Brief Life History of James
When James Kissock was born on 5 June 1765, in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, his father, John Kissock, was 39 and his mother, Janet Milligan, was 31. He married Mary Affleck in 1796, in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1838, in Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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- Legacy NFS Source: James Kissock - birth: 5 June 1765; Rerrick, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
- James Kissock, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
- James Kissock in entry for Mary Kessock, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish Gaelic: see Kissack .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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