Stewart/Humm Family Tree » William Shierlaw (1824-1888)
Personal data William Shierlaw
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- He was born on August 1, 1824 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.Sources 3, 6
- Resident:
- in the year 1851: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 6
- in the year 1861: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.Source 3
- He died on July 21, 1888 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, he was 63 years old.Source 4
- He is buried in Addington, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.Source 4
- A child of George Shierlaw and Margaret Stuart
Household of William Shierlaw
He has/had a relationship with Isabella Paterson.
Child(ren):
- Alexander Shierlaw 1848-1888
- Christina Shierlaw 1854-????
Timeline William Shierlaw
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=110688610&pid=986
/ Ancestry.com - Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001, Ancestry.com, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia / Ancestry.com
- 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Bathgate; ED: 11; Page: 22; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_120 / Ancestry.com
- Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Stenton; ED: 1; Page: 17; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_193; Year: 1851 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday August 1, 1824
- The temperature on August 1, 1824 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: betrokken bui onweer helder. 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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
- May 10 » The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
- June 21 » Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
- July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
- August 5 » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
- August 6 » Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
- October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
Day of death July 21, 1888
- The temperature on July 21, 1888 was about 19.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
- May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
- August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
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