Brief Life History of George
When George Wilson was born about 1785, in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, his father, James Wilson, was 37 and his mother, Janet McQuhae, was 37. He married Mary Lorimer on 10 May 1818, in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 10 May 1862, in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in Balmaclellan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- George Wilson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- George Wilson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- George Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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