Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Craig was born on 7 April 1826, in Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, William John Craig Sr, was 27 and his mother, Mary Hoare, was 30. He married Mary Augusta Smith on 5 November 1854, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 3 November 1885, in Kingston, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 59.
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- Thomas Craig, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Craig, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
- Thomas Craig, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1834
Victoria's first successful British settlement was at Portland, on the west coast of what is now Victoria. Portland was settled on 19 November 1834
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock, Older Scots crag, craig. Compare the synonymous English Cragg .
Manx: either a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Concharraige ‘son of Cu Charraige (‘hound of the rock’) or possibly of Mac Thorveig ‘son of Thorveig’, from the Old Norse personal name Thórveig (from the god's name Thórr + veig ‘pith, strength’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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