Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Hogg was born in April 1809, in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Hogg, was 38 and his mother, Janet Anderson, was 36. He married Janet Lambert on 26 May 1837, in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 2 May 1879, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
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- Alexander Hogg, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Alexander Hogg, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Hogg, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
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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
English (northern England and Scotland): nickname for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) (Old English hogg) denoting either a pig, especially a castrated one, or a young sheep before its first shearing (the latter sense is most likely in northern England).
German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 1, found chiefly in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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