Celtic history archive
1847
Scotland
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born, Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical …
1848
Scotland
Mary Slessor, the Scottish Presbyterian missionary, was born on December 2, 1848, in Gilcomston Aberdeen, Scotland. She was born to a poor working-class family who could not afford …
1848
Scotland
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as …
1848
Scotland
The Caledonian Railway company opened. This February 15, 1848 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Scotland.
1848
Scotland
Scotland adopted Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in 1880. Prior to this, local mean time, based on the local meridian, was used in different regions, which led to variations in …
1850
Scotland
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for …
1852
Scotland
Robert Lochore (1762–1852) was a Scottish poet and shoemaker born in Strathaven, Lanarkshire. He wrote poetry in Scots, published verse and tales, and maintained literary …
1853
Scotland
John Gibson Lockhart (12 June 1794 – 25 November 1854) was a Scottish writer and editor. He is best known as the author of the seminal, and much-admired, seven-volume biography of …
1853
Scotland
Expressions of this Scottish nationalism were seen in the setting up in 1853 of the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights.
1855
Scotland
David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, reached Victoria Falls in Africa on November 16, 1855. He was born on 19 March 1813 in the mill town of Blantyre, Scotland, …
1857
Scotland
Madeleine Hamilton Smith (29 March 1835 – 12 April 1928) was a 19th-century Glasgow socialite who was the accused in a sensational murder trial in Scotland in 1857. Smith was the …
1865
Scotland
The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north …