Brief Life History of James
When James Tullis was born about 1742, his father, John Tullos, was 46 and his mother, Agnes Seath, was 39. He married Janet Wilson on 11 October 1774, in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 30 September 1825, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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- James Tullos, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Tulles, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- James Tulles in entry for Janet Tulles, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Fife): probably a habitational name from the lands of Tullois (Fife). The placename appears to be from a Scots plural form of a word borrowed from Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’; compare Tulloch , Tullie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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