Brief Life History of Grace
When Grace Brownlie was born in 1806, in Bonkle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Brownlee, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Russell, was 30. She had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Robert Russell. She lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada in 1871.
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- Grizel Russell, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Grace Freeman, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Grace Brownlie, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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.
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): variant of Brownlee .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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