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
Sources (9)
- Ruth Connell in entry for Agnes Docherty, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Ruth Connel in household of Wm Dougharty, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Scotland register of Deaths
Spouse and Children
1807–1870 Male
1808–1868 Female
Children (8)
1828– Female
1830– Male
1830– Female
1832– Male
1834– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1778–1835 Male
1784–1840 Female
Siblings (6)
1808–1868 Female
1814– Male
1816–1840 Female
1816– Male
1818– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 3
1815
Age 7
1830
Age 22
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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