Brief Life History of Elisabeth
Elisabeth Leishman was born about 1770, in Peeblesshire, Scotland. She married Alexander Newlands in November 1800, in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 February 1851, in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 82, and was buried in Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Elizabeth Leishman, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Elisabeth Leishman in entry for Matthew Newlands, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Elisabeth Leishman in entry for George Newlands, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1780–1868 Male
1770–1851 Female
Children (9)
1801–1890 Male
1803–1810 Male
1803– Male
1805–1860 Female
1807– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 32
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 41
1813 · The Court of Session Act 1813
Age 43
Name Meaning
Scottish (Stirlingshire): occupational name for a maker of leashes, from Middle English and Older Scots lese, leise, lech(e), lesh(e) ‘a leash for holding a coursing hound or watchdog’, also ‘a thong for securing a hawk’, + man. The name would be synonymous with Lesmaker, Leshmaker, attested in early 15th-century Durham.
Perhaps also a Scottish variant of Leachman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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