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www.nrscotland.gov.uk National Records of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic : Clàran Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government . It is responsible for civil registration , the census in Scotland , demography and statistics , family history , as well as the national archives and historical records.
The early history of the national archives of Scotland reflects Scotland's own troubled history. Many records were lost as a result of being taken out of the country first in the 13th century by Edward I during the Wars of Independence and later by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century.
William Ruthven was born in 1541 in Ruthven Castle, in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and Janet Douglas. [1] On 23 August 1581, he was named Earl of Gowrie by James VI of Scotland.
Walter Scott Dalgleish (25 March 1834 – 15 February 1897) was a British historian and author. His publications include Great Speeches from Shakespeare's Plays: with Notes and a Life of Shakespeare (1891), Great Britain and Ireland, 1689–1887 (1895) and Mediaeval England, from the English Settlement to the Reformation (1896).
Edwyn Seymour Reid Tait (1885 – 6 November 1960) was a Scottish draper and antiquarian who specialised in the folklore of the Shetland Islands.His collection of books, newspaper clippings and other material relating to the islands are held at the Shetland Museum and Archives.
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (c. 1577 – 5 August 1600), was a Scottish nobleman who died in mysterious circumstances, referred to as the "Gowrie Conspiracy", in which he and/or his brother Alexander were attempting to kill or kidnap King James VI of Scotland for unknown purposes.
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The 1764 coat of arms of Walter Sandilands, Lord Torphichen. Lord Torphichen or Baron Torphichen [1] (pronounced / ˈ t ɔːr f ɪ k ən /) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.It was created by Queen Mary in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands (to whom she was related).