Jane Haig

FemaleJuly 1867–

Brief Life History of Jane

Jane Haig was born in July 1867, in Scotland, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Haig. She had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with John Haig. She lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1911.

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Family Time Line

John Haig
1867–
Jane Haig
1867–
Robert Haig
1890–
Bella Haig
1894–
John Haig
1894–1964
Lizzie Haig
1896–
Jinnie Haig
1899–
Annie Haig
1906–

Sources (3)

  • Jane Haig in household of John Haig, "Scotland Census, 1891"
  • Jane Haig, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Jane Haig in household of John Haig, "Canada Census, 1911"

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Children (6)

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World Events (8)

1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868

Age 1

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.

1869

Age 2

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1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

Age 35

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with Old Norse hagi ‘enclosure’, a word with cognates in most ancient Germanic languages. Compare Hay . The Haigs of Bemersyde in Berwickshire derive their name from the district of La Hague in Manche.

Scottish and Irish (Cavan): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thaoig and Mac Thaidhg (see McCaig ).

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

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