William Brodie Rumgay

Brief Life History of William Brodie

When William Brodie Rumgay was born on 9 February 1803, in Kettle, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Rumgay, was 40 and his mother, Mary Black, was 40.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Rumgay
1762–1847
Mary Black
1762–1847
Ann Rumgay
1790–1851
Andrew Rumgay
1791–1796
John Rumgay
1792–1880
Mary Rumgay
1794–1862
Robert Rumgay
1796–1878
Andrew Rumgay
1797–1873
Jane Rumgay
1799–1885
Janet Rumgay
1801–1860
William Brodie Rumgay
1803–
William Rumgay
1805–1861
Helen Thomson Rumgay
1807–1853

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  • William Brodie Rumgay, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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World Events (8)

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.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: locative name from Rumgally in Kemback (Fife).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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