1849 in Scotland
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Years |
1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 |
Events from 1849 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 16 July - Portpatrick to Donaghadee packet service withdrawn.[1]
- 5 October - After three years construction, the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse oil light is first exhibited.[2]
- The drapers' store of Arthur & Fraser, predecessor of the House of Fraser, is established in Glasgow by Hugh Fraser and James Arthur.[3]
Births
- 27 May - Catherine Cranston, tearoom proprietor (died 1934)
- 24 September - Cathcart William Methven, harbour engineer and painter (died 1925 in South Africa)
- 23 October - James Reid, physician (died 1923)
- 29 December - William Cunningham, economist and economic historian (died 1919)
Deaths
- 5 March - David Scott, historical painter (born 1806)
- 3 July - Anthony Todd Thomson, physician and pioneer of dermatology (born 1778)
See also
References
- ↑ Ayres, George. History of the Mail Routes to Ireland until 1850. p. 22.
- ↑ History www.nlb.org.uk, accessed 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "House of Fraser archive project".
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