Brief Life History of William
When William Milne was born on 25 May 1848, in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Milne, was 34 and his mother, Catherine Jane Smart, was 22. He married Mary Ann Glade on 30 April 1888, in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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- William Milne, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- William Milne, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Milne in entry for Maggie Annie Milne, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Aberdeenshire and Angus): occupational name from Middle English milne ‘mill’, also found as mulne in south and western England and melne in southeastern England. The Scottish name has been established in Ireland since the early 18th century, and has absorbed some cases of Irish Moyle . Compare Mill 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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