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3 March – Robert Story, Church of Scotland minister and writer (died 1859) 25 October – Robert Stirling, Church of Scotland minister and inventor of the Stirling engine (died 1878) 29 October – David Napier, marine engineer (died 1869 in London) James Clow, Presbyterian minister and settler in Melbourne (died 1861 in Australia)
An Act to continue Two Acts made in the Twenty-eighth [p] and Twenty-ninth [q] Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for discontinuing for a limited Time the several Duties payable in Scotland upon Low Wines and Spirits, and upon Worts, Wash, and other Liquors there used in the Distillation of Spirits, and for granting to His Majesty other ...
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland. In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith. All persons were to be free of any ...
1790s disestablishments in Scotland (3 C) 1790s establishments in Scotland (10 C, 2 P) 0–9. ... 1790 in Scotland; 1791 in Scotland; 1792 in Scotland; 1793 in Scotland;
The Scottish Enlightenment had effects far beyond Scotland, not only because of the esteem in which Scottish achievements were held outside Scotland, but also because its ideas and attitudes were carried all over Great Britain and across the Western world as part of the Scottish diaspora, and by foreign students who studied in Scotland.
The results are crucial to an understanding of Scotland on the eve of both the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution. In 1790, Sir John sent structured questionnaires to over 900 parish ministers, covering the whole country. This contained 160 questions in 4 sections, namely Geography and topography; Population
Kirkman Finlay was born in the Gallowgate, the second son of well known Glasgow merchant and textile manufacturer James Finlay (1727–1790). Upon his father's death in 1790 he became head of James Finlay & Co , manufacturers and East India merchants.
1790 in Scotland; U. 1790 in the United States; W. 1790 in Wales This page was last edited on 13 April 2022, at 00:21 (UTC). Text is available under the ...