Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Mac Leod was born about 1850, in Culkein Achnacarnan, Sutherland, Scotland, his father, Norman Mac Leod, was 36 and his mother, Anne Kerr, was 35. He married Ann Matheson on 25 February 1880, in Stoer, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 12 February 1924, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Alexr Mcleod in household of Norman Mcleod, "Scotland Census, 1871"
- Alexander MacLeod, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alexander McLeod in entry for Hellen-Anne McLeod, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
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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.
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Cuong, Minh, Lien, Muoi, Thanh, Tho, Tieu, Vinh, Anh, Beo, Binh, Chau.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 麥 (see Mai 2) and 莫 (see Mo 1).
Vietnamese (Mạc): from Chinese 莫 ‘nothing; nonexistent’; see Mo 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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