Brief Life History of John
When John Blythe was born about 1849, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Blyth, was 27 and his mother, Janet Kerr Stoddard, was 23. He lived in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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- John Blyth in household of James Frame, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- John Blyth in household of Robt Blyth, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- John Blyth in household of Robert Blyth, "Scotland Census, 1871"
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1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from Middle English blithe ‘joyful, happy’ (Old English blīthe ‘gentle, merry’) or from an unrecorded personal name, Old English Blītha, derived from this word.
Scottish: habitational name from Blythe in Lauderdale, Berwickshire, and possibly also from Blyth in Peeblesshire.
English: habitational name from Blyth in Northumberland or Nottinghamshire, or Blythe in Warwickshire, named for the rivers on which they stand. The river name is from Old English blīthe ‘gentle, pleasant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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