Brief Life History of William
When William Littlejohn was born on 8 August 1803, in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Littlejohn, was 29 and his mother, Jane Jean Chalmers, was 22. He married Janet Bentley on 25 March 1830, in Aberdeen St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1834, his occupation is listed as banker manager - aberdeen and county banking company in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died on 8 July 1888, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 84, and was buried in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- William Littlejohn, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- William Littlejohn, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Littlejohn, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: nickname from Middle English litel ‘little’ (Old English lȳtel) + the Middle English personal name John . The nickname may have been used ironically for a giant, as with the outlaw character Little John in 17th-century tales and ballads of Robin Hood (though he is no giant in 15th-century texts).
In some cases also an Americanized form (translation into English) of French Petitjean .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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