Margaret Bryson

Female1761–

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Bryson was born in 1761, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Brycen, was 41 and her mother, Jean Jackson, was 39. She lived in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1761.

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Family Time Line

Robert Brycen
1720–
Jean Jackson
1722–
Robert Brycen
1741–
Elizabeth Bryson
1753–
Isobell Bryson
1743–
Janet Bryson
1745–1746
Christian Brycen
1747–
John Bryson
1749–
Mary Brycen
1751–
Janet Brycen
1755–
Margaret Bryson
1761–
Jean Brycen
1764–

Sources (2)

  • Margaret Brysen, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Margaret Brysen, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Siblings (10)

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World Events (6)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 41

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

Age 54

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.

Age 61

The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.

Name Meaning

Scottish: patronymic from the personal name Brice + -son (see Brice and Bryce ).

Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briosáin, a form of Ó Muirgheasáin (see Morrissey ), altered by association with the Scottish surname Bryson, especially in Derry. Bryson was also used for Breslin in Donegal.

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

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