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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #18 on: Friday 16 March 18 21:08 GMT (UK) »
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Can you give us some full names of your ancestors, please? Also, what was their religion?

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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #19 on: Friday 16 March 18 21:17 GMT (UK) »
The Gillies who stayed behind on Barra were all Roman Catholic, so records will be very sparce. 19 baptisms on Barra - Craigston, St Brendans 1837-50. Many more marriages from early 19th C.

(Not many Church records before then. You'd need to go to other sources )
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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #20 on: Friday 16 March 18 21:25 GMT (UK) »
I've messaged one of our members who has a lot of info on South Uist. Hope she can help.

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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #21 on: Friday 16 March 18 21:36 GMT (UK) »
Also this site:

http://www.hebridespeople.com/2012/07/emigrant-database-live/

http://www.hebridespeople.com/

Most of the info that I have are from specialist books, papers and oral accounts, especially relating to the Clearances, rather than individual families.

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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #22 on: Friday 16 March 18 22:03 GMT (UK) »
Some background that might be of interest:

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/canada/hebrides_breton.htm


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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 17 March 18 07:41 GMT (UK) »
Gadget, you're doin good! One problem is that the folk used a patronymic amongst themselves but would need a surname to emigrate & these might not be very old.

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Re: Gillis & MacLellan families who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 17 March 18 09:01 GMT (UK) »
Think I'll wait for Annie now.

The Hebridean emigrants site might throw up something for spuddy.


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Re: John Gillis Sr. Lot 14, Prince Edward Island
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 26 March 20 19:19 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone for your replies and the links to the interesting articles from the Hebridies islands.  I find it very interesting, especially after reading "Outlander" the last couple of days. When we were in Scotland & Ireland in 2015, the 1st place we stayed was at Fort William for two nights.  As I mentioned before we also went up to the Isle of Sky and visited Flora MacDonald's grave.  Our tour guide told us about the relationship with Bonnie Prince Charlie and her helping him hide out in South or North Uist Islands.  It became more realistic to me, especially since my own ancestors hailed from there as well.  One of the MacLellan researchers has stated that my MacLellan line was really part of the MacDonald clan, and we did see the ruins of a MacDonald castle in the highlands.  I know one thing for sure, those highlanders had to be sturdy folk to be able to survive in those barren conditions.  It rained nearly everyday and the sheep and highland cows had thick coats and long hair.  It makes you appreciate what all our ancestors faced when giving up everything and emigrating to a new land.  Alexander MacKinnon is another one of my highland ancestors.  Thanks to all who replied.  Your distant Canadian kin from Prince Edward Island.

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Re: John Gillis Sr. Lot 14, Prince Edward Island
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 09 June 20 05:35 BST (UK) »
I am fairly sure, based on all of the information I have found I am part of the Gillis Family you are referring to but I am in the USA. I would love any information you may have found. I am very interested in this side of my family and found an Island named Gillis Island near PEI? I found out there is a road named after the family too? I am hoping to visit within the next year and hopefully meet some extended family as well!