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Personal data James Glencross 

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  • He was born in the year 1799 in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
  • He died on April 23, 1865 in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, he was 66 years old.

Household of James Glencross

He is married to Helen Purdie.

They got married on August 26, 1827 at Sanquhar,Dumfries,Scotland, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Glencross  1829-1849
  2. Agnes Glencross  1834-????
  3. John Glencross  1840-1869
  4. George Glencross  1842-1895
  5. Helen Glencross  1845-????
  6. Mary Glencross  ± 1857-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Glencross

James Glencross
1799-1865

1827

Helen Purdie
1802-1890

Mary Glencross
± 1857-????

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Historical events

  • The temperature on August 26, 1827 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig bui. Source: KNMI
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    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 1827: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 7 » Brazilian marines unsuccessfully attack the temporary naval base of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina.
    • March 15 » University of Toronto is founded.
    • August 17 » Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord
    • October 1 » Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.
    • October 17 » Bellini's third opera, Il pirata, is premiered at Milan.
    • October 20 » In the Battle of Navarino, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships.
  • The temperature on April 23, 1865 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.
    • May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
    • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
    • November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
    • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.


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About the surname Glencross


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Anna Wilson, "Smith and Wilson family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/smith-and-wilson-family-tree/P3133.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "James Glencross (1799-1865)".