Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary McFarlane was born on 11 October 1863, in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Mcfarlane, was 35 and her mother, Mary Fife, was 27.
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- Mary Mcfarlane in household of Daniel Mcfarlane, "Scotland Census, 1871"
- Mary Mc Farlane, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Mcfarlane, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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World Events (8)
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.
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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