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"
Spouse and Children
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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