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Personal data Eliza McGilchrist 

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Household of Eliza McGilchrist

She is married to John Whyte -Melville.

They got married on April 20, 1781 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eliza McGilchrist

Eliza McGilchrist
± 1729-1814

1781

John Whyte -Melville
1755-1813

Robert Whyte -Melville
1794-1818
John Whyte -Melville
1797-1883
Catherine Margaret Whyte -Melville
????-1829

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  1. FamilySearch Family Tree
    Eliza Whyte alias Melville (born McGilchrist)<br>Birth names: Elizabeth M'GilchristElizabeth McgilchristElizabeth McGilchrist MelvilleElizabeth Melville<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Circa 1729 - Fife Co., Scot.<br>Marriage: Apr 20 1781 - Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland<br>Death: Feb 9 1814<br>Parents: John McGilchrist, Marrian McGilchrist (born Mcullie)<br>Husband: John Whyte alias Melville<br>Children: Elizabeth Melville, Louisa Melville, Jane Melville, Robert White Melville, John Whyte Melville Jr., Margaret Jackson (born Whyte Melville)<br>Brother: James Mc Gilchrist
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Historical events

Day of marriage April 20, 1781

  • The temperature on April 20, 1781 was about 14.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1781: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
    • June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
    • August 24 » American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
    • September 6 » The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
    • September 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
    • November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

Day of death February 9, 1814

  • The temperature on February 9, 1814 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken winderig. 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).
  • In the year 1814: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
    • February 17 » War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.
    • March 21 » Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
    • May 30 » The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power.
    • August 13 » The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London, England.
    • December 25 » Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.


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