1861 in Scotland

none January 2016 January 2016 1861 Events from the year 1861 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Law officers Lord Advocate – James Moncreiff Solicitor General for Scotland – Edward Maitland Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Colonsay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Glenalmond Events 27 February – ironclad warship HMS Black Prince is launched from Robert Napier's yard at Govan on the River Clyde. 11 March – the Portpatrick Railway opens to Stranraer Town railway station, providing a connection from Dumfries. June – first modern excavation of the Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave of Maeshowe on Orkney.Ritchie Graham Anna Scotland: Archaeology and Early History Thames and Hudson 1981 London 9 0-500-27365-0 26 September – golfer Tom Morris, Sr. wins the second Open Championship.Prestwick – 1861 www.theopen.com, accessed 22 June 2013. Archived 2013-06-29. 23 October – foundation stone of the Royal Museum in Edinburgh laid by Prince Albert.Lynch Michael The Oxford companion to Scottish history Oxford University Press 9780199693054 538 25 November – a tenement collapses in the Old Town, Edinburgh killing 35 with 15 survivors. Edinburgh Co-operative Building Company begin construction of Stockbridge Colonies, pioneering low-cost flats for artisans.John Crompton Forth and Clyde: a guide to the industrial heritage of central Scotland Association for Industrial Archaeology 2002 0-9528930-5-3 One O'Clock Gun first fired from Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh and Glasgow Bible Societies merged to form the National Bible Society of Scotland. White Horse whisky first produced by James Logan Mackie of Edinburgh.http://scotchwhisky.net/blended/white_horse.htm White Horse Blended Scotch Whisky ScotchWhisky.net 2014-04-16 Births 11 April – Thomas Jaffrey, actuary (died 1953) 17 June – Robina Nicol, New Zealand photographer and suffragist (died 1942)Nicol, Robina, 1861–1942 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22592994 National Library of New Zealand 27 December 2019 en 1 January 1861 19 June – Douglas Haig, soldier and Field Marshal during World War I (died 1928) 9 July – William Burrell, shipowner and art collector (died 1958) 12 October – Agnes Jekyll, née Graham, artist, writer on domestic matters and philanthropist (died 1937 in England) 24 December – John Macdonald, sportsman and physician (died 1938) Deaths 8 April – John Bartholomew, Sr., cartographer (born 1805) 4 October – Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton (born 1812 in Sicily) 13 November – John Forbes, physician to Queen Victoria (1841–1861) (born 1787) See also Timeline of Scottish history 1861 in Ireland References Category:Years of the 19th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1860s in Scotland Scotland