Brief Life History of Agness
When Agness McEwan was born about 1843, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James McEwan, was 36 and her mother, Mary Shaw, was 38. She lived in Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851 and Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861.
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Family Time Line
James McEwan
1808–1884
Mary Shaw
1807–1885
James McEwan
1835–1937
Mary McEwan
1837–
William McEwan
1839–1864
John McEwan
1841–
Agness McEwan
about 1843–
Elizabeth McEwan
1844–
Robert McEwan
1847–1914
Jane McEwan
1851–
Sources (4)
- Legacy NFS Source: Agness McEwan - Published information: Census record: birth-name: Agness McEwan
- Agnes Mcewan, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Agnes Mcewan, "Scotland Census, 1871"
Parents and Siblings
1808–1884 Male
1807–1885 Female
Siblings (8)
1835–1937 Male
1837– Female
1839–1864 Male
1841– Male
about 1843– Female
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World Events (8)
about 1843
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Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
about 1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
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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.
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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: variant of McEwen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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