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James Taylor

1726–
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life of James

When James Taylor was born on 26 August 1726, in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, JAMES TAYLOR, was 28 and his mother, HELEN DENNISTON, was 24. He married Susan Smellie on 20 March 1748, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

James Taylor

1726–

Susan Smellie

1724–

Marriage: 20 March 1748

William Taylor

1749–

John Taylor

1751–

James Taylor

1753–

Alexander Taylor

1756–

Jean Taylor

1759–

Spouse & Children

James Taylor

Male1726–Male

Susan Smellie
Female1724–Female

MARRIAGE
20 March 1748
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

children

(5)

Male1749–Male

Male1751–Male

Male1753–Male

Male1756–Male

Female1759–Female

Parents & Siblings

JAMES TAYLOR
Male1698–Male
HELEN DENNISTON
Female1702–Female

siblings

(6)

Male1724–Male

Male1726–Male

Male1730–Male

Female1732–Female

Male1735–Male

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World Events (4)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 76

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

Age 89

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

Age 91

Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

Name Meaning

Taylor

James

English and Scottish: occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider , Szabó , and Portnov .

Possible Related Names

Schneider

Szabó

Portnov

Tailor

Tayler

Tayloe

Thayer

Sources (3)

James Taylor in entry for Alexander Taylor, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Taylor in entry for Jean Taylor, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
James Taylor in entry for James Taylor, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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