THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Born on April 12, 1864, ViceAdmiral Sir Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss is the third son of the late Mr J. Erskine Wemyss of Wemyss Castle, Fife, and grandson of RearAdmiral J. Erskine Wemyss, MP. He became a naval cadet on July 15 1877, attained flag rank on April 19 1911 and has been acting viceadmiral since December 2 1915. He was a commander of the Ophir on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to the Colonies, 1901, and promoted captain in 1910.

50 years ago

Over a thousand members of the Clan Cameron flocked from many parts of the world to Achnaharry Castle, Inverness-shire to celebrate the coming-of-age of the chief’s son and heir, Donald Angus Cameron, 21 last week. The sun shone as his father, the Cameron of Lochiel, addressed his clansfolk in a park in front of Achnaharry. “This is my son’s day,” he said, “not mine. I am sure my son Donald will get the same friendship and affection from members of Clan Cameron and from crofters and tenants.”

25 years ago

A man plucked from his yacht in a mid-Atlantic swoop by the Royal Navy appeared in court charged with murdering his parents, a former St Andrews couple, nearly five years ago in Jersey. Roderick Newall, a 26-year-old former Royal Green Jackets lieutenant, is accused of killing parents Elizabeth, 48, and Nicholas, 57, who were last seen alive in Jersey in October 1987. Their bodies have never been found. He was taken off his boat, the Austral Soma, in international waters.

One year ago

A deer stalker whose knowledge of Scotland’s moorland species sparked a pioneering wildlife tourism attraction in Perthshire has landed a national award. Sandy Reid, 73, of Atholl Estates was at the forefront of a 2005 move to showcase the estate’s wildlife to visitors through a Land Rover safari. Since then, he has driven hundreds of visitors across the moors to photograph red deer stags, golden eagles and black grouse. The offering has since been rolled out on other estates.