Clachan Graveyard Mapping Project

Individual record

First name: Alister

Surname: Gillies

Maiden name:

Sloinneadh/nickname: Alasdair Mòr

Date of death: 10/09/84

Place of death:

Age: 95

Year of death: 1984

Date of burial:

Date of funeral:

Gravestone inscription:

G

In loving memory of
Mary Jane MacDonald
died 14th February 1983
aged 87 years
beloved wife of
Alister Gillies
died 10th September 1984
aged 95 years

Home address: Camusterrach

Township: Camusterrach

Originally from:

Culduie

Date of birth:

Biography:

His father was Duncan Gillies (Dunnchadh Ceàrr) from Culduie. He had a boat called Bell MacRae, when he was fishing. He then bought the shop in Camusterrach from the Murchisons c. 1920s. He kept it until his daughter married in 1958 when he retired.

Reference number: 313

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Graveyard section: 4

Lair number: 31

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