Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Penman was born on 4 April 1848, in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Penman, was 37 and her mother, Jane Todd, was 33. She lived in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 12 April 1870, at the age of 22, and was buried in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Sources (4)
- Jane Penman, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Jane Penman, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Jane Penman in household of Andw Penman, "Scotland Census, 1851"
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World Events (3)
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.
Name Meaning
Welsh and Scottish:
habitational name from a lost place in the Border region, derived from Brittonic penmaen ‘head [of the] stone’.
habitational name from any of several places in Wales similarly named, such as Penmaenmawr or Penmaenbach (Caernarvonshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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