Brief Life History of William
When William Speir was born on 11 February 1759, in Kilmaurs, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Speir, was 27 and his mother, Janet Shadden, was 23. He married Barbara Steel on 5 February 1785, in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He lived in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1759.
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Family Time Line
William Speir
1759–
Barbara Steel
1745–
Marriage: 5 February 1785
Sources (3)
- William Speir, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Spier, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- William Speir, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1759– Male
1745– Female
Marriage
5 February 1785Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents and Siblings
1733– Male
1736– Female
Siblings (3)
1755– Female
1759– Male
1766– Male
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 43
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
Age 56
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 61
The Scottish Insurrection was a week of strikes and unrest with demands for reform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The economic downturn after the Napoleonic war ended, brought increasing unrest with the Artisan workers in Scotland, seeking action to reform the government. But the insurrection was largely forgotten about, as attention was focused on the better publicized Radical events in England.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Ayrshire): variant of Spier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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