1781 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1781 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1781 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Arniston, the younger
- Lord Justice General — The Viscount Stormont
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Barskimming
Events
- Construction of The Mound in Edinburgh begins.
- Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary, predecessor of Sunnyside Royal Hospital, founded by Susan Carnegie.
- John Howie begins publication of the 2nd edition of his Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies): A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies.
Births
- March (probable) — John Burnet, engraver and painter (died 1868)
- 12 June (probable) — Christian Isobel Johnstone, journalist and novelist (died 1857)
- 12 September — John Grieve, poet (died 1836)
- 14 September — James Walker, civil engineer (died 1862)
- 18 September — Allan Burns, surgeon (died 1813)
- 30 November — Alexander Berry, adventurer and Australian pioneer (died 1873 in Australia)
- 11 December — David Brewster, physicist (died 1868)
Deaths
- 31 March — Robert Watson, historian (born c. 1730)
- 2 July — John Maule, MP (born 1706)
The Arts
- 4 July — Robert Burns joins the Freemasons at Tarbolton.[1]
- 12 October — First bagpipes competition in the Masonic Arms, Falkirk.
See also
References
- ↑ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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