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Sheriff Of Elgin
The Sheriff of Elgin was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Elgin, Moray, Elgin, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. After a merger the sheriff became the Sheriff of Elgin and Nairn in 1747. After further mergers the sheriffdom became part of the Sheriff of Banff, sheriffdom of Banff, Elgin & Nairn in 1854, part of the Sheriff of Inverness, sheriffdom of Inverness, Elgin & Nairn in 1882 and part of the Sheriff of Inverness, sheriffdom of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty in 1946. Sheriffs of Elgin *Alexander Douglas (1226-1235) *Thomas Wiseman (1237-1249) *Alexander de Montfort (1261) *Reginald le Chen (d.1312), Reginald le Chen (1291-1297) *William Wiseman (sheriff of Elgin), Willam Wiseman (1304-1305) *William de Strathbok (1337) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin, Moray
Elgin (; sco, Ailgin; gd, Eilginn, ) is a town (former cathedral city) and formerly a Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the floodplain where the town of Birnie is. There, the church of Birnie Kirk was built in 1140 and serves the community to this day. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190 AD. It was created a royal burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland, and by that time had a castle on top of the present-day Lady Hill to the west of the town. The origin of the name Elgin is likely to be Celtic. It may derive from 'Aille' literally signifying beauty, but in topography a beautiful place or valley. Another possibility is 'ealg', meaning both 'Ireland' and 'worthy'. The termination 'gin' or 'in' are Celtic endings signifying little or diminutive forms, hence Elgin could mean beautiful place, worthy place or litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
