Williminia Bannerman

Brief Life History of Williminia

When Williminia Bannerman was born on 6 September 1791, in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Peter Bannerman, was 38 and her mother, Annie Matheson, was 32. She married John Clark on 15 May 1825, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in November 1827, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 36.

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John Clark
1786–
Williminia Bannerman
1791–1827
Marriage: 15 May 1825
John William Clark
1826–

Sources (6)

  • Willmina Bannerman, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Williamina Bannerman, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Williminia Banerman in entry for John William Clark, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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World Events (5)

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.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: occupational name for a standard bearer, from Older Scots banner-man ‘standard-bearer, ensign’ (from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag, ensign’ + Middle English man ‘man’).

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

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