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Events from the year '''1841 in [[Scotland]]'''. |
Events from the year '''1841 in [[Scotland]]'''. |
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==Incumbents== |
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=== Law officers === |
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* [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[Queen Victoria]] |
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* [[Lord Advocate]] – [[Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd|Andrew Rutherfurd]] until September; then [[Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet|Sir William Rae, Bt]] |
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* [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] – [[Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan|Thomas Maitland]]; then [[Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay|Duncan McNeill]] |
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=== Judiciary === |
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* [[Lord President of the Court of Session]] and [[Lord Justice General]] – [[Charles Hope, Lord Granton|Lord Granton]] until 20 July; then from 7 October [[David Boyle, Lord Boyle|Lord Boyle]] |
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* [[Lord Justice Clerk]] – [[David Boyle, Lord Boyle|Lord Boyle]], then [[John Hope, Lord Hope|Lord Hope]] |
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== Events == |
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* [[29 March]] – the [[Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway]] is opened between [[Glasgow Bridge Street railway station]] and [[Greenock]]. |
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* (died [[1923 in Scotland|1923]]) |
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* [[14 May]] – Irish [[Navvy|navvies]] Dennis Doolan and Patrick Redding are [[hanged]] at [[Crosshill, Glasgow|Crosshill]], [[Bishopbriggs]] (near Glasgow and site of the later [[Cadder Yard]]), the location at which they participated in the murder of ganger John Green on the works of the [[Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway]] on 10 December 1840.<ref>{{cite web|title=May 14th – 14/5/1841 – Dennis Doolan and Patrick Redding – Glasgow|url=http://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crime_series_show.php?series_number=3&id=308|work=Victorian Hangings|publisher=True Crime Library|location=London|access-date=2014-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122146/http://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crime_series_show.php?series_number=3&id=308|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* [[6 June]] – [[United Kingdom Census 1841|United Kingdom Census]] taken across Scotland.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1004 1841 Scotland Census] ancestry.co.uk, accessed 27 December 2013.</ref> |
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* September – [[Mineral railways of Dunfermline#Townhill waggonway|Townhill waggonway]] opened in Fife. |
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* Autumn – [[Chartism|Chartist]] leader [[Feargus O'Connor]] tours Scotland.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Chartist Movement in Scotland|first=Alexander|last=Wilson|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=1970|isbn=071900411X}}</ref> |
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* The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway opens [[Cowlairs railway works]] in the [[Springburn]] district of Glasgow. |
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* [[8 January]] – [[Alexander Stuart Murray]], archaeologist (died [[1904 in Scotland|1904]]) |
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* [[Murray Hall (politician)|Murray Hall]], born Mary Anderson, bail bondsman and politician in the United States (died [[1901 in the United States|1901]]) |
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== Deaths == |
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* [[1 June]] – [[David Wilkie (artist)|David Wilkie]], painter (born [[1785 in Scotland|1785]]) |
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==The arts== |
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* January – [[Franz Liszt]] visits Edinburgh and Glasgow. |
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* Publication of ''Vocal Melodies of Scotland'' including "[[The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond]]". |
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== See also == |
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{{Portal|Scotland}} |
{{Portal|Scotland}} |
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* [[Timeline of Scottish history]] |
* [[Timeline of Scottish history]] |
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* [[1841 in Ireland]] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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Events from the year 1841 in Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Law officers
[edit]- Lord Advocate – Andrew Rutherfurd until September; then Sir William Rae, Bt
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Maitland; then Duncan McNeill
Judiciary
[edit]- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Granton until 20 July; then from 7 October Lord Boyle
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Boyle, then Lord Hope
Events
[edit]- 29 March – the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway is opened between Glasgow Bridge Street railway station and Greenock.
- 14 May – Irish navvies Dennis Doolan and Patrick Redding are hanged at Crosshill, Bishopbriggs (near Glasgow and site of the later Cadder Yard), the location at which they participated in the murder of ganger John Green on the works of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 10 December 1840.[1]
- 28 May – seven church ministers of the Presbytery of Strathbogie are removed from their posts by the General assembly of the Church of Scotland for obeying civil rather than ecclesiastical law.
- 6 June – United Kingdom Census taken across Scotland.[2]
- September – Townhill waggonway opened in Fife.
- Autumn – Chartist leader Feargus O'Connor tours Scotland.[3]
- The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway opens Cowlairs railway works in the Springburn district of Glasgow.
Births
[edit]- 8 January – Alexander Stuart Murray, archaeologist (died 1904)
- Murray Hall, born Mary Anderson, bail bondsman and politician in the United States (died 1901)
Deaths
[edit]- 1 June – David Wilkie, painter (born 1785)
The arts
[edit]- January – Franz Liszt visits Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Publication of Vocal Melodies of Scotland including "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond".
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "May 14th – 14/5/1841 – Dennis Doolan and Patrick Redding – Glasgow". Victorian Hangings. London: True Crime Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ 1841 Scotland Census ancestry.co.uk, accessed 27 December 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Alexander (1970). The Chartist Movement in Scotland. Manchester University Press. ISBN 071900411X.