Donald MCGILCHRIST
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NOTES: These McGREGOR family members took the name McGILCHRIST during the time that the McGREGOR surname was banned. The McGREGOR name was banned by an act of Parliament in 1603.
NAME: YAIR aka ZAIR
NOTES: The name McGILCHRIST was adopted by some members of the McGREGOR Clan after 1603 when the surname McGREGOR was banned by an Act of Parliament. See "Surnames of Scotland", by Black.
He married Jonet Yair 17 Jul 1662 at High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland . Jonet Yair was christened at High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 26 Jul 1643 daughter of William Yair and Christene Lyghtbody .
They were the parents of 17
children:
Donald McGilchrist
christened 17 Jul 1662.
John McGilchrist
christened 28 Feb 1664.
Helen McGilchrist
christened 14 Mar 1665.
Christian McGilchrist
christened 15 Apr 1666.
William McGilchrist
christened 25 Aug 1667.
John McGilchrist
christened 1 Nov 1668.
Jonat McGilchrist
christened 21 Oct 1669.
William McGilchrist
christened 27 Oct 1670.
Donald McGilchrist
christened 21 Dec 1671.
Helen McGilchrist
christened 30 Jan 1673.
Grissell McGilchrist
christened 20 Feb 1674.
William McGilchrist
christened 3 Jun 1675.
William McGilchrist
christened 27 Jun 1676.
Robert McGregor
christened 31 Jul 1677.
Helen McGilchrist
christened 23 Aug 1678.
Grissel McGilchrist
christened 1 Nov 1679.
Archibald McGilchrist
christened 18 Jan 1681.