Mary Rumgay

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Rumgay was born on 13 August 1760, in Cameron, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Rumgay, was 36 and her mother, Mary Mackie, was 29. She married David Dott on 22 September 1781, in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in June 1827, in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

David Dott
1754–
Mary Rumgay
1760–1827
Marriage: 22 September 1781
Jean Dott
1782–
Andrew Dott
1798–
John Dott
1784–
Christine Dott
1786–
Andrew Dott
1788–1828
Mary Dott
1791–
David Dott
1797–
Robert Dott
1801–

Sources (8)

  • Mary Rumgay, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Mary Ramsay in entry for Christian Dott, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Mary Rumgay in entry for Jean Dott, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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World Events (4)

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.

1813 · The Court of Session Act 1813

The United Kingdom Parliament helped Scotland by creating the divisions necessary for better construction of their judiciary system. The Act was later repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988.

Name Meaning

Scottish: locative name from Rumgally in Kemback (Fife).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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