Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Rutherford was born in 1798 as the son of James Rutherford and Nelly. He married Janet Sutherland on 1 June 1820, in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851. He died on 8 December 1879, in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.
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Sources (10)
- Thomas Rutherford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Rutherford, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Thos Rutherford, "England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920"
Spouse and Children
1798–1879 Male
1798–1879 Female
Children (11)
1822–1883 Female
1823–1888 Female
1824–1827 Female
1825–1883 Male
1827– Female
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Parents and Siblings
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Siblings (4)
1791– Female
1793– Female
1794– Male
1798–1879 Male
World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 3
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 4
1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: habitational name from Rutherford in Maxton (Roxburghshire), apparently named with Old English hrīther, hrȳther ‘ox’ + ford ‘ford’, though a British Celtic origin of the type ro- ‘great’ + dubr- ‘water, river’ is also possible for the first element. Places named Rutherford in West Linton (West Lothian) and Barningham (North Yorkshire) are less likely sources of the name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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