Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Speir was born in 1791, in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, her father, Robert Speir, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Jack, was 30. She had at least 9 sons and 4 daughters with William Crawford. She lived in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861.
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- Jean Crawford, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Jean Speir, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Jane Crawford in household of William Crawford, "Scotland Census, 1851"
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World Events (8)
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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Ayrshire): variant of Spier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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