Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Irving was born on 14 February 1833, in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Irving, was 42 and his mother, Janet Mitchell, was 27. He married Sarah Boardman on 11 June 1861, in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 18 July 1897, in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 64, and was buried in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Irving in household of Janet Irving, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Thomas Irving, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Thomas Irving, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Irvine .
History: The writer Washington Irving (1783–1859), who wrote the stories ‘Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, was born in NY. His father was Deacon William Irving (from a family also recorded as Irvine), who came to NY in 1763 from Orkney, Scotland, a former British packet officer, a patriot during the Revolution, and a successful merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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