Brief Life History of Maria Lindsay
When Maria Lindsay Wood was born about 1877, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Lindsay Wood, was 44 and her mother, Emma Bassett Barrett, was 29. She married Claud Eustace Hamilton-Russell on 11 April 1899, in Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Chester le Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Cleobury North, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 26 January 1963, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.
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- Maria L Wood in household of Lindsay Wood, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Maria Lindsay Wood, "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900"
- Maria Lindsay Hamilton-Russell in entry for Claud Eustace Hamilton-Russell, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
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1878 · Collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank.
Because of a discovery of a £7,000 deficit, City of Glasgow Bank halted operations from November to December 1877. After 10 months after reopening, the bank’s directors announced the bank, itself, had filed bankruptcy. The closure showed a net liability of over £6 million. The bank was so successful with telling people that it wasn’t in error, that the Bank's shares were selling for more than double of what they were actually worth. The bank’s directors were arrested and tried at the High Court. All were found guilty and sentenced to terms of imprisonment. Many Glasgow businesses failed as a result of the bankruptcy and shareholders were called to replenish the bank's losses. One shareholder argued that he had become a shareholder unknowing the fraudulent actions of the bank. Wide effects of the collapse have been seen in limited growth in liability and extensive problems with temporary banking liquidity.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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