Christian Mcfarlane

Female4 November 1816–

Brief Life History of Christian

When Christian Mcfarlane was born on 4 November 1816, in Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Archibald McFarlane, was 26 and her mother, Cecilia Balfour, was 27.

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Family Time Line

Archibald McFarlane
1789–1844
Cecilia Balfour
1789–1851
Archibald Mcfarlane
1811–
Christian Mcfarlane
1816–
Robert Mcfarlane
1819–
James Mcfarlane
1821–
John Mcfarlane
1823–
Alexander McFarlane
1826–
Cecil Mcfarlane
1828–
Helen Mcfarlane
1831–
Janet Mcfarlane
1833–

Sources (1)

  • Christian Mcfarlane, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (3)

1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

Age 1

Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

1823

Age 7

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Age 14

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin, a patronymic from the personal name Parthalán, which is most probably from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). Parthalán, regularly shortened in speech to Parlán, has also been Anglicized as Bartlett . Compare McPartland .

History: McFarlane is a Scottish clan originally associated with Arrochar on Loch Long. — Robert McFarlane came to NY in 1835 and was editor of Scientific American magazine (1848–65).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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