John Kniblo

Brief Life History of John

When John Kniblo was christened on 19 July 1713, in Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Patrick Kniblo, was 35 and his mother, Anne Burton, was 24.

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Family Time Line

Patrick Kniblo
1678–
Anne Burton
1688–
John Kniblo
1713–
Archibald Niblie
1715–1787
Janet Kniblo
1717–
Hugh Kniblo
1722–
Jannet Niblo
1724–
Margaret Niblo
1724–
James Niblo
1727–

Sources (1)

  • Kniblo, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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.

1815

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

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

Variant spelling of Janice . It was quite popular in the United States in the 1960s and 70s by association with the rock singer Janis Joplin ( 1943–70 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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