Gilchrist
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Gilchrist is a surname of Scottish
origin, having originated in Islay
. According to several genealogy websites, it literally means "servant of Christ
." Some variations known to exist are Gillecrist, Gilcreest, Gilcrest, Gilchrest and Gilcress.
Gilchrist may refer to:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
origin, having originated in Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...
. According to several genealogy websites, it literally means "servant of Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
." Some variations known to exist are Gillecrist, Gilcreest, Gilcrest, Gilchrest and Gilcress.
Gilchrist may refer to:
- Adam GilchristAdam GilchristAdam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
, Australian cricketer - Albert W. GilchristAlbert W. GilchristAlbert Waller Gilchrist was the 20th Governor of Florida.Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and would have graduated in 1882 but he did not because he was deficient in experimental philosophy after three years...
(1858-1926), governor of Florida - Alexander GilchristAlexander GilchristAlexander Gilchrist was the biographer of William Blake. Gilchrist's biography is still a standard reference work on the poet....
(1828–1861), British biographer - Sir Andrew GilchristAndrew GilchristSir Andrew Graham Gilchrist, KCMG was a Special Operations Executive operative and later a UK ambassador.-Early career in Foreign Office and SOE:...
, former UK ambassador to Iceland, Indonesia and Ireland - Anne Gilchrist, English/American writer
- Anne GilchristAnne Gilchrist (collector)Anne Gilchrist OBE FSA was a British folk-song collector.Anne Geddes Gilchrist was born in Manchester, to Scottish parents. She had a musical upbringing and was related to Rev Neil Livingston, who compiled a psalter. After meeting Sabine Baring-Gould she became involved with folk music and joined...
, English folksong collector - Brent GilchristBrent GilchristBrent Gilchrist is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Gilchrist started his career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1988. He would also play with the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Nashville Predators...
(1967-), Canadian ice hockey player - Caroline Gilchrist Rhea, Canadian actress and comedian
- Charles W. GilchristCharles W. GilchristCharles W. Gilchrist received degrees from Williams College magna cum laude in 1958 and Harvard Law School in 1961 and was admitted into the Maryland Bar in 1962. He was active in many civic and political organizations, including the D.C. Bar Association and the Democratic Central Committee, and...
, Montgomery County, Maryland politician - Cookie GilchristCookie GilchristCarlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist was a gridiron football player in the American Football League and Canadian Football League.-Career:...
(1935-2011), American football player - Ellen GilchristEllen GilchristEllen Gilchrist is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet.-Life:Gilchrist was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and spent part of her childhood on a plantation owned by her maternal grandparents. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and studied creative writing, especially...
(1935–), American novelist - Guy GilchristGuy GilchristGuy Gilchrist is a cartoonist/poet/songwriter and author whose work includes a run on the comic strip Nancy, Your Angels Speak, Night Lights & Pillow Fights, Screams, The Poetry Guy, The Muppets and The Rock Channel...
, American cartoonist - Harald Gilchrist, King of Norway
- James "Jim" GilchristJim GilchristJames "Jim" Walter Gilchrist, Jr. is the American co-founder and president of the Minuteman Project, an activist group whose aim is to prevent illegal immigration across the United States's southern border.-Early life:...
, founder of the Minutemen Project - John Gilchrist:
- John Borthwick GilchristJohn Borthwick GilchristJohn Borthwick Gilchrist FRSE was a Scottish surgeon and Indologist.-Early life:Gilchrist was born in Edinburgh to merchant Walter Gilchrist, who disappeared the year he was born...
(1759-1841), noted British Indologist - John Gilchrist (actor), former child actor in commercials
- John Gilchrist (basketball)John Gilchrist (basketball)John H. Gilchrist III, is a former Maryland Terrapins point guard, currently a free agent.-College:...
, former Maryland Terrapins point guard - John Gilchrist (politician)John Gilchrist (politician)John Gilchrist was a physician and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Bedford, New Hampshire in 1792 and studied at the medical school at Yale College and Dartmouth College. He apprenticed as a physician in Goffstown, New Hampshire and came to Hamilton Township in Upper Canada around...
(1792–1859), early Canadian politician
- John Borthwick Gilchrist
- Joyce GilchristJoyce GilchristJoyce Gilchrist is a former forensic chemist who had participated in over 3,000 criminal cases in 21 years while working for the Oklahoma City police department, and who was accused of falsifying evidence. Her evidence led in part to 23 people being sentenced to death, 11 of whom have been executed...
, forensic chemist - Keir GilchristKeir GilchristKeir David Peters Gilchrist is a Canadian actor. Gilchrist is known for playing teen Marshall Gregson on Showtime's original series United States of Tara, and for starring in the 2010 drama-comedy It's Kind of a Funny Story....
, British-Canadian actor - Percy GilchristPercy GilchristPercy Carlyle Gilchrist FRS was a British chemist and metallurgist born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, and who studied at Felsted and the Royal School of Mines...
(1851–1935), British chemist and metallurgist - Robert Murray GilchristRobert Murray Gilchristthumb|Robert Murray Gilchrist was an English novelist and author of regional interest books about the Peak District. He is best known today for his decadent and Gothic short fiction.- Biography :...
, Victorian/Edwardian horror writer - Roy GilchristRoy GilchristRoy Gilchrist was a West Indian cricketer who played 13 Tests for the West Indies in the 1950s. He was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica and died of Parkinson's disease in St Catherine, Jamaica at the age of 67....
(1934–2001), West Indies cricketer - Sidney Gilchrist ThomasSidney Gilchrist ThomasSidney Gilchrist Thomas was an English inventor.-Life:Thomas was born at Canonbury, London and was educated at Dulwich College....
, British inventor - Steve GilchristSteve GilchristSteve Gilchrist is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris....
(1954–), Canadian politician - William GilchristWilliam GilchristWilliam Wallace Gilchrist was an American composer and a major figure in nineteenth century music of Philadelphia....
, American composer - William Sidney GilchristWilliam Sidney GilchristDr. William Sidney Gilchrist, , born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, spent 38 years as a medical missionary in Angola . Sid Gilchrist was the youngest of five children...
, medical missionary to Angola
See also
- Gilchrist, Allegan County, Michigan
- Gilchrist, Mackinac County, Michigan
- Gilchrist Township, MinnesotaGilchrist Township, MinnesotaGilchrist Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 239 people, 99 households, and 73 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.4 people per square mile . ...
- Gilchrist, OregonGilchrist, OregonGilchrist is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls.-History:Gilchrist was the last lumber company town in Oregon. The town was founded in 1938 by the family-owned Gilchrist Timber Company, with Frank and Mary Gilchrist...
- Gilchrist, TexasGilchrist, TexasGilchrist, Texas is an unincorporated residential community and beachfront resort along State Highway 87, located seventeen miles east of Bolivar Point in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States....
- Gilchrist County, FloridaGilchrist County, FloridaGilchrist County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 14,437. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 16,402. Gilchrist County has only one traffic light in the entire county and has no road with more than one lane of traffic...
- Gilchrist DocumentGilchrist DocumentThe Gilchrist Document is a much cited letter from 1965 often used to support arguments for Western involvement in the overthrow of Sukarno in Indonesia....
, a political document found in Indonesia