Tour Scotland photograph of the James Archer gravestone in Gask Parish Churchyard cemetery, Perthshire, Scotland. Late farmer in Charlesfield, Gask, who died 23rd December, 1832, aged 53.
Famous Archers from Scotland include:
Colin Archer, born 22 July 1832, died 8 February 1921, was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder from Larvik, Norway. His parents had immigrated to Norway from Scotland in 1825. He was known for building safe and durable ships including the Fram used in both Fridtjof Nansen's and Roald Amundsen's polar expeditions.
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