William Gilfillan

1819 - 1888  (68 years)

• Name	William Gilfillan
  Born	18 Dec 1819	Old Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Occupation	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163349
  Died	30 Oct 1888	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Duff's Cemetery, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I163349	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Horrocks,   b. Nov 1835, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Nov 1926, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Children	1. Isabell Gilfillan,   b. 6 Feb 1853, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Jeannet Gilfillan,   b. 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1934, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. Margaret Gilfillan,   b. 3 Dec 1862,   d. 2 Jun 1948  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F40625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GILFILLAN, WILLIAM Another old and much respected resident of Puslinch, on Tuesday, October 30th 1888, at the old homestead on the 1st concession, after two weeks illness, at the age of 68. He was a native of Stirlingshire, Scotland, who emigrated in the year 1843 and made Puslinch his home. He worked at his trade as carpenter, for some time at the new Court House in Guelph and also worked for several years for the late Mr. Crombie of Galt and helped to put up several mills in the country. He was much respected by his neighbours and all who knew him and was an active and intelligent farmer. He always took a lively interest in public affairs and was an active and consistent Reformer all his life. Survived by his widow, one son and eight daughters, six of whom are married, namely, Mrs. King of California; Mrs. Reeves of Nebraska; Mrs. Tucker of Paris; Mrs. C. Tilk of Beverley; Mrs. J. Tilk of Galt; and Mrs. Singular of Aberfoyle. His son and two younger daughters are at home. -Information from the death certificate of Jane Gilfillan: Died at age 7 years, on March 30, 1872 due to enlargement of glands in the abdomen. Born in Puslinch. -Information from Knox Presbyterian Church, Crieff, 1840-1990 by Anna Jackson: Lived on lot 24, rear of the 1st concession. Children were Helen (1855); Mary (1857, Mrs. King); John (1859); Janet (1861); Margaret (1862); Susan (1870); Jane (1874); William of Princeton; Isabella; and Ellen, who was a maid at Andrew McLean's manse before her marriage to L. Singular of Guelph. Margaret married George Tucker and two of their children, Bertha Jane (1889) and Septimus (1890) were born in the community. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.44. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Dec 1819 - Old Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland Birth - - , Stirlingshire, Scotland Occupation - Carpenter - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Oct 1888 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth