Alexander Main
1741–
Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
The Life of Alexander
Alexander Main was born in 1741, in Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland. He married Janet Moir on 22 October 1776, in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Alexander Main
1741–
Janet Moir
1755–1802
Marriage: 22 October 1776
John Main
1779–1855
Alexander Main
1782–
Isabella or Isobel Main
1784–1789
Margaret Main
1785–1857
Isabell Main
1787–1868
William Main
1793–1868
Janet Main
1796–
Spouse & Children
1741–Male
- Janet Moir
1755–1802Female
MARRIAGE
22 October 1776
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
22 October 1776
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
children
(7)
1779–1855Male
1782–Male
1784–1789Female
1785–1857Female
1787–1868Female
+2 More Children
World Events (4)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 61
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
Age 74
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 91
The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
Name Meaning
1 Scottish: from a reduced form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus .2 Scottish: topographic name for a farmer who farmed the main farm on an estate.3 Scottish, English (of Norman origin), and French: from the Continental Germanic personal name Maino, Meino, a short form of the various compound names with a first element magin ‘strength’, ‘might’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Alexr. Main in entry for William Main, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Main, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexr. Main, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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