Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Hill was born on 22 June 1795, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Ludovick Hill, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Walker, was 24. She married William Swapp on 6 April 1817, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in March 1825, in Lanark Township, Lanark, Upper Canada, British North America, at the age of 29.
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- Agnes Hill, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", 22 June 1795, Barony, Lanark, Father: William Hill Mother: Margaret Walker
- Agnes Hill, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", Marriage to William Swap, 6 April 1817, Barony, Lanark
- Agnes Hill Swap, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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 The Act was later repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988.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
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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