19th Century

1800

James Girvan is born to Margaret Bryan and James Girvan in Auchenleck, Scotland.

1800

Agnes Girvan and John Reid marry in Sorn, Scotland.

1800

John Allen runs away to sea (aged 9).

7 January 1800

Sarah Barnard is born to Edward Barnard and Mary Boosey at 33, Chapel Market, Pentonville, England. Sources: 4

26 June 1801

William Barnard is born to Edward Barnard and Mary Boosey at 33, Chapel Market, Pentonville, England. Sources: 3

27 November 1801

Susan McKenzie and John Thomson marry in Dundee, Scotland.

1802

Margaret Faraday is born to James Faraday and Margaret Hastwell. Sources: 1

12 August 1802

Alexander McKay is born to Jean and Hector McKay in Clyne, Scotland. Sources: 1

11 March 1803

Helen Thomson is born to Susan McKenzie and John Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.

18 March 1803

Helen Thomson is christened in Dundee, Scotland.

4 November 1803

Jane Barnard is born to Edward Barnard and Mary Boosey at 33, Chapel Market, Pentonville, England. Sources: 2

1804

Michael Faraday is apprenticed to George Riebau, a bookbinder and stationer at 2, Blandford Street, Marylebone, England.

11 March 1807

George Barnard is born to Edward Barnard and Mary Boosey at Donegal Street, Pentonville, England. Sources: 2

1808

Edward Barnard dies.

1808

John Emes, silversmith, dies and his wife Rebecca inherits his business at Amen Corner, Ave Maria Lane, London, England. She enters into a partnership with the manager, Edward Barnard and the firm begins to trade as Emes & Barnard. Sources: 3

1809

John Allen is captured by Napolean Bonaparte's forces during the Battle of Corunna.

1810

James Faraday dies.

9 May 1811

William Thomson is born to Susan McKenzie and John Thomson in Dundee, Scotland. Sources: 1

14 October 1812

Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt marry in Edinburgh, Scotland.

31 October 1812

Michael Faraday is hired as an assistant by chemist, Humphrey Davy.

2 August 1813

Margaret Justina Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources: 1

October 1813

Eminent chemist, Humphrey Davy travels to Paris, France with his assistant, Michael Faraday, to collect a medal awarded to Davy by Napoleon Bonaparte for his electro-chemical work.

December 1813

Michael Faraday travels with Humphrey Davy from Paris, France to tour Italy (and beyond).

1814

Margaret is born. Sources: 1

June 1814

Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday meet with fellow chemist Alessandro Volta in Milan, Italy.

24 July 1814

Nine months into their tour of Europe, Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday arrive in Geneva, Europe.

30 January 1815

Michael Faraday attends a masquerade ball during Carnivale in Rome, Italy. Sources: 1

16 April 1815

Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday pass through Brussels, Belgium (very happily) en route to England.

1816

Anna Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt.

13 April 1816

Alexander Blaikley is born to David Blaikley and Ruth Gillies in Glasgow, Scotland.

1818

Jane Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt.

1820

Agnes Allan and John Allen marry in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Sources: 1

1820

James Girvan dies.

1821

Sarah Barnard and Michael Faraday marry. Sources: 1

1821

Janet Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

1821

Elizabeth Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt.

1822

Catherine Anderson is born to James Anderson.

1822

At the invitation of the directors of the Edinburgh School of Arts, George Buchanan delivers a course of lectures on mechanical philosophy in the Freemasons' Hall, remarkable for the original and striking experiments. Sources: 1

4 June 1822

James Girvan and Jane Murdoch marry in Auchenleck, Scotland.

17 November 1822

James Girvan is born to James Girvan and Jane Murdoch in Auchenleck, Scotland.

1824

George Buchanan publishes a "Report on the Theory and Application of Leslie's Photometer". Sources: 1

21 January 1824

James Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Sources: 1

1 April 1824

Adam Oliver is born to Oliver and Scott at Upper Hindhope Farm, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Sources: 2

7 November 1824

Elizabeth Girvan is born to James Girvan and Jane Murdoch in Auchenleck, Scotland.

1826

Isabella Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

10 March 1826

John Barnard and Margaret Faraday marry.

1827

George Buchanan draws up a report on the South Esk estuary at Montrose, relating to a dispute concerning salmon fishing. Sources: 1

18 March 1827

William Murdoch Girvan is born to James Girvan and Jane Murdoch in Auchenleck, Scotland.

1828

Joseph Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

1829

John Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt.

1829

Janet Campbell is born to David Campbell and Margaret Roddick.

1829

Rebecca Emes withdraws from Emes & Barnard and Edward Barnard becomes proprietor together with his sons Edward, John and William, trading under the name Edward Barnard & Sons. Sources: 1

26 July 1829

David Girvan is born to James Girvan and Jane Murdoch in Auchenleck, Scotland.

4 October 1829

Janet Campbell is christened in Annan, Scotland.

7 October 1829

Jane Sutcliffe is born to Richard Sutcliffe and Nancy Tomlinson in Heptonstall, England. Sources: 2

25 June 1830

Agnes Lyall and Alexander Speid marry in Chirnside, Scotland. Sources: 1

1831

John Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

1831

Emma Sutcliffe is born to Richard Sutcliffe and Nancy Tomlinson. Sources: 1

1831

Michael Faraday publishes his Laws of Electromagnetic Induction.

23 April 1831

Margary Speid is born to Agnes Lyall and Alexander Speid in Chirnside, Scotland. Sources: 2

1833

Donald Reid is born. Sources: 1

28 April 1833

May Speid is born to Agnes Lyall and Alexander Speid in Chirnside, Scotland. Sources: 1

4 July 1833

Agnes Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1

26 December 1833

Mary Barnard is born to John Barnard and Margaret Faraday at 15, White Conduit Street, England. Sources: 1

1834

John Pratt is born to Elizabeth Cuthbertson and John Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland.

26 May 1835

David Campbell is born to David Campbell and Margaret Roddick in Annan, Scotland.

5 October 1835

Susan McKenzie dies in Dundee, Scotland.

1836

James Speid is born to Alexander Speid in Wick, Scotland. Sources: 1

1837

William Brown Allan is born to Agnes Allan and John Allen in Scotland, United Kingdom.

1837

Mary Campbell is born to David Campbell and Margaret Roddick.

1837

Jane Speid is born to Alexander Speid in Watten, Scotland. Sources: 1

17 August 1837

Alexander Blaikley and Jane Pratt marry in Edinburgh, Scotland.

6 November 1837

Mary Campbell is christened in Annan, Scotland.

1838

Margaret Hastwell dies.

6 August 1838

Elizabeth Blaikley is born to Alexander Blaikley and Jane Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland.

27 September 1838

William Rickerd Speid is born to Alexander Speid in Watten, Scotland. Sources: 2

1839

Catherine Anderson and McKay marry in Golspie, Scotland.

1839

Hugh Graham is born to Margaret. Sources: 1

15 September 1839

The Oriental sets sail from London with James Anderson and his sons Donald Anderson, John Anderson and David Anderson, and Alexander McKay aboard. Sources: 2

1840

Jane Pratt dies.

1840

Matilda Rae Davidson is born to William Davidson and Margaret Petrie.

1840

George Campbell is born to David Campbell and Margaret Roddick.

31 January 1840

The Oriental arrives at Port Nicholson, with James Anderson and his sons Donald Anderson, John Anderson and David Anderson, and Alexander McKay aboard. Sources: 3

27 May 1840

George Campbell is christened in Annan, Scotland.

28 November 1840

Helen Webster Speid is born to Agnes Lyall and Alexander Speid at Dunbeath Castle, Dunbeath, Scotland. Sources: 2

3 February 1841

Helen Webster Speid is christened in Berriedale, Scotland. Sources: 1

7 October 1841

Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson marry in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources: 1

17 December 1841

Edward Fox becomes a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Weavers and is thereby granted Freedom of the City, through Redemption. Sources: 2

1842

Alexander Blaikley and Jane Shaw marry.

1842

Elizabeth Pratt dies.

1842

John Harkness Campbell is born to David Campbell and Margaret Roddick.

1842

James and John Anderson set sail from Wellington Harbour, New Zealand with a cargo of sheep but the ship is wrecked near Nelson, New Zealand and nearly all their sheep are lost. Sources: 2

March 1842

Jane Barnard dies.

22 March 1842

Jane Barnard is buried at Bunhill Fields, Islington, England.

20 April 1842

John Harkness Campbell is christened in Annan, Scotland.

4 July 1842

The New Zealand sets sail from Cumbrae, Scotland with John Allen, his wife, Agnes Allan and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John aboard. Sources: 2

4 November 1842

The New Zealand arrives in Nelson, New Zealand with John Allen, his wife, Agnes Allan and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John aboard. Sources: 2

9 January 1843

John Thomson dies in Dundee, Scotland.

7 December 1843

John Thomson is born to Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson in Tranmere, England.

20 September 1844

Elizabeth Cuthbertson dies in Edinburgh, Scotland.

December 1844

James, John and Isabella Anderson and Alexander and Janet McKay leave Nelson, New Zealand. Sources: 2

21 December 1844

William Thomson is born to Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson in Edinburgh, Scotland.

30 December 1844

James, John and Isabella Anderson and Alexander and Janet McKay arrive at Koputai. Sources: 3

December 1844

James Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. Sources: 3

1845

Rachel Barnard is born to John Barnard and Margaret Faraday.

1845

Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson move to Kolkata, India, India.

1845

John and Isabella Anderson settle at — and name — Andersons Bay. Sources: 2

15 December 1845

Elisabeth Halley and John Pratt marry in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources: 1

1846

Joseph Allan dies.

1846

Elizth P Speid is born to Alexander Speid in Reay, Scotland. Sources: 1

23 February 1846

Mr C.H. Kettle's surveying party arrives in Dunedin, New Zealand and immediately hires John Anderson. Sources: 2

1846

John Anderson builds a small house in Pelichet Bay. Sources: 1

13 July 1846

David James Blaikley is born to Alexander Blaikley and Jane Shaw in London, England. Sources: 1

August 1846

James Anderson dies in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

4 September 1846

James Cox Thomson is born to Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson in Kolkata, India. Sources: 1

10 December 1846

John Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 2

1847

Mary Boosey dies.

11 March 1847

John Graham is born to Margaret in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sources: 1

1848

Hector McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1848

George Buchanan begins the work of errecting a huge chimney, nearly 400 feet high, for the Edinburgh Gasworks, carrying out an exhaustive series of experiments to assure its stability. Sources: 1

1848

John Allen, his wife, Agnes Allan and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John move to Dunedin. Sources: 1

17 March 1848

William Kirkland is born. Sources: 1

13 August 1848

David Buchanan dies in Glasgow, Scotland. Sources: 1

2 October 1848

George Malcolm Thomson is born to Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson in Kolkata, India.

1849

Joseph Allan Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

1849

John Anderson and Isabella Allan move to Port Chalmers, New Zealand with their children, James and John. Sources: 1

1849

John Anderson sets up business as a butcher in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. Sources: 1

January 1849

The Ajax arrives in Dunedin, with Richard, Caroline, Jane, Emma, Richard and Henrietta Sutcliffe aboard. Sources: 1

12 November 1849

James Gordon and Anna Pratt marry in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1850

John Allan McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1850

Mary Ann Chisholm is born. Sources: 1

18 March 1850

James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe marry in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 2

22 May 1850

Elizabeth Anna Thomson is born to Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson in Kolkata, India.

26 December 1850

John Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe. Sources: 1

1851

Ann Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

1851

George Buchanan publishes a series of papers in the Courant newspaper upon pendulum experiments relating to the earth's rotation. Sources: 1

30 March 1851

Alexander Speid and his children (Margary, James, William, Helen, John, Agnes, Elizth and Jane) are living at Pennyland, Watten, Scotland. Sources: 1

24 July 1851

William Thomson dies in Portobello, Scotland.

1852

Charlotte Bathie is born to Andrew Bathie.

1852

John Anderson and Isabella Allan move to a small farm in East Taieri, New Zealand with their children, James, John, Ann and Janet. Sources: 1

20 September 1852

Emma Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

30 October 1852

George Buchanan dies. Sources: 1

1 November 1852

The Royal Albert departs from London, England with Helen Webster Speid aboard. Sources: 2

1853

Agnes Jane McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1853

David Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

1853

Janet Gow is born. Sources: 1

5 March 1853

The Royal Albert arrives at Otago Heads, New Zealand with Helen Webster Speid aboard. Sources: 1

6 March 1853

The passengers of the Royal Albert, including Helen Webster Speid, arrive in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ship itself is blocked from entering Otago Harbour, New Zealand by a sandbank that has formed unexpectedly across the harbour mouth. Sources: 2

1854

John Thomson, James Cox Thomson, George Malcolm Thomson and Elizabeth Anna Thomson are sent to be educated in Scotland.

1855

Agnes Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe in Allanton, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1855

Janet McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1855

Agnes Allan Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

1855

Edward Barnard is buried at Bunhill Fields, Islington, England, in the same grave as his parents. Sources: 1

1856

Richard Sutcliffe Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1856

James Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

16 September 1856

William Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver. Sources: 1

1857

Isabella McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1857

John Anderson takes up a sub-lease on Dalvey Station, Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1858

Annie McLeod Burn is born.

1858

Isabella Purvis is born.

1858

Catherine Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

31 May 1858

Matilda Rae Davidson and John Pratt marry at 12, Maryfield, Calton, Scotland. Sources: 1

July 1858

John Anderson is joined at Dalvey Station, Otago, New Zealand by his wife, Isabella Allan, and children, James, John, Joseph, Ann, Janet, David and Agnes. Sources: 2

July 1858

John, Isabella, James, John, Joseph, Ann, Janet, David and Agnes Anderson move to Black Gully, Brooksdale Station, Otago, New Zealand while legal problems with their lease are being dealt with. Sources: 1

October 1858

John, Isabella, James, John, Joseph, Ann, Janet, David and Agnes Anderson move back to Dalvey Station, Otago, New Zealand following the successful resolution of legal difficulties with their lease. Sources: 1

22 October 1858

Margaret Pratt is born to Matilda Rae Davidson and John Pratt.

17 December 1858

Joseph Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe at Hopehill, Allanton, New Zealand. Sources: 2

1859

Elizabeth McKay is born to Janet Allan and Alexander McKay. Sources: 1

1859

John Miller is born.

1859

William Brown Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson.

1859

Agnes Allan Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver. Sources: 2

21 January 1859

Elizabeth Reid is born to Donald Reid. Sources: 2

27 May 1859

Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan marry in Muirkirk, Scotland.

1860

Edgar Huie Burn is born.

1860

James Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1860

Jane Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe. Sources: 1

1860

John Allan Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver.

1860

John Reid is born in Sorn, Scotland.

9 January 1860

Agnes Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland.

29 January 1860

John Pratt dies in Edinburgh, Scotland.

April 1861

William Brown Allan and Helen Webster Speid marry. Sources: 2

23 July 1861

John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie marry in East Taieri, New Zealand. Sources: 2

9 October 1861

Ann Gillies and John Wallace marry in Dreghorn, Scotland. Sources: 1

19 October 1861

Robert Hardie is born to Walter McDowell Hardie and Janet Brydone Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland.

3 November 1861

Jane Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland.

1862

Margaret Faraday dies.

1862

Mary Stuart Reid is born to Donald Reid. Sources: 1

1862

Janet Scott Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver.

1862

William H. Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe. Sources: 1

1862

Janet Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson. Sources: 1

1862

John Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1862

John Blackie Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie. Sources: 1

1862

London's Sandemanian congregation (including Michael Faraday) moves from Paul's Alley to Barnsbury Grove.

28 November 1862

Matilda Pratt is born to Matilda Rae Davidson and John Pratt.

1863

Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson return to the United Kingdom from India.

August 1863

John Allen dies in New Zealand, Oceania. Sources: 2

October 1863

William Allan is born to William Brown Allan and Helen Webster Speid. Sources: 2

18 December 1863

William Buchanan dies. Sources: 1

1864

Emily Salmond is born.

1864

George Edmund Woodhead is born.

1864

Alexander McKay Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1864

Richard Sutcliffe Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1864

Jane Blackie Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie. Sources: 1

1864

Isabella Scott Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver.

1864

Martha Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland.

1864

The East Taieri Rifles is founded, with a strength of 65 men, and James Allan is appointed Captain. Sources: 1

27 January 1864

William Allan dies in East Taieri, New Zealand. Sources: 1

17 May 1865

John Hardie is born to Walter McDowell Hardie and Janet Brydone Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1866

William Brown Allan dies.

1866

Jean Findlay is born.

1866

Arthur Petrie Gibson is born.

1866

Ann Jane Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1866

Joseph Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1866

William Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie. Sources: 1

1866

Beatrice Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver.

1866

John Pratt dies.

1866

The Agra and Masterman Bank fails and Margaret Justina Pratt and William Thomson lose a large part of their capital funds.

1866

James Allan retires from the East Taieri Rifles. Sources: 1

24 May 1866

John Pratt is born to Matilda Rae Davidson and John Pratt.

1867

Agnes Finnie Barr is born.

1867

Sophia Garland Shury is born.

1867

Henrietta Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1867

Isabella Anderson is born to Isabella Allan and John Anderson.

1867

Jessie Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan.

1867

John Thomson emigrates to India.

5 July 1867

Edward Thomas Fox becomes a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Weavers and is thereby granted Freedom of the City, though Patrimony. Sources: 1

25 August 1867

Michael Faraday dies in Hampton Court, England.

December 1867

William and Margaret Thomson emigrate to New Zealand with their children James, Elizabeth and George plus three neices Margaret, Matilda and Elizabeth.

1868

James Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

19 January 1868

Walter Hardie is born to Walter McDowell Hardie and Janet Brydone Pratt in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1869

Adelaide Philipps is born.

1869

Henry Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe.

1869

Willam Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1869

Adam Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver.

1870

Mary Bruce is born.

1870

Robert Hurst is born.

1870

Agnes Oliver Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

3 February 1870

Mary Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland.

21 December 1870

James Oliver is born to Agnes Allan and Adam Oliver. Sources: 1

1871

Margaret Inglis is born.

1871

George Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe. Sources: 3

1871

Percy Henry Day is born to Henry James Day.

25 August 1871

Adam Oliver Allan is born to James Allan and Jane Sutcliffe. Sources: 1

1872

Arthur Johnson is born.

1872

Jessie Johnston Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

1873

John McDonald is born.

1873

Jane Blair Todd is born.

1873

Janet McKay Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1873

James Alexander Will enrolls as a student at the University of Otago. Sources: 2

31 January 1873

William Murdoch Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland. Sources: 2

13 April 1873

Adam Oliver Allan dies. Sources: 1

1874

Thomas Cuddie Brash is born.

1874

Catherine Wilson Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

1874

David James Blaikley devises a system of compensating pistons in brass instruments.

11 March 1874

James Low, Sr., and Peter Miller enter into partnership together in Dunedin, New Zealand as Low and Miller, saddlers, harness and collar makers. Sources: 1

1875

Agnes Allan McKay is born to Hector McKay and Elizabeth Anderson Stewart.

1875

Janet Fleming Stirling is born.

1875

Elizabeth Girvan is born to Janet Davidson and William Murdoch Girvan in Sorn, Scotland.

19 January 1875

Charlotte Bathie and John Thomson marry in Kolkata, India.

May 1875

Isabella Margaret Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe. Sources: 1

25 May 1875

Hannah Lindsay Wilson is born to Agnes McClure and John Wilson. Sources: 1

15 August 1875

Margaret Ellen Thomson is born to Charlotte Bathie and John Thomson in Kolkata, India.

14 November 1875

Margaret Ellen Thomson is christened in Kolkata, India.

1876

Rachel Barnard and David James Blaikley marry.

1876

Agnes Allan McKay dies.

1876

Alexander MacDonald Allan is born.

1876

Janet Alexander Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

7 February 1876

James Low, Sr., and Peter Miller dissolve their partnership together, as Low and Miller. Sources: 1

1877

Jane Inglis McKay is born to Hector McKay and Elizabeth Anderson Stewart.

1877

Maurice Torrance is born.

1877

Gertrude Alice Keam is born.

1877

Charles Alfred Turner is born.

1877

John Sutherland is born.

1877

Henrietta Emma Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Henrietta Sutcliffe.

1877

Charles Gustav Bulloch is born to John Bulloch.

21 April 1877

Isabella Margaret Allan dies. Sources: 1

27 April 1877

John Terrence Thomson is born to Charlotte Bathie and John Thomson in Kolkata, India.

29 August 1877

John Terrence Thomson is christened in Kolkata, India.

1878

James Girvan dies.

1878

William Malcolm Thomson is born to Emma Allan and George Malcolm Thomson.

1878

Josephine Mary Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

1879

Isabella Allan Anderson is born to John Anderson and Mary Ann Chisholm.

1879

Isabella Annie Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

1879

James George Dickson is born to David Lowson Dickson.

3 January 1879

Sarah Barnard dies.

19 February 1879

Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson marry at Hopehill, Allanton, New Zealand. Sources: 1

14 May 1879

Joseph Allan passes his final exam to qualify as a surveyor.

1880

John Barnard dies.

1880

Joseph Shaw is born.

1880

Andrew Thomson is born.

1880

John Kirkland is born to Janet Gow and William Kirkland. Sources: 2

1880

Joseph Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

1880

Joseph Allan dies.

1880

Henry Charles Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis. Sources: 1

1880

Walter Blackie Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Jane Blackie.

1880

John Graham is born to Agnes Tomlinson Allan and John Graham. Sources: 2

1880

James Alexander Will moves to Edinburgh, Scotland to study theology. Sources: 2

26 January 1880

Edward Allan Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson in Allanton, New Zealand.

25 June 1880

Catherine Anderson dies. Sources: 1

13 November 1880

Jessie Gordon Thomson is born to Charlotte Bathie and John Thomson in Kolkata, India.

1881

Ellen Harriet Killen is born.

1881

Winifred Sutcliffe Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

1881

Margaret Henrietta Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

1881

Jessie Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

23 March 1881

Jessie Gordon Thomson is christened in Kolkata, India.

8 August 1881

Agnes Catherine Allan Anderson is born to John Anderson and Mary Ann Chisholm. Sources: 1

1882

Hector McKay dies. Sources: 1

1882

Ansley Douglas is born.

1882

Arthur Gray is born.

1882

Florence Mabel Matthews is born.

1882

George Stuart Thomson is born to Emma Allan and George Malcolm Thomson.

1882

Annie Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

1 June 1882

John Allan and Elizabeth Reid marry at Salisbury, Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 2

2 September 1882

David Anderson dies. Sources: 1

1883

Patience Newcombe Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

24 June 1883

Fanny Stewart Allan is born to John Allan and Elizabeth Reid. Sources: 1

December 1883

James Alexander Will is appointed to minister at Waiaroka Presbyterian Church. Sources: 2

1884

Frances Florence Glasgow is born.

1884

William John Caldwell is born.

1884

Joseph Allan Graham dies.

1884

Isabella Graham is born to Agnes Tomlinson Allan and John Graham. Sources: 1

1885

Jane Shaw Blaikley is born to Rachel Barnard and David James Blaikley.

1885

Leah Gordon Miller is born to Mrs Miller and Peter Miller. Sources: 1

1885

Ruth Isabel Nelson is born.

1885

Thomas Thomson Wards is born.

1885

Agnes Jane Sutcliffe Allan is born to John Allan and Elizabeth Reid.

1885

William Chisholm Anderson is born to John Anderson and Mary Ann Chisholm.

1885

Harold William Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

1885

Agnes Jane Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

1885

George Wishart Will is born to Agnes Allan Oliver and James Alexander Will.

September 1885

Florence Jane Thomson is born to Emma Allan and George Malcolm Thomson in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

12 December 1885

Beatrice Mary Thomson is born to Charlotte Bathie and John Thomson in Kolkata, India.

1886

Agnes Girvan Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

10 February 1886

Beatrice Mary Thomson is christened.

17 February 1886

Elisabeth Halley dies in Tayport, Scotland. Sources: 1

29 July 1886

Florence Jane Thomson dies. Sources: 1

22 October 1886

John Allan and Mary Stuart Reid marry at Salisbury, Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1887

George Henry Gibb is born.

1887

John Alexander Anderson is born to John Anderson and Mary Ann Chisholm.

1887

Agnes Hilda Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

26 March 1887

Jane Grigor Anderson dies. Sources: 1

29 August 1887

Elizabeth Anna Thomson is born to Emma Allan and George Malcolm Thomson in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

1888

Ethelwyn Love Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

1888

Mary Girvan Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

26 February 1888

Hugh Graham dies in Brighton, New Zealand. Sources: 1

9 December 1888

Albert Edward Howden is born to Catherine J. and Robert Howden in Christchurch, New Zealand. Sources: 2

1889

Albert Charles Nicol is born.

1889

David Anderson is born to John Anderson and Mary Ann Chisholm. Sources: 1

1889

James Reginald Allan is born to James Allan and Janet Scott Oliver.

February 1889

Ethel Margaret Thomson is born to William Thomson. Sources: 1

1890

James McMaster is born.

1890

Maurice James Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

1890

Josephine Sutcliffe Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

10 June 1890

Ethel Margaret Thomson dies. Sources: 1

1891

Josephine Muirhead is born.

1891

Gordon Hope Allan is born to Richard Sutcliffe Allan and Annie McLeod Burn.

1891

Agnes Muriel Hope Allan is born to James Allan and Janet Scott Oliver.

1891

Jeannie Girvan Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

25 July 1891

Elizabeth Reid dies. Sources: 1

1892

David Alexander Howden is born.

1892

Robert Stanley Gibson is born to Arthur Petrie Gibson and Beatrice Oliver.

1893

Edith Jean Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

1893

Eric Oliver Allan is born to James Allan and Janet Scott Oliver.

1893

William Hendry Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

1894

Cecilia Kirker is born.

1894

Jessie Anderson Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

21 July 1894

Emma Allan dies. Sources: 1

1895

Benjamin David Robertson is born.

1895

Joan Furse is born.

1895

Basil Browning is born.

1895

Lindsay Allan is born to James Allan and Janet Scott Oliver.

1895

Elizabeth Stuart Allan is born to James Allan and Agnes Finnie Barr.

1895

Alice Oliver Gibson is born to Arthur Petrie Gibson and Beatrice Oliver.

1895

Hunter MacGregor Inglis is born to Agnes Allan and Hugh Hutchinson Inglis.

1895

Martha Girvan Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

7 June 1895

James Oliver dies. Sources: 1

1896

Frank Ernest Clapperton is born.

1896

James Walter Fox is born.

1896

Charles Findlay Allan is born to Richard Sutcliffe Allan and Jean Findlay.

1896

Henrietta Sutcliffe Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1897

Helen Muir Thomson is born.

1897

John Thomas Mitchell is born.

1897

Dorothy Allan is born to John Allan and Mary Stuart Reid.

1897

Sarah Isabella Purvis Allan is born to James Allan and Isabella Purvis.

1897

Winifred Jean Allan is born to James Allan and Agnes Finnie Barr.

April 1897

John Allan sells Taurima Farm to George Nichol, of Abbotsford Station. Sources: 1

4 September 1897

William Thomson dies in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

27 September 1897

John Allan dies. Sources: 1

1898

Ronald McDonald is born to John McDonald and Jessie Stewart McKay. Sources: 1

1898

Georgina Kirk is born.

1898

Francis Oswald Bennett is born.

1898

Alice Vera Howden is born.

1898

Hinepara Johnson is born.

1898

Marjory Gordon Thomson is born to Agnes Allan and James Cox Thomson.

1898

Vera Irene Allan is born to Joseph Allan and Mary Bruce.

1898

Elizabeth Girvan Reid is born to Agnes Girvan and John Reid in Catrine, Scotland.

1898

Edward Allan Thomson begins attending evening classes at Dunedin Technical School in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

31 January 1898

Janet Gow dies. Sources: 1

15 April 1898

Percy Henry Day and Margaret Ellen Thomson marry in Darjeeling, India.

21 April 1898

Joseph Allan and Emily Salmond marry in Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 2

1899

Janet Allan dies. Sources: 1

1899

Erle McDonald is born to John McDonald and Jessie Stewart McKay. Sources: 1

1899

Emily Gertrude Drinnan is born.

1899

Meriel Josephine Allan is born to Agnes Oliver Allan and Willam Allan.

1899

Robert John Barr Allan is born to James Allan and Agnes Finnie Barr.

1899

Adam Oliver Gibson is born to Arthur Petrie Gibson and Beatrice Oliver.

22 April 1899

The Australasian South American Mission is formed, in Melbourne, Australia and sends out its first missionaries: George Allan, Mary Ann Smail Stirling, Ernest Heycock and Charles T.W. Wilson, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sources: 4

25 November 1899

Charlotte Bathie dies in Kolkata, India.