GILLIES.CRAWFOORD
Gillies and Crawford are on Gramma Davidson's side, ancestors of Gillies.Young.
Daniel Gillies was born 12 Sept 1736, Borlandnook Farm near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and married Grisal Crawford4 Sept 1771 in Lesmahagow Parish Church. (see Hamilton.Crawford page)
They are my g.g.g.g. grandparents.
They are the parents of Thomas Gillies, c 23 Sept 1783, died 16 May 1867 King City, Ontario, who married Johanna Campbell. (see Campbell page)
Looking toward the location of Airdriend Farm, the Gillies home, near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.
Photo courtesy of Robbie Wilson.
Closer to Airdriend Farm.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
Airdriend Farm, the home of my Gillies ancestors from at least 1774 until 1850.
Daniel Gillies and Grisal Crawford had eight of their nine children here. My g.g.g.grandfather, their son Thomas Gillies, left the farm and married Johanna Campbell in Galston, Ayrshire in 1806. His brother, Mathew, continued on the farm until about 1850.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
The house part. The house was joined to the byre/barn, which has a red tin roof now.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
The house from an angle. There is no longer a road into the farm, which is now part of the larger North Brackenridge Farm.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
Grave marker to a later resident of the farm, not a Gillies family member.
All photos courtesy of Billy Bravaal of Douglas, Lanarkshire.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
The farm in 1864.
View of Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal.
Lesmahagow churchyard.
Photos courtesy of Alan Mitchell.
The Gillies stone at Lesmahagow. It is on the ground beside the church wall on the right of the above picture and is not in its original position.
The inscription reads, in part:
Erected by
Mathew Gillies Farmer
in Airdriend in memory of
his father Daniel Gillies who died 21 May 1805
age 69 years
Mother Grace Crawford
died 12 October 1820 age 69
Photo courtesy of Billy Bravaal and Robbie Wilson. Inscription read by Robbie Wilson.
