Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Aird was born on 24 April 1786, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, her father, John Aird III, was 34 and her mother, Janet Hunter, was 26. She married John Woodburn on 6 September 1810, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 October 1866, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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Sources (8)
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Aird - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary Aird
- Mary Aird, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Mary Aird in entry for Margaret Woodburn, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1780–1866 Male
1786–1866 Female
Children (7)
1811–1862 Male
1813–1836 Female
1815–1890 Male
1822– Male
1826– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1751–1815 Male
1759–1815 Female
Siblings (10)
1779–1819 Male
1782–1856 Male
1784–1815 Female
1786–1866 Female
1788– Female
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 16
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 25
1815
Age 29
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from either the medieval lordship of The Aird (Inverness) or from Aird Farm near Hurlford, Ayrshire. Both are named from Gaelic àird(e) ‘height, promontory’, or ‘headland’, from the adjective àrd ‘high, lofty’, cognate with Latin arduus ‘steep, difficult’. Compare Ard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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