Brief Life History of William
When William Brodie was christened on 2 August 1755, in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Broadie, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Bruce, was 33. He died in March 1766, in his hometown, at the age of 10.
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Family Time Line
George Broadie
1734–
Margaret Bruce
1722–1746
Margaret Brodie Slater
1746–
George Brodie
1750–
William Brodie
1755–1766
Ann Brodie
1758–
Alexander Brodie
1761–
William Brodie
1767–1877
Sources (2)
- William Brodie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Brodie, 'Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950' on MyHeritage
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Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Brodie Castle in Moray. The placename is Brothach ‘muddy place’ in Gaelic rather than bruthach ‘steep place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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