John Brydson

Brief Life History of John

When John Brydson was born on 10 June 1789, in Buittle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Brydson, was 37 and his mother, Mary Bryson, was 35. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Marion Hyslop Cairnon. He lived in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 24 November 1860, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Brydson
1789–1860
Marion Hyslop Cairnon
1801–1890
Alexander Brydson
1826–
Marion Brydson
1826–
Jean Brydson
1834–
James Brydson
1836–1914
John Brydson
1838–1839
Mary Brydson
1840–
AGNES BRYDSON
1843–
Jessie Copland
1849–

Sources (6)

  • John Brydson, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • John Brydson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Brydson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (7)

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: variant of Bridson .

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

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