James Carruthers

Brief Life History of James

When James Carruthers was born on 30 March 1899, in Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Carruthers, was 32 and his mother, Mary Stevenson Rae, was 32. He married Mellevina Recada Mayne on 25 July 1927, in Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 7 May 1990, in Queensland, Australia, at the age of 91, and was buried in Bridgeman Downs, Queensland, Australia.

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James Carruthers
1899–1990
Mellevina Recada Mayne
1901–1995
Marriage: 25 July 1927
Samuel James Carruthers
1928–1995

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: James Carruthers - Memory of Someone: birth: 30 March 1899; Scotland, United Kingdom
  • James Carruthers, "Find A Grave Index"
  • James Carruthers, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1901

First Federal election.

1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place near Ecclefechan in Dumfries, locally pronounced ‘kridders’. The name is early recorded as Carrothres or Caer Ruther, and derives from British caer ‘fort’ + a personal name.

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

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