Margaret Alicia Thain

Female27 March 1926–1999

Brief Life History of Margaret Alicia

Margaret Alicia Thain was born on 27 March 1926, in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She died in 1999, at the age of 73.

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    World Events (3)

    1927 · Kilmarnock War Memorial

    Age 1

    The Kilmarnock War Memorial was built to pay tribute to all residents of Kilmarnock who fought in World War I. Most of the building is accessible to the public and names of the people who died line the walkways inside and out. After World War II, additions were made adding the names of those who gave their lives in World War II.

    1940

    Age 14

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.

    1945

    Age 19

    The UK becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Banffshire) and English (East Anglia): status name from Middle English and Older Scots thein, theyn ‘thane’ (Old English and Old Norse thegn), for a person of high social rank, a noble retainer, a warrior, or a senior government officer. Compare Knight . In Scotland in the later Middle Ages the term was used to denote someone who held land directly from the king. Sometimes also from the Old Norse personal name Thegn, derived from the same word.

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