1694 in Scotland explained

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 Scotland^[1]
• 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.^[2]

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 Scotland (born 1662)

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes and References

1. http://www.rcag.org.uk/history_H4_postreformation.htm History and Archives
2. News: Brown . Paul . How a storm-stricken Scottish village was swallowed by sand . 4 May 2022 . The Guardian . 19 October 2020.