Elizabeth Gailley

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Gailley was born about 1788, in Ireland, her father, John Galley, was 11786 and her mother, Elizabeth Stewart, was 23. She married Henry McLean in 1822. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851. She died on 14 November 1861, in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Henry McLean
1791–1885
Elizabeth Gailley
1788–1861
Marriage: 1822
Elizabeth McLean
1822–1877
James McLean
1824–
Henry McLean
1826–1907
Martha McLean
1832–1908

Sources (6)

  • Elizabeth McLean, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • Death record for Elizabeth Galley McLean
  • Elizabeth Gailly in entry for James Mcclean, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1798

Battle of Antrim.

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

Name Meaning

Possibly an altered form of Irish Crilly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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