The Jacobite Database of 1745

ABOUT JDB1745

JDB1745 is an online relational database specifically designed for the purpose of scholarly research and the analysis of a large number of biographic entries. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, the goal of JDB1745 is to eventually house every name that can be associated with Jacobitism in the years 1740-1759. Because much of the detailed biographical data of accused or suspected Jacobites are scarce or as of yet undiscovered, approaching this project using prosopographic analysis will help answer many questions about Jacobite constituency during the final rising against the Hanoverian government of George II. The usefulness of this interpretation is that it allows researchers to establish significant characteristics about a large number of subjects through a broad but detailed examination of facts: the entire collection of what facts are known about them and the way those facts interrelate.

No scholar has ever compiled these listings into one consolidated forum; eliminating duplicate names, comparing them against each other to see how the web of relationships was formed, and categorising them by a myriad of different characteristics to be later tested and analysed by rigorous scholarship. With this database, we hope to offer its users a helpful and accurate biographical, social, and cultural atlas of the ‘Forty-five.

This rich codification of Jacobite constituency will present everything we currently know about the participants of the Forty-five - with infinite expandability to include future knowledge – and will also provide an invaluable tool for researchers in the fields of history, genealogy, and beyond.

This database and its analysis form the ongoing work of Dr Darren S. Layne, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (BA), the University of Edinburgh (MSc), and the University of St Andrews (PhD). The project is aided by a multidisciplinary team of scholars and researchers in Scotland, England, the United States, and beyond. Interested parties are encouraged to get in touch via the contact info below. See more of Darren's work on academia.edu and at the Humanities Commons. A synopsis of his research focus can be found on the Scottish History Network blog.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Utility • List of Jacobite Surrenders in Crathie and Braemar Parishes, Aberdeenshire • 9 August 2021

An interactive spreadsheet of the Jacobite rebels who surrendered themselves and their arms to the minister of Crathie, John Macinnes, 1746. Contains onomastic notes that link eighteenth-century farms and steadings to modern places.
Podcast • AskHistorians Podcast Episode 175 - The 275th Anniversary of Culloden with Dr Darren S. Layne • 22 May 2021

In this episode, Darren (u/Funkyplaid) talks to u/Aquatermain about the 275th anniversary of the battle of Culloden and the end of the last Jacobite rising. Topics include Darren's work on the digital history of Jacobitism, myths and realities of the Jacobite rising, and why the battle of Culloden remains so compelling for so many people.
Lecture • The Battle of Culloden 275 Years On - Ideology, Optimism, and Why We Still Care • 16 April 2021

Filmed for the 275th Anniversary Commemorations at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culloden battlefield. Many know the story of the action and what took place in the years afterward, but why we do we still care about the Battle of Culloden nearly three centuries on? This short talk offers some thoughts about our memory of historical Jacobitism and why this windswept moorland still means so much to so many today.
Essay • Analogous Analysis Paralysis: The Stultifying Weltschmerz of Jacobite Prisoner Lists • 16 April 2021

The brief working case study illustrated in this paper compares the data from some well-known publications and the manuscript sources from which they are drawn, while providing some relevant visualisations that describe the demographic constituency of nearly a thousand Jacobite prisoners taken during and after the rising of 1745-6.
Forum • Reddit AskHistorians AMA: Jacobitism, Anti-Jacobitism, and the Jacobite Rising of 1745 • 17 January 2021

AskHistorians is a subreddit on the popular forum service Reddit where users may ask questions or engage in discussions about different aspects of history. AMAs (Ask Me Anythings) are scheduled Q&A panels where users can engage directly with experts in a given field. The discussion remains online in perpetuity for people to reference later. AskHistorians is one of the largest public history forums on the Internet.
Blog • Little Rebellions - The Research Blog of the Jacobite Database of 1745 Team • Ongoing

A place for us to put our thoughts-in-progress regarding anything connected to the database project. Includes case studies from JDB1745, technical notes, workflow processes, and musings on the state of the discipline.
Blog • Too Much Powder in the Chamber? Solving Transcription Formatting in the ADM 8 Database Project • 19 Mar 2018

Written for the Global Maritime History blog, this article is an Airtable-based workflow solution for transcribing difficult data sets from archival documents into machine-readable format. The resources discussed are from the Admiralty List Books (TNA ADM 8/1) of Charles II and James II/VII Stuart's royal ships in service between 1674 and 1689.
Essay • Witnesses Against State Prisoners in the Last Jacobite Rising • 23 Oct 2017

This post for the Four Nations History Network briefly explores how witnesses were obtained, used, and treated by the British state during the trials concerning Jacobite prisoners during and after the Forty-five.
Utility • Location Authority Table for Scotland's Historical Counties & Parishes • 24 Jun 2017

An interactive spreadsheet of eighteenth-century Scottish counties and parishes, used as the authority table for the location data in JDB1745. The records within this Airtable base is fully able to be searched, sorted, filtered, and grouped. Links to each location's entry in the Statistical Accounts for Scotland are also provided.
Blog • Dr. Darren S. Layne: What I do in Scottish History • 31 May 2017

Darren's contribution to the 'What I do in Scottish History' series for the Scottish History Network blog. An opportunity to introduce the concept of JDB1745 to the public and why it will be helpful for those studying the social and cultural history of the eighteenth century in Britain and beyond, as well as some of the motivating factors that gave rise to the concept of the database.
Podcast • Evernote: A Note Taking Tool That Will Revolutionize Your Academic Life • 19 Sep 2016

Recorded for the College Prep Podcast, this episode provides a quick breakdown of the fantastic productivity app, Evernote. In it, Darren discusses with the hosts how to start off with using the service, some of the many ways to organize data within the app, and the great value of using it to bolster one's historical studies and workflow processes.
Podcast • An Interview with Jacobite Scholar Dr. Darren Layne • 9 Apr 2016

Darren joins Summer and Ginger from The Outlander Podcast for a conversation about some of the realities of Jacobite history behind the incredibly popular fictional series by Diana Gabaldon. Some of the topics discussed include the historical backdrop to the era, what it meant to be a Jacobite, how the risings started, and what effects they ultimately had on Britain in both Scotland and England.

DIGITAL TOOLS

The creation and management of JDB1745 are made possible with some of the following digital tools and services. From team-based project management to data taxonomy schemes to inline searching, we're very thankful for the designers, providers, and coders of these systems and many more besides.