Brief Life History of John
When John Mcfarlan was born on 4 May 1836, in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, his father, Duncan Macfarlane, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Paterson, was 45. He lived in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died after 1851.
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- John McFarlane in household of Duncan McFarlane, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- John Mcfarlan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Mcfarlane in household of Duncan Mcfarlane, "Scotland Census, 1851"
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1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of McFarlane .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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