1804 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1804 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
- 7 January – George Deas, judge (died 1887)
- 13 January – John Pringle Nichol, scientist (died 1859)
- 1 March – John Henderson, ecclesiastical architect (died 1862)
- 20 June – John Forrest, military doctor (died 1865 in England)
- 15 July – Jane Stirling, pianist, student of Chopin (died 1859)
- 18 September – John Steell, sculptor (died 1891)
- 3 November – Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode, judge (died 1879)
- Robert Davidson, inventor (died 1894)
- Alexander McKay, heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer (died of injury sustained in fight 1830 in England)
- James Mackay, politician in New Zealand (died 1875 in New Zealand)
- George Thompson, shipowner and politician (died 1895)
Deaths
The arts
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Hepper, David J.. 1994. British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Jean Boudriot. Rotherfield. 0-948864-30-3.
- Web site: John. Faithfull. The High Possil Meteorite. 2005. Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Glasgow. 2014-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030735/http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/John/Huntmin/hposs.htm. 24 September 2015. dead.
- Web site: Inchkeith. Northern Lighthouse Board. 2009. 2014-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120716234424/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/inchkeith.htm. 16 July 2012. dead.
- Book: Terry, Stephen. Glasgow Almanac: An A–Z of the City and Its People. Neil Wilson Publishing. 2011. Glasgow. 9781903238639. Chapter 2.
- Web site: The History of Galashiels Baptist Church: 1782-1900 . Galashiels Baptist Church . 2014-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140829022755/http://www.galashielsbaptistchurch.org.uk/history1 . 29 August 2014 .
- Book: The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. 2004. Oxford University Press. 0-19-860634-6. Cox, Michael. registration.