John Guthrie

Brief Life History of John

When John Guthrie was born on 27 June 1873, in Urquhart, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Guthrie, was 39 and his mother, Jessie Russell, was 39. He lived in Kingston, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

William Guthrie
1833–1904
Jessie Russell
1833–1881
Margaret Guthrie
1855–1943
Grace Rennie Guthrie
1856–1946
Jessie Russell Guthrie
1858–1947
Isabella Guthrie
1860–1937
William Guthrie
1862–1901
Alexander Russell Guthrie
1864–1869
John Guthrie
1866–1866
Helen Russel Guthrie
1867–1934
Alexander Russel Guthrie
1870–
John Guthrie
1873–
Mary Guthrie
1875–

Sources (2)

  • John Guthrie in household of Jessie Guthrie, "Scotland Census, 1881"
  • John Guthrie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (8)

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.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1905 · Stornoway Town Hall

Stornoway Town Hall was the first town hall in Stornoway Scotland but burned down in 1918. The clock tower on the building became famous after Calum Kennedy named a song after the town called ‘Lovely Stornoway’. The current building is still being used as a multi-purpose venue. Hosting different commercial and community activities.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place near Forfar, named in Gaelic with gaothair ‘windy place’ (a derivative of gaoth ‘wind’) + the locative suffix -ach.

Scottish: possibly an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mag Uchtre ‘son of Uchtre’, a personal name which is perhaps akin to uchtlach ‘child’.

Irish (Clare and Antrim): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh ‘descendant of Flaitheamh’, a byname meaning ‘prince’. This is the result of an erroneous association of the Gaelic name in the form Ó Fhlaithimh (Fh being silent), with the Gaelic word laithigh ‘mud’, and of mud with gutters, and an equally erroneous association of the Scottish surname Guthrie with the word ‘gutter’. Compare Laffey .

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

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