Alexander McGillis Genealogy: 76 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1804-1931)

Alexander McGillis is documented in 76 historical records spanning 1804-1931 across 15 cities — including Cornwall, Lancaster, Saint-Raphaels, Lochiel, Charlottenburg, McNab, North Bay, Barrie, Dundee, and Sheguiandah. Sources include 35 births, 35 censuses, and 6 marriage records. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Alexander McGillis through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Alexander McGillis today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1804	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1804 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1807	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1807 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1816	Marriage	Alexander McGillis & Emilia McDonald	Saint-Raphaels, On	Vital records	1816 Marriage Alexander McGillis & Emilia McDonald Saint-Raphaels, On (Vital records)
abt. 1821	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1821 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1829	Marriage	Alexander Macgillis & Margaret Macrae	Saint-Raphaels, On	Vital records	1829 Marriage Alexander Macgillis & Margaret Macrae Saint-Raphaels, On (Vital records)
1831	Marriage	Alexander McGillis & Ellen McGillis	Saint-Raphaels, On	Vital records	1831 Marriage Alexander McGillis & Ellen McGillis Saint-Raphaels, On (Vital records)
abt. 1833	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1833 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1844	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1844 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1846	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1846 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1847	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1847 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1847	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1847 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1849	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1849 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1856	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1856 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1856	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1856 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1857	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1857 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1857	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1857 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1857	Marriage	Alexander McGillis & Emily McDonald	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1857 Marriage Alexander McGillis & Emily McDonald Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1859	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1859 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1860	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1860 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1863	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1863 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1866	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1866 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1866	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1866 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1866	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1866 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1869	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1869 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1869	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1869 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1869	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1869 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1869	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1870	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1870 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1870	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1870 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1873	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1873 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1873	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1873 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1874	Birth	Alexander-R McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1874 Birth Alexander-R McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1874	Marriage	Alexander McGillis & Hannah McLean	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1874 Marriage Alexander McGillis & Hannah McLean Undetermined location (Vital records)
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis & Margaret McGillis	Lancaster, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis & Margaret McGillis Lancaster, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Lancaster, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Lancaster, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Lancaster, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Lancaster, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Charlottenburg, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Charlottenburg, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	McNab, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis McNab, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis & Matilda McGillis	McNab, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis & Matilda McGillis McNab, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis & Martha McGillis	Barrie, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis & Martha McGillis Barrie, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis & Harriet McGillis	Lochiel, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis & Harriet McGillis Lochiel, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Alexander McGillis	Dundee, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Alexander McGillis Dundee, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1884	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1884 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1885	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1885 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1885	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1885 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1885	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1885 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis & Jennett McGillis	Sheguiandah, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis & Jennett McGillis Sheguiandah, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Lancaster, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Lancaster, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis & Matilda McGillis	North Bay, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis & Matilda McGillis North Bay, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis & Jessie McGillis	Arnprior, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis & Jessie McGillis Arnprior, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Lochiel, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Lochiel, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis & Ida McGillis	Osnabruck, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis & Ida McGillis Osnabruck, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Alexander McGillis	Charlottenburg, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Alexander McGillis Charlottenburg, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1900	Marriage	Alexander-Douglas MC-Gillis & Ida MC-Cullough	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1900 Marriage Alexander-Douglas MC-Gillis & Ida MC-Cullough Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1907	Birth	Frank-Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1907 Birth Frank-Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1917	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1917 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1920	Birth	Alexander McGillis	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1920 Birth Alexander McGillis Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis	North Bay (Cite), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis North Bay (Cite), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis	Lochiel (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis Lochiel (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis & Ida-M McGillis	Westmount (Ville), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis & Ida-M McGillis Westmount (Ville), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis & Jessie McGillis	Buchanan et Wylie (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis & Jessie McGillis Buchanan et Wylie (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis	Kapuskasing (Village), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis Kapuskasing (Village), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis	Cornwall (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis Cornwall (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander McGillis & Elizabeth McGillis	[Sans nom], AB	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander McGillis & Elizabeth McGillis [Sans nom], AB (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Frank-Alexander McGillis & Florence-Beatrice McGillis	Cornwall (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Frank-Alexander McGillis & Florence-Beatrice McGillis Cornwall (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alexander-R McGillis & Margaret McGillis	Cornwall (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alexander-R McGillis & Margaret McGillis Cornwall (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)

What are the most common first names in McGillis family?

The most popular first names associated with the McGillis surname.

John	Catherine	Donald	Mary
Angus	Margaret	Hugh	Ann
Duncan	Flora	Alex	Nancy
William	Elizabeth	Ellen	Isabella
James	Teresa	Ronald	Janet

The most popular first names associated with the McGillis surname.

John	Catherine
Donald	Mary
Angus	Margaret
Hugh	Ann
Duncan	Flora
Alex	Nancy
William	Elizabeth
Ellen	Isabella
James	Teresa
Ronald	Janet

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the McGillis who bear each given name, based on the 585 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

Alexander McGillis: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

What are the most common first names in McGillis family?