Brief Life History of Alison
Alison Young was born in 1808, in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She married Robert Russell in January 1835, in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861.
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Sources (6)
- Alison Russell in household of Robert Russell, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Ellison Young, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Ellison_ Young in entry for John Russell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1807–1884 Male
1808– Female
Children (6)
1835– Female
1837– Female
1839– Male
1841– Male
1844– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 3
1815
Age 7
1843
Age 35
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .
Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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