Brief Life History of William
When William Gemmel was born on 2 April 1841, in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Peter Gemmel, was 29 and his mother, Charlotte Grant McLeod McLean, was 31. He married Annie Kerr on 28 November 1871, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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- William Gemmell, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- William Gemmell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Marriage of William Gemmel and Annie Kerr
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.
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
Scottish (Glasgow): variant of Gamble .
German: nickname for a cheerful person from Middle Low German gemelik ‘happy, funny, boisterous’. Compare Gammel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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