Robert H. Gillis^[1]

1834 - 1923  (88 years)

• Name	Robert H. Gillis  [2, 3]
  Born	28 Jul 1834	Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland   [2, 4]
  Christened	28 Jul 1834	Donagh, Ireland
  	Per Donagh records held by Ethne (Mar 2019)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	936275238063404B91F37E576DEC239060A1
  Died	14 May 1923	St. Mark's Church of Ireland Churchyard, Tandragee, Armagh, N. Ireland   [2]
  Buried	15 May 1923	St. Marks Churchyard, Tandragee, Armagh   [2]
  Person ID	I594	Ernest Benjamin Gillis
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Andrew Gillis,   b. 1795, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 23 Feb 1876, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ridley,   b. 1808, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 14 May 1864, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland  (Age 56 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1826	Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  St. Marks Church of Ireland in Tandragee, County Armagh Tombstone epitath received from Ballymore Parish: Gillis erected by his wife Isabella in memory of Robert Gillis Tandragee died 14 May 1923 aged 88 years his brother James Gillis died 17 September 1923 aged 84 years also the above Isabella died 25th April 1934 aged 84 years Dearly regretted Ballymore Parish Office burial book shows: Burial book, Robert Gillis age 88 buried 15 May 1923 The following was told by Tom Gillis of Ottawa to his sister Katie in l943: Uncle Andrew, the eldest son of Robert Gillis and Catherine McDole had two sons, Robert and Thomas. Robert was the man who trailed and caught Crippen on a boat at Quebec. He was the Inspector of Scotland Yards and either he or Thomas recovered with the "queen's Gold Lace." In l9l9, Edgar (Kate Gillis Brown's son) visited them when on leave at Tandragee. Robert's son Sidney, invalided home, badly wounded. Both Robert and Thomas traveled extensively in Canada and Australia. Robert was in Toronto when it was still called York. His son stayed one winter with Marsha (Martha?) Gillis in Inverness. (Feb. 06): Per D. Mooney Andrew Gillis Desc. Rpt., Robert was a member of the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) and was stationed in Belfast at the time of his marriage in 1870. In November 1871, he was transferred to County Armagh. He was pensioned out of the RIC on 11 May 1877, after 21 1/2 years of service, with a pension of 63 Pounds. In l996, Donald Mooney contacted a descendant of Andrew Gillis, Valerie Gillis Harvey of Rockhampton, Australia. She submitted the following about her family: The Gillis Family as I know it: Robert Gillis married Isabella Haire, who was a milliner, on the 22 Dec. l870 at Navan in the County of Meath, Eire. Isabella (known as Bella) was the daughter of Thomas and Jane Haire. [2] (Research):Pam Thankyou for the donation received today. Looking through the records we have I found the following Burial book, Robert Gillis age 88 buried 15 May 1923 Burial book, James Gillis age 84 buried 6 September 1923 Burial Book, Isabella Gillis age 84 buried 27 April 1934 No record of Thomas, Robert or Alfred but Anna Eva Isabel Anderson age 84 buried 2 February 1961 . The inscription is difficult to read so this is it written out. Gillis erected by his wife Isabella in memory of Robert Gillis Tandragee died 14 May 1923 aged 88 years his brother James Gillis died 17 September 1923 aged 84 years also the above Isabella died 25th April 1934 aged 84 years Dearly regretted On a separate smaller stone underneath Eva Anderson daughter of above Robert and Isabella Gillis died 31st Jan 1961 from Ballymore Parish Office 11 Apr 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand. [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]. [S47] S.Aabjerg -Fa's Cousin, Australia-Email April 2001; Mrs. D.Harvey July 2001: Reg. B.D.M. Dublin, Eire; Par. Register; see gen. sheet; D.Mooney Rpt. [S48] Mrs. D. Harvey genealogical sheet; Griffith Valuation 1860. [S61] Andrew Gillis Desc. Rpt. by D. Mooney 0206.