Brief Life History of Thomas George
When Thomas George Bowes-Lyon Lord of Glamis was born on 6 February 1801, in St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas George Bowes-Lyon 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was 27 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter, was 18. He married Charlotte Grimstead on 21 December 1820, in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 January 1834, in Honfleur, Calvados, Lower Normandy, France, at the age of 32, and was buried in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- George Thomas Lyon Bowes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas George Baron Glamis Lyon-Bowes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, "Find A Grave Index"
World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1804 · First Empire
When the French Revolution ended it started the First Empire or the reign of the Emperors. This included Napoleon I twice and Louis XVIII (King). The First Empire was in control during the Napoleonic Wars.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
Name Meaning
New Testament name, borne by one of Christ's twelve apostles, referred to as ‘Thomas, called Didymus’ (John 11:16; 20:24). Didymos is the Greek word for ‘twin’, and the name is the Greek form of an Aramaic byname meaning ‘twin’. The given name has always been popular throughout Christendom, in part because St Thomas's doubts have made him seem a very human character.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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