Brief Life History of Malcom
When Malcom Mellis was christened on 26 July 1779, in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Malice, was 25 and his mother, Agnes McFarland, was 28. He married Agnes Angus on 19 January 1806, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died before 1851, in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Malcom Mallice, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Malcom Malice, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Malcolm Mellis, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Greek Spiro, Christos, Spero.
Scottish (mainly Aberdeenshire and Morayshire): from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Maol Íosa ‘devotee of Jesus’.
Greek: variant of Melis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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