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Gilliland Family History
Gilliland Genealogy & Family TreeGilliland is a Scottish name from Midlothian, Scotland, where the family held lands. It comes from the Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain which means "son of the servant of St. Fillan," a given name from the Gaelic faol which means "wolf." The earliest known ancestor--Captain Gilbert McGillolane--was recorded in 1330. The family motto is Duram sed certissimum which means "Hard but most sure."
Other spellings include "Gilleland," "Gillieland," "Gillesland," "Gillisland," and "Gillerland." Notable people with the surname include American actor Richard Gilliland (Star Kid, A Killing in a Small Town, Bug), American producer Eric Gilliland (Roseanne, My Boys, That '70s Show), and American NASCAR driver David Gilliland. The first Gilliland to come to America was John Gilliland in New England in 1685.
Gilliland Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Crouse Gilliland -- --, 1864 December 0, 1881 Ohio
- Harrison H. Gilliland -- --, 1843 October 18, 1880 Ohio
- Elizabeth Champion Gilliland -- --, 1804 December 0, 1868
- Elizabeth J. Gilliland -- --, 1844 February 0, 1889 Ohio
- O Lucie E Gilliland -- --, 1866 August 8, 1946 Alabama
Gilliland Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Robert Gilliland -- --, 1884 April 19, 1885
- James Gilliland -- --, 1808 August 29, 1877 Pennsylvania
- Christopher Gilliland -- --, 1803 December 0, 1852 Kentucky
- John Bailey Gilliland -- --, 1810 March 3, 1912 New York
- Lewis Mcclellan Gilliland -- --, 1863 September 19, 1936 Ohio
