The Swift Family Tree » William Smeaton (1798-1879)
Personal data William Smeaton
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born on January 1, 1798 in Stitchel, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Sources 2, 4, 5, 7
- Resident:
- in the year 1841: Orkney and Shetland, Scotland.Source 2
- in the year 1851: Oban, Argyll, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1861: Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 7
- in the year 1871: Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 5
- He died on September 26, 1879 in 6 Taylor Place, Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, he was 81 years old.
- A child of William Smeaton and Isabella Soutar
Household of William Smeaton
He is married to Henrietta Gray.
They got married on January 27, 1823 at Melrose,Roxburgh,Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Anne Smeaton 1823-????
- Margaret Anne Smeaton 1824-1903
- Harriet Henrietta J Smeaton 1827-1888
- Thomas Smeaton 1833-1884
- John Smeaton 1835-????
- Elisabeth Grey Smeaton 1837-1917
- James Smeaton 1839-1870
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees / Ancestry.com
- 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1801
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Birth place: Scotland
Residence date: 1841
Residence place: Orkney and Shetland, Scotland - Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1793
/ Ancestry.com
Birth place: Stetihel, Roxburghshire
Residence date: 1851
Residence place: Oban, Argyll, Scotland - 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1799
/ Ancestry.com
Birth place: Stitchel, Roxburghshire
Residence date: 1871
Residence place: Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1799
/ Ancestry.com
Birth place: Stitchel, Roxburghshire
Residence date: 1861
Residence place: Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Historical events
Birthday January 1, 1798
- The temperature on January 1, 1798 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1798: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage January 27, 1823
- The temperature on January 27, 1823 was about -3 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: betrokken. 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 1823: Source: Wikipedia
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- July 15 » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
- July 24 » Afro-Chileans are emancipated.
- July 24 » In Maracaibo, Venezuela, the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.
- August 25 » American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
- December 2 » Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
Day of death September 26, 1879
- The temperature on September 26, 1879 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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