Brief Life History of James
When James Cruickshank was born on 21 January 1767, in Botriphnie, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Archibald Cruickshank, was 27 and his mother, Christian Simpson, was 43. He married Jean Stables on 28 February 1790, in Botriphnie, Banffshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 7 November 1842, in Botriphnie, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- James Cruickshank, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- James Crookshank, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Cruickshank, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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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: nickname for a man with a crooked leg or legs, from older Scots cruik ‘(something) bent’ (from Old Norse krókr or Old English crōc + shank(e), Old English sceanca ‘shank, leg’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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