John Stevenson, born 1844, eldest son of Archibald Stevenson., farmer, Lanarkshire; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1862), B.D. (1868); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton; assistant at Kilbarchan and Stevenson; ord. 12th Sept. 1872; died unmarried 9th April 1908.
Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, Ancestry.com, 1891 Record for Archibald Stevenson Ancestry.com. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.
Record for Archibald Stevenson Name: Archibald Stevenson Death Date: 10 Jan 1891 Death Place: Cathkin Confirmation Date: 11 Feb 1891 Confirmation Place: Glasgow, Scotland Value of Estatte £4446 9s. 7d. 11 February.— Confirmation of Archibald Stevenson, Farmer, South Farm, Cathkin near Rutherglen, who died 10 January 1891, at Cathkin, testate, granted at Glasgow, to John Denholm of Mains near Thornliebank, Rev. John Stevenson, Minister of Kilcreggan, and David Stevenson, Farmer, The Wood, Kilwinning, Executors nominated in Will or Deed, dated 23 July 1885, and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Lanark, 5 February 1891.
The temperature on April 9, 1908 was between 0.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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