Brief Life History of Alison Gray
When Alison Gray Tod was born in 1853, in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Tod, was 51 and her mother, Janet Cleugh Steedman, was 38. She married John Renton on 30 May 1874, in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 February 1920, in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 67.
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- Alison Todd in household of Thomas Todd, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Tod, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alison Tod, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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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.
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Midlothian): variant of Todd .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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