Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Lamont was born about 1817, in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Lauchland Lamont, was 48 and her mother, Helen Hill, was 36. She married Robert Rodger on 22 December 1838, in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851. She died on 27 March 1862, in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 46.
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- Elisabeth Rodger, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Lamond, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Elizabeth Lamont, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: from the medieval personal name Lagman, which is from Old Norse Lǫgmathr, composed of the elements lǫg, plural of lag ‘law’ (from leggja ‘to lay down’), + mathr ‘man’ (genitive manns).
French: habitational name, with fused definite article l', from any of the places called Amont, in Haute-Saône and Haute-Vienne.
Altered form of French Lamothe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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