Brief Life History of Elizabeth Gilhison
When Elizabeth Gilhison Duff was born on 26 May 1855, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Duff, was 36 and her mother, Helen Barrett, was 37. She married Robert McEwan on 31 December 1872, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901 and Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. She died about 1911, at the age of 57.
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- Elizabeth Mcewan in household of Robert Mcewan, "Scotland Census, 1871"
- Elizabeth Gilhison Duff, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Elizabeth Duff, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
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.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: from Gaelic dubh ‘dark, black’, used both as a nickname and a personal name. In Scotland, it is typically a descriptive epithet for a dark-haired man (compare Dow 1). In Ireland, it is usually from Ó Duibh ‘descendant of Dubh’ or Mac Giolla Duibh ‘son of the servant of Dubh’. It is also found as a short form of Duffin and a variant of Duffy . See also McDuff .
In some cases possibly also a shortened form of Breton Le Duff , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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