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Personal data Alexander Proctor 

  • He was born on December 10, 1784 in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland.
  • Profession: from 1810 till 1859 Master Clockmaker and watchmaker.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Tarland &, Migvie Aberdeen Scotland.
      Name: Alexr Proctor Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786 Gender: Male Where born: Scotland Civil parish: Tarland and Migvie County: Aberdeenshire Address: Village Of Tarland Occupation: Watch Mr Parish Number: 242
      Household Members Age Alexr Proctor 55 Margaret Proctor 45 David Proctor 25 James Proctor 15 Margaret Proctor 13 Jane Milne 12
    • in the year 1851: Tarland &, Migvie Aberdeen Scotland.
      Name: Margaret Tracton [Margaret Proctor] Age: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792 Relationship: Wife
      Spouse: Alexander Tracton Gender: Female Where Born: Huntly, Aberdeenshire Parish Number: 242
      Civil Parish: Tarland Town: Tarland County: Aberdeenshire Address: Tarland ED: 1 Page: 14
      Household Schedule Number: 62 Line: 11 Roll: CSSCT1851_52 Household Members: Name Age Alexander Tracton 66 Margaret Tracton 59 Margaret Tracton 22 James Tracton 28 [ALL SHOULD BE PROCTOR]
  • He died on May 5, 1859 in Tarland &, Migvie Aberdeen Scotland, he was 74 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 5, 2022.

Household of Alexander Proctor

He is married to Margaret McPherson.

They got married on August 5, 1809 at Huntly,Aberdeen,Scotland, he was 24 years old.

First name(s) Alexander
Last name Proctor
Marriage year 1809
Marriage date 05 Aug 1809
Marriage place Huntly,Aberdeen,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s) Margaret
Spouse's last name Macpherson
Place Huntly
County Aberdeenshire
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Child(ren):

  1. Farquharson Proctor  1820-1882 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Proctor

Alexander Proctor
1784-1859

1809

Margaret McPherson
1791-1859

Farquharson Proctor
1820-1882

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Birthday December 10, 1784

  • The temperature on December 10, 1784 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
    • March 11 » The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
    • March 22 » The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
    • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
    • August 17 » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
    • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.

Day of marriage August 5, 1809

  • The temperature on August 5, 1809 was about 16.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1809: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 10 » Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
    • April 19 » An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four-day campaign that ended in a French victory.
    • April 20 » Two Austrian army corps in Bavaria are defeated by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon at the Battle of Abensberg on the second day of a four-day campaign that ended in a French victory.
    • April 22 » The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
    • May 5 » Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
    • November 27 » The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.

Day of death May 5, 1859

  • The temperature on May 5, 1859 was about 11.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 19 » Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity.
    • June 15 » Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
    • June 18 » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
    • June 30 » French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
    • July 30 » First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
    • October 26 » The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.


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