Barbara Roger

25 February 1816–April 1903 (Age 87)
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Barbara

When Barbara Roger was born on 25 February 1816, in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Rodger, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Boyle, was 18. She married David Niven Wilson on 22 November 1834. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891. She died in April 1903, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

David Niven Wilson
1813–1877
Barbara Roger
1816–1903
Marriage: 22 November 1834
William Wilson
1836–1836
Augusta Wilson
1852–1939
Margaret Wilson
1837–1897
David Rodgers Wilson
1839–1919
Janet Wilson
1841–1866
Mary Wilson
1843–1846
Thomas Wilson
1846–1846
Henry Nevin Crawford Wilson
1848–1913
Barbara Wilson
1850–1857

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 November 1834
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1823
    Age 7
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1825 · Museum of Lancashire
    Age 9
    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
    1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
    Age 26
    The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Philippe, Alcee, Armand, Laurent, Leonce, Marcel, Yves, Clovis, Fernand, Gilberte, Janvier, Jean Claude.Scottish, English, North German, French, Walloon, Catalan, and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hrōd ‘renown’ +gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’, which was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Rog(i)er and was reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróthgeirr.History: Gabriel Roger from Sainte-Verge in Deux-Sèvres, France, married Marie (de) Lacour in Quebec City, QC, in 1669. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rogero
    Rieck
    Rotger
    Rogers
    Ruggiero
    Rogel
    Rogerson
    Rutgers
    Rougier
    Rogelio
    Rudiger
    Rodger
    Rogier
    Rosser
    Rugerio
    Prosser
    Rutten
    Ritger
    Royes
    Rogge

    Sources (16)

    • Barbara Wilson in household of David Wilson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    • Barbra Rogers in entry for Henry Wilson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Barbara Roger, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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