MARCH 3 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan assumed the lands held by the Princes of Gwynedd under the title Prince of Wales

1435 sometime this year. James 1st confiscated the lands of Earl of Dunbar, the most powerful person in South East Scotland. The result was the destabilizing of the whole area for about 100 years as local families fought each other for the pickings and with the monarch joining in. Coldingham Priory, Berwickshire, was one of these pickings being one of the richest of the Border prizes. Homes who gained the upper hand over Coldingham although their fortunes did vary.

arms of Home of Wedderburn are to be seen in a modern window within Coldingham Priory Church.

Wedderburn Crest: An eagle’s head erased Proper. Motto: NON DEGENER.
[From Latin: “Not degenerate”].
[from Latin: “Not unworthy”]. Chief: Henry David Wedderburn of that Ilk, Lord Scrymgeour, Master of Dundee

 

1528 Margaret Douglas (nee Tudor, Stewart, Queen Dowager) marries : Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven after divorce from Angus.

Stewart Motto: VIRECIT VULNERE VIRTUS.[from Latin: “Courage grows strong at a wound”].
Badge: oak or Thistle Crest: A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper.

1544 Battle of the Shirts between members of the Clan Fraser and Clans Ranald, Cameron and Donald, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald. 300 Frasers were ambushed by 500 MacDonalds. Only five Frasers and eight MacDonalds are said to have survived the battle. Both the Lovat Chief, Hugh Fraser, and his son were amongst the dead and were buried at Beauly Priory.

Princess Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald (clan Macdonald), Brave, film 2012.

1572 Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven killed on 3 March 1572 by a cannon-shot from Edinburgh Castle. Jean Ruthven, widow later married Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes of the Lords of the Congregation.

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Previously, Knox and Kircaldy gave a list of members of the Congregation who expelled the troops of Mary of Guise from Perth in June 1559 and moved on Edinburgh – Rothes was there. [Lords of the congregation included Argyll, Arran, Atholl, Balnaves, Boyd, Campbell, Douglas, Drummond, Erskine, Gordon, Kirkcaldy, Lindsay, Mar, Morton, Moray, Murray, Ochiltree, Ogilvy, Rothes, Ruthven, Stewart, Willock, Wishart, and Minister Knox)]

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1597 sometime in March. The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597. In Slains north of Aberdeen in March 1597, where the local authorities asked for permission to execute witches. In Edinburgh, a witch trial took place in 1596, when Christian Stewart was accused of having bewitched Patrick Ruthven to death, a case in which the king James 6th took a personal interest. This was also the same year as the king James 6th published his book about witchcraft.

1599 never happened in Scotland. June went from the 4th month in 1599 to the 6th month in 1600.

1748 Minutes of Paisley presbytery regarding the progress of William Miller, son of Thomas Miller, minister at Kirkliston in West Lothian, and grandson of Andrew Millar, minister at Girvan in Ayr. March 3, 1748 he was licensed. in 1749 applied to the clerk of presbytery for a copy of his license. Other sources indicate that he did so preparatory to emigration to the Barbadoes.

1751 did not occur in England, Ireland, British North America, and British colonies, as 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar Act of 1750. But 1751 did occur in Scotland, as 1751 had 365 days. The world’s oldest lunar “calendar” is in an Aberdeenshire field.

1779 Battle of Briar Creek. On the Savannah River in Georgia. British Lieutenant Colonels Maitland, Prevost, and MacDonald with the 2nd battalion of the Fraser’s 71st Highlanders as well as the Light Infantry flanked the Americans while Lieutenant Colonel MacPherson’s 1st battalion of the 71st diverted attention with a feint. The Americans were routed, with the 71st losing three men and one officer killed, and twelve more men wounded. Georgia. The Frasers were originally outfitted in proper Highland Military uniforms since surviving records indicated “no breeches” when the regiment was formed. Kilts were probably of standard military tartan, commonly called “Black Watch” today. Pipers may have worn another tartan since they were not officially on the Army’s rolls.

Frasers Highland Military uniform.

 

1780 James Island Charleston South Carolina. By 3 March the 2nd Battalion of the 71st Regiment had arrived at James Island where they joined the British Grenadiers. The Fraser’s 71st Highlander Regiment joined the Black Watch (42nd Regiment of Foot) in Glasgow in April 1776. The presence of the two regiments in Glasgow doubled the Highland population of the city. The 71st was well received in Glasgow according to historian John S. Keltie:

Their conduct was so laudable and exemplary as to gain the affections of the inhabitants, between whom and the soldiers the greatest cordiality prevailed. Before the 71st Regiment left Glasgow for Greenock and America the unit’s overage was discovered and some of the unit ordered left behind in Scotland. This overage was probably identified by the Inspector General during the review of the Regiment prior to departing Glasgow. It is thought that many soldiers may have stowed away on the transports to avoid being left behind.

1820 The ‘Missouri Compromise’ admits Missouri to the United States despite slavery still being legal there. BBC.

1836 siege at The Alamo Mission San Antonio, Texas Republic (February 23 – March 6, 1836) ends at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6 with list of Scots defenders. Restored in 1847 by Colonel James Harvey Ralston (clan Ralston).

The Fall of the Alamo, painted by Theodore Gentilz in 1844, depicts the final assault.

1845 Florida becomes a state. Scottish place names include (Wikipedia)-

Aberdeen, Arlington, Bell, Buchanan, Campbellton, Clifton, Dundee, Dunedin, from Dun Eideann, Scottish Gaelic for Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Hamilton County, Highland Park, Highlands County, Interlachen, Inverness, Lake Hamilton, Lee County, Macclenny, McIntosh, Midland, Milton, Newport,   Paisley, Paxton, Port Richey, Springfield, Weston, Wilson

(Right) Florida Governor Rick Scott wears a Florida lapel pin and red tie

1847 Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

A.G. Bell Issue of 1940. The 150th anniversary of Bell’s birth in 1997 was marked by a special issue of commemorative £1 banknotes from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The illustrations on the reverse of the note include Bell’s face in profile, his signature, and objects from Bell’s life and career: users of the telephone over the ages; an audio wave signal; a diagram of a telephone receiver; geometric shapes from engineering structures; representations of sign language and the phonetic alphabet; the geese which helped him to understand flight; and the sheep which he studied to understand genetics. Additionally, the Government of Canada honored Bell in 1997 with a C$100 gold coin, in tribute also to the 150th anniversary of his birth, and with a silver dollar coin in 2009 to honor of the 100th anniversary of flight in Canada. That first flight was made by an airplane designed under Dr. Bell’s tutelage, named the Silver Dart   Bell’s image, and also those of his many inventions have graced paper money, coinage and postal stamps in numerous countries worldwide for many dozens of years.

 

1938 US oilmen drill for oil in Saudi Arabia, transforming the geopolitical significance of the Middle East. Previously for 15 centuries or more, the Greeks used some surface oil for a ‘Greek fire’ weapon, sort of like a napalm.

1985 The year-long Miners Strike – Britain’s longest industrial dispute – ends in defeat for the miners. Large-scale closures of collieries occurred in the 1960s, which led to migration of miners from the run-down coalfields (Scotland, Wales. Scotland, South Wales and Kent were militant. From 1981 to 1984  Strikes occurred at Kinneil Colliery in Scotland. From 1974 to 1984 Many  Northern England, Scotland and Wales towns would lose their primary source of employment. On 12 March 1984, Scargill declared the NUM’s support for strikes in Yorkshire and Scotland. The strike was almost universally observed in South Wales, Yorkshire, Scotland. A High Court decision in Edinburgh ruled that Scottish miners had acted within their rights by taking local ballots on a show of hands and so union funds in Scotland could not be sequestered. “During the strike, the one area they couldn’t touch was Scotland. They were sequestering the NUM funds, except in Scotland, because the judges deemed that the Scottish area had acted within the rules of the Union” – David Hamilton MP, Midlothian. Wikipedia

 

1986 Australia Act. The flag of Scotland features St Andrew’s saltire cross.

Flag Commonwealth of Australia.

1995 Howard William Hunter, died, (1907-1995) 14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Lawyer, Musician, Apostle. The Hunters are from Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland. President Howard W. Hunter: The Lord’s “Good and Faithful Servant” Ensign Apr 1995. ( clan Hunter)

Howard W. Hunter. “It is the deepest desire of my heart to have every member of the Church worthy to enter the temple.”

 

2010 Humour.

I wanted to join the cavalry, They said I woudna do. I couldna get into trousers, My feet they wouldna go through. www.retrique.com