Janet Erston
1740–
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Janet
When Janet Erston was born in 1740, her father, Robert Erston, was 36 and her mother, Margaret Young, was 31.
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Family Time Line
Robert Erston
1704–
Margaret Young
1709–
Elizabeth Erston
1730–
Margaret Easton
1731–
Agnes Erston
1735–
Janet Erston
1740–
John Erston
1743–
Robert Erston
1746–
Marion Easton
1747–1805
Rachel Erston
1749–
William Eston
1751–
Parents and Siblings
1704–Male
1709–Female
Siblings
(9)
1730–Female
1731–Female
1735–Female
1740–Female
1743–Male
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World Events (4)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 62
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 62
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 75
1815
Age 75
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 92
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 92
The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England called Easton ‘the eastern village, estate, or manor’ (Berkshire, Cumberland, East Yorkshire, Hampshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset, Wiltshire), as well as from Easton (Peeblesshire) or Easton near Bathgate (West Lothian) in Scotland. The name may also arise from any of the places called Easton which have different etymologies, in Devon, Essex, and Northamptonshire. Easton in Devon gets its first element from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Ælfrīc (Old English ælf ‘elf’ + rīc ‘power’) or Athelrīc (Old English athel ‘noble’ + rīc ‘power’). Easton Neston in Northamptonshire arises from Old English Ēadstānestūn ‘settlement of Ēadstān’, a personal name composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity, riches’ + stān ‘stone’. Great and Little Easton in Essex are from the Old English personal name Æga + stān(as) ‘stone(s)’.English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English (bi) este(n) tune (Old English be ēastan tūne), denoting someone who lived at the east end of a village, or from Middle English atte(n) este(n) tune ‘at (the place to) the east of the village’, a type of formation particular to Sussex. Compare Weston , Sutton , and Outen .English: from the Middle English personal name Estan (Old English Ēadstān, from ēad ‘prosperity’ + stān ‘stone’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (2)
- Janet Erston, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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