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Hi Cal,
Re: Gillis (Gillies/Gillass/Gillice/Gilyss/etc...)
The ending that looks like a 'p' is the way they used to write a double 's'. The further you go back in records, the more you see that. Also, census enumerators were not exactly known for perfect spelling!
Speaking of censuses, here is Georgina (Gillis) Davidson in the 1881 census (notice the mispelling of Davidson -- also an 'n' added in where it is not suppose to be!). Also notice that Georgina was born ca 1853-1854 -- i.e. born after John F. Gillis, not before, which ties in with the 1851 census.
Dunkin DAVINSON M Male Scottish 33 Q <Quebec> Labourer Reformed Presbyterian
Georgina DAVINSON M Female Scottish 27 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
Ellen DAVINSON Female Scottish 9 Q <Quebec> Reformed Presbyterian
Esibell DAVINSON Female Scottish 7 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
Julia DAVINSON Female Scottish 6 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
Annie DAVINSON Female Scottish 4 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
Sarah DAVINSON Female Scottish 2 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
John DAVINSON Male Scottish <1 Born: Mar; 1/12 O <Ontario> Reformed Presbyterian
Ida MAHR Female Scottish 16 Q <Quebec> E. Methodist
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Source Information:
Census Place Humberstone, Welland, Ontario
Division 1
Page Number 31
Here is the birth index for their son John Davidson -- showing that Georgina's last name was Gillis
Ontario Birth Registrations
Name: John Kenneth Davidson
Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1881
Gender: Male
Birth County: Welland
Father's Name: Duncan Davidson
Mother's Name: Georgina Gillis
Re: Julia Angelina Gillis?
What was the record that shows that Julia b. ca 1846 was a daughter of Roderick Gillis?
Regards,
Debita
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