Brief Life History of Lilias
When Lilias Donald was christened on 19 November 1785, in Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Donald, was 40 and her mother, Magdalene Burns, was 33. She married John Donaldson on 27 July 1808. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 1 December 1861, in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.
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- Lilly Donald, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Lillias Donald, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Lilias Donald, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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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: shortened form of McDonald (Mac Dhomhnaill), from the Gaelic personal name Domhnall; found in 13th- and 14th-century Scotland as Dofnald, Douenald, Dufenald, and Donald.
Irish (Ulster): possibly also a shortened and altered form of Irish O'Donell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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