1851 in Scotland
1851 in Scotland |
Years |
1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 |
Events from 1851 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 9 March - Robert Eden is consecrated as first Bishop of Moray and Ross in the Scottish Episcopal Church, an office he will hold until his death in 1886.
- 30/31 March - United Kingdom Census: Scotland's population is recorded as 2.89 million;[1] about 7% are of Irish birth.
- Cathedral of the Isles opened in Millport, Cumbrae, within the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Argyll and The Isles.
- Hebrides shipping services of Burns Brothers pass to David and Alexander Hutcheson and David MacBrayne as David Hutcheson & Co.
- Bell's whisky is first blended.
- Publication of Daniel Wilson's The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, which introduces the word prehistoric into the English archaeological vocabulary.
- James Valentine (photographer) establishes the printing business of Valentine & Sons in Dundee.
Births
- 20 April - Young Tom Morris, golfer, youngest winner of The Open Championship (died 1875)
- 1 August - Daniel Macaulay Stevenson, shipbroker, Liberal politician and philanthropist (died 1944)
- 11 October - Lord Douglas Gordon, Liberal MP (died 1888)
- 30 October - George Lennox Watson, naval architect (died 1904)
- 27 December - Erskine Beveridge, textile manufacturer and antiquarian (died 1920)
Deaths
- 6 July - David Macbeth Moir, physician and writer (born 1798)
- 7 December - Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, merchant (born 1764)
The Arts
- English artist Sir Edwin Landseer paints his portrait of a Scottish stag, Monarch of the Glen.
See also
References
- ↑ "Registrar General's Review of Scotland's Population". www.gro-scotland.gov.uk. 2005-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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