Alexander Pitcairn (1750 – 17 November 1814) was an English cricketer who played in nine first-class matches in 1791 and 1792. Pitcairn was born in 1750...
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The history of the Pitcairn Islands begins with the colonization of the islands by Polynesians in the 11th century. Polynesian people established a culture...
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The Pitcairn Islands (/ˈpɪtkɛərn/ PIT-kairn; Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen), officially Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic...
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Major John Pitcairn (28 December 1722 – 17 June 1775) was a Scottish military officer. Born in Dysart, Fife, he enlisted in the Marine Forces at the age...
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John Pitcairn Jr. (January 10, 1841 – July 22, 1916) was a Scottish-born American industrialist. With just an elementary school education, Pitcairn rose...
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island in the south Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Pitcairn Island Group, together with Pitcairn, Oeno, and Ducie Islands. Measuring 9.6 by 5.1 kilometres...
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Pitcairn is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Pitcairn (1750–1814), English cricketer David Pitcairn (1749–1809)...
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railroad magnate Robert Pitcairn and industrialist John Pitcairn. Pitcairn was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, to John Pitcairn Sr. (1803–1884) and...
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Mutiny on the Bounty (category 1789 in the Pitcairn Islands)
pp. 318, 379. Alexander 2003, pp. 340–341. Hough 1972, p. 286. Hough 1972, p. 290. Alexander 2003, pp. 377–378. Government of Pitcairn 2000. Stanley 2004...
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John Adams (mutineer) (category English emigrants to the Pitcairn Islands)
who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790, the year after the mutiny. His real name was John Adams, but he used the name Alexander Smith until he...
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