Origin of Clan Gilkie

The origin of the Clan or Scottish family "Gilkie" is not known.

Only one family by name Gilkie is known in Nova Scotia's history. The progenitor, William Gilkie, was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, having been born there circa 1817. He emigrated to Nova Scotia as a ship's wright prior to February, 1840.

Descendant, Leslie Harnish, comments: "This William Gilkie has been my most frustrating ancestor. Everyone and everything says that's where he was born, but so far I can't find the name in Scotland. It has been suggested that maybe the actual surname was `Gilchrist' and `Gilkie' is a slang name for this last name."

She continues" "There is a `clan' of Gilkie's in the Massechusetts area of USA. Their family history says that they were from originally from Scotland and they `had long lost relatives in Canada'. Sambro, Nova Scotia seems to be the only place Gilkie's have lived in Canada. The earliest known ancestor in Massechusetts was a `Robert Gilkie who was or worked for a book publisher in Boston at the turn of the century'. There is a strong possibility of a connection, but no evidence so far."

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