Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Barrie was born on 29 July 1820, in Clachan of Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Barrie III, was 27 and her mother, Isabella Morrison, was 20.
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- Christian Barrie, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Christina Barrie, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
- Christian Barrie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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World Events (8)
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Angus): habitational name from Barry in Angus or from another place so named, generally named with Gaelic barr ‘height, hill’, or from a British cognate of this word. This name is also the Scottish form of Barry .
French (Barrié): variant of Barrier .
Altered form of French Baril . Compare Barry 7.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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