Thomas Whitehead

Male1861–9 August 1886

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Whitehead was born in 1861, in Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Whitehead, was 42 and his mother, Grace Henderson, was 40. He died on 9 August 1886, at the age of 25.

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Thomas Whitehead
1819–1887
Grace Henderson
1821–1898
William Whitehead
1839–1860
William Whitehead
1839–1890
James Whitehead
1842–1853
Mary Whitehead
1847–1866
Jamima Whitehead
1853–1871
Thomas Whitehead
1861–1886
Isabella Whitehead
1862–1884

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    1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868

    Age 7

    The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.

    1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.

    Age 13

    The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.

    1884

    Age 23

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Middle English whit ‘white’ + hed ‘head’ (Old English hwīt + hēafod), denoting a person with white or fair hair. Occasionally perhaps from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + hod ‘hood’ (Old English hwīt + hōd).

    Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan ), as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt ) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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