William McCaw

Maleabout 1785–

Brief Life History of William

William McCaw was born about 1785, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He had at least 1 son with Helen Todd.

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Family Time Line

William McCaw
1785–
Helen Todd
1799–1850
Robert McCaw
1818–

Sources (1)

  • William Mccaw in entry for Robert Mccaw, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Children (1)

World Events (3)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 17

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

Age 30

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Age 38

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

Irish (Antrim and Down) and southwestern Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ádhaimh ‘son of Ádhamh’, Gaelic form of the personal name Adam . Compare McAdam , where the Biblical personal name has not been Gaelicized.

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

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