When Agnes McNee Torrance was born on 2 June 1867, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Torrance, was 26 and her mother, Margaret McNee Davidson, was 26. She married Archibald Boyd on 31 December 1884, in Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881 and Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901.
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The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.
Scottish (Glasgow and Midlothian) and Irish (Derry): variant of Torrence .
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