The Doig family and Scottish History: a timeline

National events are on the left-hand side of the page; events relating to the Doig family and the Menteith area are on the right.

Click here or on the names of rulers in the chart for a genealogy and chronology of the Scottish royal family. This page is mirrored at Doig.net.

Stone Age Pre-Celtic Beaker people and Tumulus people live in Britain Stone Age Neolithic tumuli (barrow tombs) built at Craighead and Blair Drummond

Bronze Age Several cairns built in the Thornhill / Doune / Frew area

c 500 BC The Celts arrive in Britain

Iron Age Farmstead at Gargunnock, brochs built at Coldoch and on higher ground between Forth and Teith rivers

122-127 Romans build Hadrians Wall to keep out the Picts of Caledonia

140-142 Romans build Antonine Wall from the Forth to the Clyde

367 Picts overrun Hadrians Wall, the Romans rebuild it in 369

500 Scots from Ireland settle in Argyllshire and form the kingdom of Dál Riata under Fergus mac Ercc early-mid 6th C The Welsh (Briton) Saint Cadoc travels to Scotland, preaches to the unconverted Picts, and founds monasteries in the Forth-Menteith area in association with Caw of Strathclyde. One of the early churches associated with and named after Cadoc is at Kilmadock, near Doune.

563 St Columba crosses from Ireland to Iona to convert the Picts

685 The Picts defeat King Ecgfrith of Northumbria 7th-8th C The four main parts of Scotland – Anglian Lothian, British Strathclyde, Scottish Dál Riata, and the Celtic kingdom of the Picts – all border on to each other in the Stirling area. Strathclyde later pushes into Menteith.

717 The church at Iona converts from Celtic to Roman usage

c 843 Kenneth mac Alpin unites the Scottish and Pictish thrones 450-850 Clearance of peat moss in the Vale of Menteith and around the Forth probably starts

860s-870s Scotland ravaged by Viking attacks

904 Danish Vikings expelled from Scotland

937 King Athelstan of England defeats the Scots, Danes and Strathcylde Britons

954 Edinburgh, an Anglian (English) settlement, becomes part of Scotland 970s-990s Kenneth II fortifies the Fords of Frew on the River Forth, which (along with Stirling) is one of only two safe places to cross between northern and southern Scotland. The fords lie on an ancient thoroughfare between Strathclyde and Doune.

1018 Malcolm II defeats the English and annexes Lothian

1040 Macbeth kills Duncan I

1057 Malcolm III defeats Macbeth

1069 Malcolm III marries Margaret (canonised in 1250), sister of the displaced Saxon claimant to the English throne

1102 The Norwegian king Magnus Barefoot conquers the Western Isles

1124 David I brings many Norman companions from England, who become the ancestors of most noble Scottish families

1192 Pope Celestine III declares the Scottish church to be independent from England

1238 Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith, founds an Augustinian priory at Inchmahome, an island in the Lake of Menteith

1261 Walter Stewart, younger brother of Alexander the Steward, becomes Earl of Menteith through his wife

1263 The Norse invade Scotland, and are defeated at the Battle of Largs by Alexander the Steward leading a mix of feudal and conscripted troops 1263 Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith, commands a large force at the Battle of Largs; oral sources claim that members of the Doig family fought in Walter's troop

1266 The Norwegians cede the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland c1260-70 Malise, Earl of Strathearn, grants Kincardine to Sir David Graham of Dundaff

1290 Death of the child-queen Margaret, Maid of Norway – 13 claimants compete for the throne

1292 Edward I of England chooses John Balliol as king

1296 Edward I invades Scotland, defeats Balliol, and removes the Stone of Scone to London

1297 William Wallace defeats the English at Stirling Bridge

1298 Wallace is defeated by the English at Falkirk late 13th C on The ancient Celtic judicial office of Mair is gradually assimilated with that of Sheriff. Mairs become executive officers of the new courts, making arrests, serving summons and carrying out judgments

1305 Wallace is betrayed and executed

1306 Robert Bruce is crowned king but is defeated by the English and forced to flee

1307 Robert Bruce returns and launches a seven year guerilla campaign with a victory over the English

1314 Robert Bruce defeats the English comprehensively at Bannockburn

1320 The Scottish nobles send the Declaration of Arbroath to Rome, seeking Papal recognition of their independence

1328 Scottish independence is recognised by the English in the Treaty of Northampton

1332 Edward Balliol defeats David II but is later forced to flee

c 1350 The Black Death strikes Scotland 1364 King David II marries Margaret Drummond, widow of Sir John Logie. They are childless and divorce in 1370.

1366 Annabella Drummond (Margaret's niece) marries John, Earl of Carrick, later Robert III.

1371 Robert Stewart becomes the first Stewart monarch as Robert II 1372 Alexander Doge is Vicar of Dunnichen, Angus (Forfarshire)

1390 Annabella Drummond is crowned Queen of Scots

1406 James I is captured by the English and not released until 1424

1412 St Andrew's University founded 1413 Thomas Dog becomes a student at Queen's College, Oxford

1425 James I has his cousin Murdoch, Duke of Albany and his elder sons executed for their actions while he was in captivity

1437 James I is assassinated

1457 William Dog is admitted as Burgess of Aberdeen

1460 James II is killed at the siege of Roxburgh 1460 Thomas Dog is on the faculty of St Andrews University

1463 Walter Dog is Keeper of Doune Castle

1467 Walter Dog becomes Chamberlain of Menteith

1469 Thomas Dog becomes Prior of Inchmahome

1471 Walter Dog is tenant of Kyncrech, Coupar Angus

1488 Many of the barons rebel against James III under the nominal leadership of his eldest son, who becomes James IV when his father is killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn 1490 John Dog is Burgess of Dundee

1491 Alexander Dog is Canon of Inchmahome

1492 William Dog is Burgess of Dundee

1503 James IV marries Margaret Tudor, 13 year old daughter of the English king Henry VII c 1506 James Dog is mentioned in the court poetry of William Dunbar

1508 James Dog becomes Chamberlain of Menteith

by 1511 James Dog becomes Keeper of the Queen's Wardrobe, senior personal servant to Margaret Tudor

1513 James IV is killed along with many of his nobles in battle with the English at Flodden, Margaret Tudor becomes Regent for her young son James V 1514 Margaret Tudor marries Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus

1524 Protestantism is banned in Scotland 1529 Walter Dog is the hereditary Mair of Fee in the Lordship of Menteith

1540 James Dog of Dunrobin is created Seneschal of Menteith

1541 Margaret Tudor dies

1542 Mary becomes Queen of Scots at six days old, under the Regency of the Earl of Arran

1544-47 'The Rough Wooing' – Henry VIII of England invades and Edinburgh is burned 1547 Mary Queen of Scots is sent to Inchmahome Priory for safety

1548 Mary Queen of Scots sent to France
1552 James Dog of Dunrobin is made Commissioner of Levy for Menteith

1552 Dionisius (Dennis) Dog receives the chaplaincy of the Chapel of Christ's Well, Kilmadock. He is murdered by 1564.

1557 The first bond of the Protestant Lords of Congregation

1559 John Knox returns to Scotland and introduces Presbyterianism

1560 Abolition of Roman Catholicism

1561 Mary Queen of Scots returns to Scotland

1565 Mary marries her half-cousin Henry, Lord Darnley; Mary's illegitimate half-brother James, Earl of Moray flees to England

1566 Alexander, John and Archibald Dog of Ballingrew are granted remission for communicating with the rebels

1567 Darnley is murdered and Mary marries the Earl of Bothwell; they are captured and she is compelled to abdicate in favour of of her baby son James VI under the regency of the Earl of Moray

1568 Mary escapes, is defeated by Moray, and flees to England, where she is imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth

1570 Moray is assassinated and James VI's paternal grandfather, the Earl of Lennox, becomes Regent

1584 James VI establishes the Church of Scotland as an episcopal church 1583 John Dog is servitor to the Earl of Gowrie

1587 Mary Queen of Scots is executed in England

1592 Presbyterianism is fully established 1593 James Dog of Ballingrew is Mair of Fee and Chamberlain of Menteith

1592 The Roman Catholic leader, the Earl of Huntly, murders the second Earl of Moray, who is also Lord of Doune 1602 Paul Dog of Cessintully is one of the curators or guardians of James Stewart, third Earl of Moray and Lord of Doune

1603 James VI of Scotland becomes king of England on the death of Elizabeth I

1612 James VI reintroduces episcopalianism

1623 The first baptism in the Kilmadock parish records is that of Elspet, daughter of James Dog of Ballingrew

1638 The Scots reintroduce Presbyterianism and the National Covenant is drawn up

1644-45 The English Civil War spills into religious fighting in Scotland 1645 Thomas Dog of Craigmackerrane, near Perth, is mentioned

1646 Charles I surrenders to the Scottish army

1649 Charles I is executed in London and the Scots proclaim his son Charles II as king

1651 Charles II is crowned at Scone but his supporters are defeated by Oliver Cromwell; he returns to England in 1660

1661 Anglican episcopacy is once again established in Scotland

1666 A Covenanters' uprising is defeated

1679-80 Another Covenanters' uprising is defeated

1685 Paul Dog of Ballingrew is accidentally killed while serving against the Duke of Argyll, who rebelled against James VII in support of the Duke of Monmouth

1689 The Scottish parliament chooses William and Mary as monarchs after the Catholic James VII is forced to flee England after the birth of a son James to his Catholic wife

1689-90 The first Jacobite rebellion in Scotland is put down, indecisively at first

1690 The Scottish parliament reintroduces Presbyterianism

1692 Government troops massacre the MacDonalds at Glencoe after their chief is slow to swear allegiance to William and Mary

1707 The Scottish Parliament passes the Act of Union, bringing parliamentary union with England

1714 Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, dies and is succeeded by her Protestant Hanoverian cousin George I

1715 A Jacobite rebellion in support of James 'the Old Pretender' is defeated at the Battle of Sheriffmuir 1715 The Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought on the property of Charles Sterling of Kippendavie, son of Christian Dog of Ballingrew

1743 The church at Kilmadock is abandoned and services moved to a new parish church at Doune

1745 Another Jacobite rebellion led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, 'the Young Pretender'; the rebels invade England

1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie is defeated at Culloden by English forces led by the Duke of Cumberland; he escapes to France

1766 James Francis Edward Stuart, 'the Old Pretender', dies in Rome

1768 Dr David Doig, rector of Stirling Grammar School, publishes articles on Oriental and Classical subjects in the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica

1788 Charles Edward Stuart, 'the Young Pretender', dies in Rome late 18th C Last burial in Old Kilmadock Churchyard

late 1790s Andrew Doig of Murdieston emigrates to New York state

1798 Robert Doig of Thornhill emigrates to the USA

1801 James Doig of Mackeanston emigrates to New York state

1805 The Corn Laws are passed, banning the importation of cheap grain

1807 Henry, Cardinal York, the last royal Stuart male, dies in Italy

by 1813 Walter Doig of Murdieston emigrates to New York state

1817 Paul Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Canada

by 1830 Paul Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Jamaica

1832 The first Reform Act greatly increases the electoral franchise

1836 John Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Canada after falling out with his landlord the 10th Earl of Moray

1843 The Free Church of Scotland breaks away from the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland

by 1850 William Doig of Glasgow emigrates to Australia

1851 Andrew Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Michigan
John Doig of Auchtergarven emigrates to South Africa

1852 John Doig of Burntisland emigrates to Australia, then New Zealand
Henry Doig of Aberfoyle emigrates to New Zealand

1855 Compulsory civil registration of births, deaths and marriages begins in Scotland 1855 James Doig of Kirkcaldy emigrates to Australia

1860 Alexander and George Doig of Tibbermore emigrate to New Zealand

1861-62 Paul, Peter and Jean Doig of Frew emigrate to New Zealand

1863 Thomas Doig of Errol emigrates to New Zealand

1867 The second Reform Act extends the franchise further

c 1870 Paul Doig of Thornhill emigrates to Canada

c 1871 David Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Canada

1874 John Doig of Glasgow emigrates to New Zealand

1881 David Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Canada

1884 William Doig of St Andrews emigrates to New Zealand

1890 The Forth rail bridge is opened

1925 Alexander Doig of Dundee emigrates to New Zealand

1931 The National Trust for Scotland is founded to protect sites of historic and scenic significance

1979 A referendum on political devolution for Scotland chooses the status quo

1996 The Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland

1999 Following another referendum on devolution, a Scottish parliament sits for the first time since 1707

Sources:

George F Black, The Surnames of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1996

Brockhampton Chronology of British History, London, 1995

Frank Delaney, The Celts, London, 1986

Kenneth F Doig, The Dogs of Menteith and other papers, latest versions online

Kenneth Jackson (ed), Celt and Saxon: Studies in the Early British Border, Cambridge, 1963

J P Kenyon, The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History, Ware, 1994

John T McNeill, The Celtic Churches: A History, A.D. 200 to 1200, Chicago, 1974

Ordnance Survey, Map of Britain in the Dark Ages: North Sheet, Southampton, 1938

Norman H Reid, Scotland in the Reign on Alexander III, 1249-1286, Edinburgh, 1990

D W G Timms (ed), The Stirling Region, Stirling, 1974

David Williamson, Brewer's British Royalty: A Phrase and Fable Dictionary, London, 1996

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Stone Age	Pre-Celtic Beaker people and Tumulus people live in Britain	Stone Age	Neolithic tumuli (barrow tombs) built at Craighead and Blair Drummond
		Bronze Age	Several cairns built in the Thornhill / Doune / Frew area
c 500 BC	The Celts arrive in Britain
		Iron Age	Farmstead at Gargunnock, brochs built at Coldoch and on higher ground between Forth and Teith rivers
122-127	Romans build Hadrians Wall to keep out the Picts of Caledonia
140-142	Romans build Antonine Wall from the Forth to the Clyde
367	Picts overrun Hadrians Wall, the Romans rebuild it in 369
500	Scots from Ireland settle in Argyllshire and form the kingdom of Dál Riata under Fergus mac Ercc	early-mid 6th C	The Welsh (Briton) Saint Cadoc travels to Scotland, preaches to the unconverted Picts, and founds monasteries in the Forth-Menteith area in association with Caw of Strathclyde. One of the early churches associated with and named after Cadoc is at Kilmadock, near Doune.
563	St Columba crosses from Ireland to Iona to convert the Picts
685	The Picts defeat King Ecgfrith of Northumbria	7th-8th C	The four main parts of Scotland – Anglian Lothian, British Strathclyde, Scottish Dál Riata, and the Celtic kingdom of the Picts – all border on to each other in the Stirling area. Strathclyde later pushes into Menteith.
717	The church at Iona converts from Celtic to Roman usage
c 843	Kenneth mac Alpin unites the Scottish and Pictish thrones	450-850	Clearance of peat moss in the Vale of Menteith and around the Forth probably starts
860s-870s	Scotland ravaged by Viking attacks
904	Danish Vikings expelled from Scotland
937	King Athelstan of England defeats the Scots, Danes and Strathcylde Britons
954	Edinburgh, an Anglian (English) settlement, becomes part of Scotland	970s-990s	Kenneth II fortifies the Fords of Frew on the River Forth, which (along with Stirling) is one of only two safe places to cross between northern and southern Scotland. The fords lie on an ancient thoroughfare between Strathclyde and Doune.
1018	Malcolm II defeats the English and annexes Lothian
1040	Macbeth kills Duncan I
1057	Malcolm III defeats Macbeth
1069	Malcolm III marries Margaret (canonised in 1250), sister of the displaced Saxon claimant to the English throne
1102	The Norwegian king Magnus Barefoot conquers the Western Isles
1124	David I brings many Norman companions from England, who become the ancestors of most noble Scottish families
1192	Pope Celestine III declares the Scottish church to be independent from England
		1238	Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith, founds an Augustinian priory at Inchmahome, an island in the Lake of Menteith
		1261	Walter Stewart, younger brother of Alexander the Steward, becomes Earl of Menteith through his wife
1263	The Norse invade Scotland, and are defeated at the Battle of Largs by Alexander the Steward leading a mix of feudal and conscripted troops	1263	Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith, commands a large force at the Battle of Largs; oral sources claim that members of the Doig family fought in Walter's troop
1266	The Norwegians cede the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland	c1260-70	Malise, Earl of Strathearn, grants Kincardine to Sir David Graham of Dundaff
1290	Death of the child-queen Margaret, Maid of Norway – 13 claimants compete for the throne
1292	Edward I of England chooses John Balliol as king
1296	Edward I invades Scotland, defeats Balliol, and removes the Stone of Scone to London
1297	William Wallace defeats the English at Stirling Bridge
1298	Wallace is defeated by the English at Falkirk	late 13th C on	The ancient Celtic judicial office of Mair is gradually assimilated with that of Sheriff. Mairs become executive officers of the new courts, making arrests, serving summons and carrying out judgments
1305	Wallace is betrayed and executed
1306	Robert Bruce is crowned king but is defeated by the English and forced to flee
1307	Robert Bruce returns and launches a seven year guerilla campaign with a victory over the English
1314	Robert Bruce defeats the English comprehensively at Bannockburn
1320	The Scottish nobles send the Declaration of Arbroath to Rome, seeking Papal recognition of their independence
1328	Scottish independence is recognised by the English in the Treaty of Northampton
1332	Edward Balliol defeats David II but is later forced to flee
c 1350	The Black Death strikes Scotland	1364	King David II marries Margaret Drummond, widow of Sir John Logie. They are childless and divorce in 1370.
		1366	Annabella Drummond (Margaret's niece) marries John, Earl of Carrick, later Robert III.
1371	Robert Stewart becomes the first Stewart monarch as Robert II	1372	Alexander Doge is Vicar of Dunnichen, Angus (Forfarshire)
		1390	Annabella Drummond is crowned Queen of Scots
1406	James I is captured by the English and not released until 1424
1412	St Andrew's University founded	1413	Thomas Dog becomes a student at Queen's College, Oxford
1425	James I has his cousin Murdoch, Duke of Albany and his elder sons executed for their actions while he was in captivity
1437	James I is assassinated
		1457	William Dog is admitted as Burgess of Aberdeen
1460	James II is killed at the siege of Roxburgh	1460	Thomas Dog is on the faculty of St Andrews University
		1463	Walter Dog is Keeper of Doune Castle
		1467	Walter Dog becomes Chamberlain of Menteith
		1469	Thomas Dog becomes Prior of Inchmahome
		1471	Walter Dog is tenant of Kyncrech, Coupar Angus
1488	Many of the barons rebel against James III under the nominal leadership of his eldest son, who becomes James IV when his father is killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn	1490	John Dog is Burgess of Dundee
		1491	Alexander Dog is Canon of Inchmahome
		1492	William Dog is Burgess of Dundee
1503	James IV marries Margaret Tudor, 13 year old daughter of the English king Henry VII	c 1506	James Dog is mentioned in the court poetry of William Dunbar
		1508	James Dog becomes Chamberlain of Menteith
		by 1511	James Dog becomes Keeper of the Queen's Wardrobe, senior personal servant to Margaret Tudor
1513	James IV is killed along with many of his nobles in battle with the English at Flodden, Margaret Tudor becomes Regent for her young son James V	1514	Margaret Tudor marries Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
1524	Protestantism is banned in Scotland	1529	Walter Dog is the hereditary Mair of Fee in the Lordship of Menteith
		1540	James Dog of Dunrobin is created Seneschal of Menteith
		1541	Margaret Tudor dies
1542	Mary becomes Queen of Scots at six days old, under the Regency of the Earl of Arran
1544-47	'The Rough Wooing' – Henry VIII of England invades and Edinburgh is burned	1547	Mary Queen of Scots is sent to Inchmahome Priory for safety
1548	Mary Queen of Scots sent to France
		1552	James Dog of Dunrobin is made Commissioner of Levy for Menteith
		1552	Dionisius (Dennis) Dog receives the chaplaincy of the Chapel of Christ's Well, Kilmadock. He is murdered by 1564.
1557	The first bond of the Protestant Lords of Congregation
1559	John Knox returns to Scotland and introduces Presbyterianism
1560	Abolition of Roman Catholicism
1561	Mary Queen of Scots returns to Scotland
1565	Mary marries her half-cousin Henry, Lord Darnley; Mary's illegitimate half-brother James, Earl of Moray flees to England
		1566	Alexander, John and Archibald Dog of Ballingrew are granted remission for communicating with the rebels
1567	Darnley is murdered and Mary marries the Earl of Bothwell; they are captured and she is compelled to abdicate in favour of of her baby son James VI under the regency of the Earl of Moray
1568	Mary escapes, is defeated by Moray, and flees to England, where she is imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth
1570	Moray is assassinated and James VI's paternal grandfather, the Earl of Lennox, becomes Regent
1584	James VI establishes the Church of Scotland as an episcopal church	1583	John Dog is servitor to the Earl of Gowrie
1587	Mary Queen of Scots is executed in England
1592	Presbyterianism is fully established	1593	James Dog of Ballingrew is Mair of Fee and Chamberlain of Menteith
1592	The Roman Catholic leader, the Earl of Huntly, murders the second Earl of Moray, who is also Lord of Doune	1602	Paul Dog of Cessintully is one of the curators or guardians of James Stewart, third Earl of Moray and Lord of Doune
1603	James VI of Scotland becomes king of England on the death of Elizabeth I
1612	James VI reintroduces episcopalianism
		1623	The first baptism in the Kilmadock parish records is that of Elspet, daughter of James Dog of Ballingrew
1638	The Scots reintroduce Presbyterianism and the National Covenant is drawn up
1644-45	The English Civil War spills into religious fighting in Scotland	1645	Thomas Dog of Craigmackerrane, near Perth, is mentioned
1646	Charles I surrenders to the Scottish army
1649	Charles I is executed in London and the Scots proclaim his son Charles II as king
1651	Charles II is crowned at Scone but his supporters are defeated by Oliver Cromwell; he returns to England in 1660
1661	Anglican episcopacy is once again established in Scotland
1666	A Covenanters' uprising is defeated
1679-80	Another Covenanters' uprising is defeated
		1685	Paul Dog of Ballingrew is accidentally killed while serving against the Duke of Argyll, who rebelled against James VII in support of the Duke of Monmouth
1689	The Scottish parliament chooses William and Mary as monarchs after the Catholic James VII is forced to flee England after the birth of a son James to his Catholic wife
1689-90	The first Jacobite rebellion in Scotland is put down, indecisively at first
1690	The Scottish parliament reintroduces Presbyterianism
1692	Government troops massacre the MacDonalds at Glencoe after their chief is slow to swear allegiance to William and Mary
1707	The Scottish Parliament passes the Act of Union, bringing parliamentary union with England
1714	Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, dies and is succeeded by her Protestant Hanoverian cousin George I
1715	A Jacobite rebellion in support of James 'the Old Pretender' is defeated at the Battle of Sheriffmuir	1715	The Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought on the property of Charles Sterling of Kippendavie, son of Christian Dog of Ballingrew
		1743	The church at Kilmadock is abandoned and services moved to a new parish church at Doune
1745	Another Jacobite rebellion led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, 'the Young Pretender'; the rebels invade England
1746	Bonnie Prince Charlie is defeated at Culloden by English forces led by the Duke of Cumberland; he escapes to France
1766	James Francis Edward Stuart, 'the Old Pretender', dies in Rome
		1768	Dr David Doig, rector of Stirling Grammar School, publishes articles on Oriental and Classical subjects in the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica
1788	Charles Edward Stuart, 'the Young Pretender', dies in Rome	late 18th C	Last burial in Old Kilmadock Churchyard
		late 1790s	Andrew Doig of Murdieston emigrates to New York state
		1798	Robert Doig of Thornhill emigrates to the USA
		1801	James Doig of Mackeanston emigrates to New York state
1805	The Corn Laws are passed, banning the importation of cheap grain
1807	Henry, Cardinal York, the last royal Stuart male, dies in Italy
		by 1813	Walter Doig of Murdieston emigrates to New York state
		1817	Paul Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Canada
		by 1830	Paul Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Jamaica
1832	The first Reform Act greatly increases the electoral franchise
		1836	John Doig of Murdieston emigrates to Canada after falling out with his landlord the 10th Earl of Moray
1843	The Free Church of Scotland breaks away from the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland
		by 1850	William Doig of Glasgow emigrates to Australia
		1851	Andrew Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Michigan John Doig of Auchtergarven emigrates to South Africa
		1852	John Doig of Burntisland emigrates to Australia, then New Zealand Henry Doig of Aberfoyle emigrates to New Zealand
1855	Compulsory civil registration of births, deaths and marriages begins in Scotland	1855	James Doig of Kirkcaldy emigrates to Australia
		1860	Alexander and George Doig of Tibbermore emigrate to New Zealand
		1861-62	Paul, Peter and Jean Doig of Frew emigrate to New Zealand
		1863	Thomas Doig of Errol emigrates to New Zealand
1867	The second Reform Act extends the franchise further
		c 1870	Paul Doig of Thornhill emigrates to Canada
		c 1871	David Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Canada
		1874	John Doig of Glasgow emigrates to New Zealand
		1881	David Doig of Kirriemuir emigrates to Canada
		1884	William Doig of St Andrews emigrates to New Zealand
1890	The Forth rail bridge is opened
		1925	Alexander Doig of Dundee emigrates to New Zealand
1931	The National Trust for Scotland is founded to protect sites of historic and scenic significance
1979	A referendum on political devolution for Scotland chooses the status quo
1996	The Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland
1999	Following another referendum on devolution, a Scottish parliament sits for the first time since 1707