Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Dykes was born on 29 April 1757, in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Dykes, was 41 and his mother, Agnes Cochran, was 41. He married Helen Findlay on 19 February 1785, in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 March 1842, at the age of 84.
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- Andrew Dykes, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Andrew Dykes, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Andrew Dykis in entry for Janet Fleming, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
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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.
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
English: variant of Dicks or Dyke with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Dyches and Dycus .
Americanized form of Dutch Dijks (see Dyke ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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