James Colley

Brief Life History of James

When James Colley was born on 11 July 1831, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Collie, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Bain, was 25.

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Family Time Line

James Collie
1798–1847
Elizabeth Bain
1806–1847
Janet Bain “Jannette or Jeanette” Collie
1828–1910
Francis_ Ayton Collie
1829–
James Colley
1831–
Ann Collie
1833–1843
James Collie
1837–1915
William Collie
1843–1914

Sources (4)

  • James Collie in household of James Collie, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • James Colley, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" Birth of James in 1831.
  • James Colley, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" Birth of James in 1831.

World Events (8)

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands and Yorkshire): variant of Coley .

Irish (Dublin) and Scottish: possibly a shortened and altered form of McCullough or McCulloch .

Americanized form of Swiss German Kohli .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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