James Traill Calder
James Traill Calder (1794–1864)[1] was a Scottish local historian, author of a History of Caithness.
Life
Calder was born in Castletown, Caithness. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and, after acting for some time as private tutor in the house of the Rev. Mr. Gunn at Caithness, became parish teacher at Canisbay. He died at Elwick Bank, Shapinshay, Orkney, on 15 January 1864.[2]
Works
Calder's major work was Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century, was published in 1861. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it "remains a standard work".[1]
In 1842 Calder published at Wick Sketches from John o' Groat's in Prose and Verse, which contained a chapter on "Ancient Superstitions and Customs in Caithness". In 1846 he issued a volume of poems, The Soldier's Bride.[2]
Notes
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Attribution
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