Brief Life History of Beveridge
Beveridge was born about 1767, in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Mrs Beveridge about 1789, in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Spouse and Children
1767– Male
1767– Female
Children (1)
1790– Male
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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Name Meaning
Scottish: from Middle English beuerage, beuerich, Old French bevrage ‘drink, liquor’, in particular ‘drink that seals a bargain’, also denoting the bargain itself. The consonant -v- was often lost between vowels in Middle and early modern English, hence variants such as Berridge . The custom of sealing a bargain with a drink was widespread in medieval society. The surname may have denoted someone to whom such a payment was customarily made. Modern Beveridge is chiefly found in Scotland (mainly in Kinross and Fife), where Black says it is pronounced ‘Berridge’ or ‘Berritch’. The main English form is Berridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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