James Morrison Duncan

Brief Life History of James Morrison

When James Morrison Duncan was born on 5 January 1867, in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James M Duncan, was 29 and his mother, Helen O. Sprunt, was 23.

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Family Time Line

James M Duncan
1839–
Helen O. Sprunt
1843–1924
Thomas Mitchell
1865–
James Morrison Duncan
1867–
John Duncan
1868–
William Dow Duncan
1869–1932
Francis Duncan
1872–1872

Sources (2)

  • James Morrison Duncan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • James Morrison Duncan, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"

World Events (3)

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).

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Dunecan, itself from the traditional Irish royal name Donnchad(h), derived from donn ‘brown-haired’ + cath ‘battle’. Judging by the Scots form, the Scottish Gaelic intermediary seems to have been understood as containing ceann ‘head’, as if the whole name meant ‘brown head’; compare sense 2. In Ireland the name was Anglicized as Donagh or Donaghue. Compare Donahue .

Irish: used as an Anglicized equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn ‘descendant of Donncheann’, a byname composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ceann ‘head’.

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

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