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Personal data Alexander Birrell 

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Household of Alexander Birrell

He is married to Ann Dawson Carmicheal.

They got married on June 29, 1877 at Fountain Bridge, Edinburgh, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. George Birrell  ± 1878-????
  2. Peter Birrell  1879-1917
  3. Lily Dick Birrell  1882-1937 
  4. Elizabeth Birrell  1887-????
  5. Alexander Birrell  1895-???? 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Birrell

David Birrell
1800-????
Alison Black
1802-1848
John Burrell
1801-1861
Janet Aitken
1810-1847

Alexander Birrell
1855-1929

1877

Ann Dawson Carmicheal
1855-1938

George Birrell
± 1878-????
Peter Birrell
1879-1917
Lily Dick Birrell
1882-1937
Elizabeth Birrell
1887-????
Alexander Birrell
1895-????

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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
    2. Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966, Ancestry.com, Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/56 / Ancestry.com
    3. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. 1891 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 117; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_339 / Ancestry.com
    5. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    6. 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 29; Page: 21; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_156 / Ancestry.com
    7. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    8. 1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Michael; ED: 159; Page: 9; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1901_392 / Ancestry.com
    9. 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 29; Page: 8; Line: 7; Roll: cssct1881_280 / Ancestry.com
    10. 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Cadder; ED: 3; Page: 19; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_93 / Ancestry.com
    11. UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday March 24, 1855

    • The temperature on March 24, 1855 was about -1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 26 » Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
      • February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
      • March 30 » Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
      • May 3 » American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
      • June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
      • August 1 » The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.

    Day of marriage June 29, 1877

    • The temperature on June 29, 1877 was about 24.3 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
      • May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
      • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
      • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
      • September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
      • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

    Day of death May 10, 1929

    • The temperature on May 10, 1929 was between 4.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
      • February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
      • February 14 » Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
      • June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
      • June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
      • August 24 » Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
      • November 7 » In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
    

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