When James Crichton was born in 1835, in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Crichton, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Black, was 22. In 1891, at the age of 56, his occupation is listed as coal miner in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Scottish: variant of Creighton 1.
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