1694 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1694 Events from the year 1694 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – William II jointly with Mary II until 28 December, then as sole monarch. Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair, jointly with James Johnston Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart Solicitor General for Scotland – ?? Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston Events 7 September – Thomas Joseph Nicolson is nominated titular bishop of Peristasis and first Vicar Apostolic of ScotlandHistory and Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20120303151755/http://www.rcag.org.uk/history_H4_postreformation.htm 3 March 2012 www.rcag.org.uk, accessed 28 April 2013 October 19 – A major windstorm continues for several days, spreading the Culbin Sands over a large area of farmland, in the County of Moray. The village of Culbin was buried and abandoned.Brown Paul How a storm-stricken Scottish village was swallowed by sand https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/oct/19/storm-scottish-village-swallowed-sand-natural-disaster-culbin 4 May 2022 The Guardian 19 October 2020 Births 4 October – Lord George Murray, Jacobite general (died 1760) 15 October – Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, nobleman (died 1761) date unknown Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet, genealogist (died 1760) Deaths 18 April – William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton, nobleman, summoned the Convention of Edinburgh which offered the Scottish crown to William and Mary in March 1689 (born 1634) 25 July – Robert Fleming, Presbyterian minister (born 1630) 28 December – Queen Mary II of England and Scotland (born 1662) See also Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed 1694 Category:Years of the 17th century in Scotland Category:1690s in Scotland Scotland