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Families covered: Gillon of Wallhouse

                               
John Gillone, 1st of Wallhouse in Torpichen (a 1597)
m. (1561-2) Margaret Boyd (dau of Thomas Boyd of Kipps, "a cadet of the family of 1st Earl of Kilmarnock")
1. Alexander Gillon (dvp 10.1597)
  m. (1590) Margaret Cochrane (d 05.1630, dau of James Cochrane of Barbachlaw, m2. James Hamilton of Neilsland)
  A. John Gillon of Wallhouse (d c1650)
m. ?? ("said to have been a member of the Polwarth family")
  i. John Gillon of Wallhouse (d 1695, 2nd son)
  m. (c1660) Margaret Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Briggs by Anna, dau of Samuel Drummond of Carlowrie)
  a. Samuel Gillon of Wallhouse (d unm 1700)
  b. Alexander Gillon of Wallhouse (d 1748)
m. (02.1701) Elizabeth Stuart (dau of Capt. Archibald Stuart of Dunearn by Anna, dau of Sir John Henderson of Fordel)
  (1) John (James) Gillon of Wallhouse , Sheriff of Linlithgow (d 20.10.1775)
  m. (03.1749) Katherine Agnew (d 20.05.1810, dau of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bart)
  (A) Alexander Gillon of Wallhouse (d 05.05.1823, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (07.11.1800) Mary Anne Downe (d 08.09.1801, dau of William Downe of Downe Hall by dau of Joseph Gundry of Bridport)
  (i) William Downe Gillon of Wallhouse & Hurstmonceaux Place (b 31.08.1801, d 07.10.1846, MP) had issue
m. (24.10.1820) Helen Eliza Corse-Scott (d 02.1864, dau of John Corse-Scott of Synton)
  (B)+ other issue (d unm) - Alexander (dvp 05.09.1769), Elizabeth (b 27.02.1750, d 05.04.1833), Catherine (d 11.1833)
  (2) Archibald Gillon in London (bpt 08.03.1703)
  (A) John Gillon of London & Dominica (West Indies) (d unm 14.12.1809)
  (3) Anna Gillon (b c1712, d 1783)
  m. (c1747) David Dickson of Kilbucho (minister of Newlands)
  (4) Margaret Gillon (bpt 13.10.1718)
m. (mcrt 24.05.1748) William Wardrop of Cult
  (5)+ 5 sons (d young)
  c. James Gillon (d 11.1749)
  m1. (1713) Catherine Stevenson (dsp, dau of Robert Stevenson of Chesters)
  m2. (1733) Rosina Deans (dau of James Deans of Woodhouselee)
  (1) Bethia Gillon
  m. James Edmonstone of Langfauch
  d. Marion Gillon
  m. (mcrt 24.10.1684) Patrick Hepburn of Monkrig
  ii. Elizabeth Gillon
  m. William Forrest of Mashock Mill
  iii.+ other issue - Alexander (dsp before 1647), James in Edinburgh (a 1642)
  B.+ other issue - Alexander, Robert
2.+ other issue - John (a 1607), James (a 1607), Patrick

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Gillon of Abbey St. Bathams and formerly of Wallhouse')
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