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" Nations, was the son of Adam Smith, comptroller of the customs at Kirkaldy, 1 and of Margaret Douglas, daughter of Mr. Douglas of Strathenry. He was the only child of the marriage, and was born at Kirkaldy on the 5th of June 1723, a few months after the... "
Annual Register of World Events - Page 37
1807
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 15

1795 - 892 pages
...Mr. Douglas of Strathenry. He was the only child of the marriage, and was born at Kirkaldy on the jth of June 1723, a few months after the death of his father. •' His conftitution during infancy was infirm and fickly, and required all the tender folicitude of his furviving...
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Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith - Economists - 1795 - 402 pages
...DOUGLAS of Strathenry. He was the only, child of the marriage, and was bora at Kirkaldy on the fth of June 1723, a few months after the death of his father. * Mr. SMITH, the father, was a native of Aberdeenfhirc, and in the earlier part of his life pra&ifed...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 37

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 752 pages
...conflitution during infancy was infirm and fickly, and required all the tender folicitude of his fur, viving parent. • She was blamed for treating him with an...unlimited indulgence: but it produced no unfavourable eftefib on his temper or his difpofitions: — and he enjoyed the rare fatisladion of being able to...
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Annual Register, Volume 37

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 830 pages
...of Mr. Douglas, of Strathe'nry. He was the only child of- the marriage, and was born at Kirkaldy on the 5th of June, 1723, a few months! after the death of his father. His confiitution during infancy vyag infirm and fickly, and required all the tender folicitude of his fur-'...
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Biographia Scotica; or, Scottish biographical dictionary

John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - Scotland - 1805 - 452 pages
...daughter of Mr. Douglas of Strathenry. He was the only child of the mariage, and was bora at Kirkaldy on the 5th of June 1723, a few months after the death...surviving parent. She was blamed for treating him with sn unlimited iriufgeoce; but it produced no unfavourable effects on his temper or his dispositions...
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Biographia Scotica: Or Scottish Biographical Dictionary; Containing a Short ...

John Stark - Biography - 1805 - 488 pages
...of the rnariage, and wr.s born at KirkaWv on the 51)1 of June 1723, a few months after the death cf his father. His constitution during infancy was infirm...and sickly, and required all the tender solicitude cf his surviving partr.t. She was blamed for treating him with an unlimited indulgence ; but it produced...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...Kirkaldy,'and of Mar- ' garet Douglas daughter of Mr. Douglas of Strathenry, He was born at Kirkaldy on the 5th June 1723, a few months after the death of his father. His constitution during his infancy was infirm and sickly, required all the care ot his surviving parent, when only three years...
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Biographical Memoirs, of Adam Smith, LL. D., of William Robertson, D. D. and ...

Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...daughter of Mr Douglas of Strathenry. He was the only child of the marriage, and was born at Kirkaldy on the 5th of June 1723, a few months after the death...enjoyed the rare satisfaction of being able to repay her affection, by every attention that filial gratitude could dictate, during the long period of sixty...
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The Works of Adam Smith: Considerations concerning the formation of ...

Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 596 pages
...conftitiition during infancy was infirm and fickly, and required all the tender folicitude of his furviving parent. She was blamed for treating him with an unlimited indulgence ; but it produced no unfavourable effecls on his temper or his difpofitions : — and he enjoyed the rare fatisfaction of being able...
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The Works of Adam Smith: Considerations concerning the formation of ...

Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 662 pages
...may be prefumed, that he wat a man of more than common abilities. D » 2 Kirkaldy SECT. Kirkaldy on the 5th of June 1723, a few months after the death of his father. His conflitution during infancy was infirm and fickly, and required all the tender folicitude of his furviving...
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