Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Collier was born on 17 March 1870, in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Collier, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Ferguson, was 31. She married William Thomas Ransley on 17 March 1899, in Seaforth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Annie Ransley in household of William Ransley, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Ann Collier, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Annie Collier, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960"
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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).
1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
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
English: from Middle English colier, in most parts of the country ‘maker or seller of charcoal’, but in some areas (such as Bolton le Moors and Wigan, Lancashire) where coal measures were near the surface, ‘miner or seller of coal’ (in the modern sense, ‘fossil fuel’). The name was taken to Ireland from England and was first recorded there in 1305. In Petty's ‘census’ of 1659, it was recorded as a principal surname in Meath.
English: occupational name from Middle English coilour, coliour, culliour, Old French coileor, coillour ‘tax collector’. Surnames with this origin seem to have died out in Britain.
French (northern): from collier ‘collar’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of collars.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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