Ruth Connell

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Connell was born about 1808, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Connell, was 32 and her mother, Agnes "Nancy" Thomas, was 25. She married William Doherty about 1828. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 21 July 1868, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

William Doherty
1807–1870
Ruth Connell
1808–1868
Marriage: about 1828
Agnes Docherty
1828–
Doherty
1830–
Margaret Dougharty
1840–
Margaret Cameron Doherty
1830–
Charles Docherty
1832–
Elisabeth Halden Docherty
1834–
Charles Docherty
1837–
Robert Dougharty
1843–1912

Sources (11)

  • Ruth Connel in household of Wm Dougharty, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Connell - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1808; Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Scotland register of Deaths

World Events (8)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of O'Connell or McConnell .

Manx: from Gaelic Mac Giolla Chonaill ‘son of Giolla Chonaill’, a personal name meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Conall’. Compare O'Connell . The surname has sometimes been confused with Cannell .

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

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