David Pryde

Brief Life History of David

When David Pryde was born in 1811, in Ceres, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Pryde, was 26 and his mother, Agnes Baldy, was 26. He married Agnes Simpson on 28 February 1834, in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 6 August 1861, in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

David Pryde
1811–1861
Agnes Simpson
1803–1867
Marriage: 28 February 1834
Isabella Pride
1834–

Sources (6)

  • David Pride, "Scotland, Census, 1841"
  • David Pryde, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • David Pride, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

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World Events (8)

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.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish (Midlothian and Fife), English, and Welsh: variant of Pride .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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