Gilchrist and wife Isabella Campbell. Party on March 8, 1910 for their 50th Anniversary with their family, at 26 Thorold Street, now Indian Trail, Toronto, Ontario. (Reliability: 4).

    24. [S478] Wendy (Gilchrist) Thompson, A00405, (Lively, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2003), 25 May 2003, death record - Ontario registration # 006477/10, A00405. (Reliability: 2).

    25. [S504] Mary Ellen (Gilchrist) Flint, A00426, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada.), 3 Aug 2003, page 2, A00426. (Reliability: 4).

    26. [S506] George Gilchrist or Isabella Campbell Gilchrist, A00428, (Ontario, Canada.), 4 Aug 2003, page 5, A00428. (Reliability: 4).

    27. [S478] Wendy (Gilchrist) Thompson, A00405, (Lively, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2003), 25 May 2003, A00405. (Reliability: 2).

    28. [S1308] Flint, Richard Arless, Family Researcher. Gilchrist. Richard Arless Flint, family notes, 1985. (Reliability: 3).

    29. [S433] Richard Arless Flint, A00362, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. C. 1972), 25 Jan 2003, page 1, A00362. (Reliability: 3).

    30. [S923] Laughton, Lorna Flint and Richard Arless Flint, A00818, (1972 to 2004), 29 Jul 2007, Marriages 1820 to 1854, microfilm 1,040,188 item 2., A00818. (Reliability: 4).


 

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