Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Aird was born in 1828, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Aird, was 36 and her mother, Janet Scoular, was 29. She married James Russell on 31 December 1862, in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 10 May 1908, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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Sources (18)
- Agnes Russell in household of James Russell, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Agnes Aird, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Agnes Aird, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1827–1870 Male
1828–1908 Female
Children (13)
1841– Male
1842–1883 Female
1843– Female
1846– Male
1851– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1879 Male
1800–1873 Female
Siblings (9)
1825–1902 Female
1828–1908 Female
1831– Male
1834– Female
1835–1884 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1830
Age 2
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 4
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 26
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from either the medieval lordship of The Aird (Inverness) or from Aird Farm near Hurlford, Ayrshire. Both are named from Gaelic àird(e) ‘height, promontory’, or ‘headland’, from the adjective àrd ‘high, lofty’, cognate with Latin arduus ‘steep, difficult’. Compare Ard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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