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About David Scott Meikleham, M.D.
DR. DAVID SCOTT MEIKLEHAM
Matruculated at the University of Glasgow in 1816; Snell Exhibitioner 1822; B.A. Oxon. 1826; M.A. 1829; M.D. Glasgow 1833; Medical Practicioner at Havannah in the West Indies,1833-43, and at New York in the United States of America,1843-49
Sr. David Scott MEIKLEHAM was born 6 January 1804 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died 20 November 1849 in New York, New York. “A cousin of Sir Walter Scott.”
THE RANDOLPH-MEIKLEHAM FAMILY PAPERS 1792-1882 - University of Virginia
Septimia Anne (Randolph) Meikleham at the Jefferson Monticello
Family
From Ancestry
He was the son of William Meikleheim and Alison Scott.
He married Septimia Anne RANDOLPH 13 August 1838, daughter of Thomas Mann RANDOLPH, Jr. and Martha JEFFERSON. She was born 3 January 1814, and died 14 September 1887.
Children of David Scott MEIKLEHAM and Septimia Anne RANDOLPH are:
- + 2 i. William MEIKLEHAM was born 11 DEC 1839, and died 27 JUL 1889.
- 3 ii. Thomas Mann Randolph MEIKLEHAM was born 30 DEC 1840, and died 7 APR 1922.
- 4 iii. Esther Alice MEIKLEHAM was born 12 NOV 1842, and died 4 SEP 1843.
- 5 iv. Esther Alice MEIKLEHAM was born 28 DEC 1843, and died 6 FEB 1927
- 6 v. Ellen Wayles MEIKLEHAM was born 29 AUG 1846, and died 22 FEB 1913.
Biography
DAVID SCOTT MEIKLEHAM. 28th February, 1822. Born at Glasgow 6th January, 1804. Second son of William Meikleham (M.A.Glas. 1792, LL.D. 1799), sometime Rector of Ayr Academy, thereafter Professor in the University of Glasgow of (1) Astronomy from 1799 to 1803, (2) Natural Philosophy from 1803 till his death on 7th May, 1846, aged 75. The Meiklehams (or M'llquhams) were of an old Dumbartonshire family, but originally came from Surrey.
The Exhibitioner's mother (married 30th December, 1799, died 22nd May, 1808) was Alison, daughter of David Scott, Banker in Ayr, who died 8th June, 1823. Her eldest son William (M.A.Glas. 1820, LL.B. 1839) was born 7th February, 1802, and became a Writer in Glasgow. He acted as Clerk of Glasgow College 1831-44, as Clerk of Senate 1831-45, and as Factor for the Hamilton Bursaries, ultimately proceeding to the United States, and dying at Milwaukie, Wisconsin, 31st August, 1852.
By a second wife (married 28th December, 1812) Agnes, daughter of George Cuninghame, Surveyor-General of the Customs for Scotland, Professor Meikleham had a son, George Cuninghame, born 9th January, 1820 (M.D.Glas. 1841), who became an Inspector-General in the Army Medical Department, and died at Southsea 30th December, 1895. James (born 28th August, 1823), the youngest son of the second marriage, is still alive, and resident at n8 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
The Exhibitioner studied at the University of Glasgow for five Sessions, namely, 1817-18 to 1821-22. Gained the following Class-Prizes: 1818-19, Greek, second for the best Exemplification of the Greek Verb; Greek (Third Division), fourth for general eminence. 1819-20, Logic, second for the best specimen of an Address (in Prose) to Students, after the Prize Distribution of 1st May. Graduated M.D. Matriculated at Balliol College 22nd March, 1822. Graduated B.A. 1826, M.A. 1829. Vacated Exhibition 1832. Acted as a Medical Practitioner at Havannah, West Indies, circa 1833-43, and thereafter, till his death, at New York, U.S.A.
Married at Havannah, soon after 1833, Septima (who died at Washington, D.C., 16th September, 1887), daughter of Mr. Randolph of Virginia by Miss Jefferson, daughter of the U.S. President. Issue: William, Randolph, Alice, and Mary.
Died at New York, after a few days' illness, 20th November, 1849.
Citations
- David Scott Meikleham Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Birth: Jan 6 1804 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Parents: William Meikleham, Alison Scott
- link to “Prize Lists of the University of Glasgow: From Session 1777-78 to Session ...” Author University of Glasgow , William Innes Addison , University of Glasgow
- Dr. David Meikleham in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Dr. David Meikleham Arrival date: 7 Aug 1838 Birth Date: abt 1804 Age: 34 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Havana, Cuba Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: India Search Ship Database: Search for the India in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Source Citation Year: 1838; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 037; Line: 1; List Number: 460
- David S. Micklehan in the Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 Name: David S. Micklehan Gender: Male Spouse Name: Septima Randolph Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1838 County: Albermarle State: Virginia Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
- David Meikleham S M D in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Name: David Meikleham S M D Event: Marriage Marriage Date: Abt 1838 Marriage Place: Edge Hill, Albermarle County, Virginia Spouse: Septimia Anne Randolph Spouse Father: Thomas Mann Randolph Newspaper: Columbian Centinel. Publication Date: 25 Aug 1838 Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA Call Number: 485692 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- David Scott Meikleham in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: David Scott Meikleham Arrival Year: 1844 Arrival Place: New York, New YorkPrimary Immigrant: Meikleham, David Scott Source Publication Code: 1640.10.3Annotation: Date and port of arrival, date and place of settlement, date and place of naturalization or date and place of mention in the New World. Date and/or place of birth, date and/or place of death, place of origin, port of embarkation, name of ship, occupation, Source Bibliography: DOBSON, DAVID. Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. 142p.Household Members: Name Relation David Scott Meikleham Source Citation Place: New York, New York; Year: 1844; Page Number: 94 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
- David Scott Meikleham M D in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Name: David Scott Meikleham M D Birth Year: abt 1803 Event: Death Death Date: 20 Nov 1849 Age at Death: 46 Newspaper: New York Evening Post Publication Date: 21 Nov 1849 Publication Place: New York, USA Call Number: 83432 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
- David S. Meikleham in the New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 Name: David S. Meikleham Residence Date: 1850 Residence Place: New York City, New York, New York, United States Comments: Physician Source Citation Doggett'S New York City Directory, For 1849-1850; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: John Doggett, Jr. & Co.; Publication Year: 1850; Page Number: 292 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/243M-C9T : 10 February 2018), David Scott Meikleham in entry for William Meikleham and Isabella Cuthbert, 08 Jun 1887; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,570,951.
Links
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L759-549
- http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/people/people_report_view.asp?REF_ID=NM...
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97590109/david-scott-meikleham
- Page 357 of As I Remember: Recollections of American Society During the Nineteenth Century By Marian Campbell Gouverneur. “A Visit to the South.”
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David Scott Meikleham, M.D.'s Timeline
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January 6, 1804
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Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1839 |
December 11, 1839
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Ciego De Avila, Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Avila, Cuba
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December 30, 1840
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Havana, Havana, Cuba
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December 28, 1843
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December 28, 1843
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Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
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August 29, 1846
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New York, New York County, New York, United States
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| 1849 |
November 20, 1849
Age 45
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New York, New York, United States
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