Brief Life History of William
When William Semple was born on 14 February 1688, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Semple II, was 19 and his mother, Janet McKechney, was 27. He married Susanna Rankine on 12 May 1718, in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- William Semple, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Semple, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
- William Semple in entry for David Semple, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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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.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow): nickname from Middle English, Older Scots, and Old French simple ‘simple, straightforward, humble’ (from Latin simplus). The Scottish name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century, and a Scottish family of this name held the hereditary post of Sheriff of Renfrewshire from the 13th century.
English: variant of Sample .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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