Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Hislop was born on 28 December 1798, in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, her father, Alexander Hislop, was 23 and her mother, Catherine Weir, was 24. She married Samuel Crosbie on 20 October 1817, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 25 June 1855, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 56.
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- 1801 Parish Census for Stow, Midlothian, Scotland - PLEASE refrain from editing this source to match your family's record as it changes ALL of the records for which it is a source and there are many.
- Jean Hyslop, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Jane Crosbie Hislop, "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 (Lowlands): habitational name from Hislop, on Hazelhope Burn (Roxburghshire), named with Old English hæsel, hesel ‘hazel tree’ + Old English hop ‘remote valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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