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David Drysdale 1841 - 1907

David Drysdale. was born in 1841 in Alva, Clackmannanshire County, Scotland United Kingdom to Simon Drysdale and Elizabeth (Meiklejohn) Drysdale, and had siblings John Drysdale, Elizabeth Meiklejohn (Drysdale) Steel, Simon Meiklejohn Drysdale, Margaret (Drysdale) McArthur, George Drysdale, and Agnes Meiklejohn (Drysdale) McDonald. David Drysdale. married Mary Louisa (Francis) Drysdale, and died at age 65 years old on May 22, 1907 in Narromine, NSW Australia.
David Drysdale.
1841
Alva, Clackmannanshire County, Scotland, FK12, United Kingdom
May 22, 1907
Narromine, NSW, 2821, Australia
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  • Introduction

    Alva was in Stirlingshire till 1891. David is famous for discovering gold near Cobar N.S.W. Mount Drysdale is named after him.
  • 1841

    Birthday

    1841
    Birthdate
    Alva, Clackmannanshire County, Scotland FK12, United Kingdom
    Birthplace
  • 05/22
    1907

    Death

    May 22, 1907
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Narromine, NSW 2821, Australia
    Death location
  • Obituary

    The South Eastern Times, (Millicent, S.A.) June 1907. Death of Mr. David Drysdale- After being confined to his house for several weeks, Mr. David Drysdale, a colonist of many years standing, and one who led a life of varied experiences, yet one worthy of admiration and note, passed away at East Narromine (N.S.W.) last week, at the age of 66 years.He was a native of Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland, and left there in 1852.
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In 1841, in the year that David Drysdale was born, on Sunday, June 6th, the United Kingdom conducted a census, the first British census to record the names and ages in every household and to be done nationally at a set time. A few days before the census, forms were delivered to each home and they were picked up on the morning of the 7th.
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In 1858, when he was 17 years old, on January 14th, Felice Orsini and others tried - but failed - to assassinate Napoleon III of France. The bombs they set off did kill 8 people - and wounded 142 others. Some of the conspirators were French émigrés who lived in Britain, setting off a short anti-British feeling in France. But the emperor refused to support the sentiment and it died out. Orsini was executed by guillotine on March 13th.
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