Tour Scotland Travel Video Kenneth MacVicar Window Parish Church Kenmore Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Reverend Kenneth MacVicar memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church in Kenmore on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Highland Perthshire. The window features, among others, the bible, the church, the old Manse and family life. The MacVicar surname is widespread in Argyllshire, is of medieval Scottish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic " M'Bhiocair " or " Mac an Bhiocair ". The Gaelic prefix " mac " means " son of ", with the definite article " an ", and " Biocar ", vicar; hence, " son of the Vicar ". Early recordings include: Donald owyr Makfikar of Kilravock in 1502; Mr. Archibald M'Yvicare who appears as provost of the Collegiate Church of Kilmond in 1529, and Nevin Makvicar, charter witness of lands in the barony of Phantelane, Argyllshire, in 1543. Sir Niall McVicar was rector of Lochawe, Argyllshire, in 1555, and in 1580, Schir Newyne M'Vicar was " commissar of Ergile ". The McVicar clan were originally closely associated with the Macnaughtons, and afterwards appear to have followed the Campbells of Argyll. One Patrick McVicar was servitor of George Campbell of Inveraray in 1654. In 1812, Robert McVicar of Mull, Argyllshire, emigrated to York Factory on Hudson Bay and settled at Red River, Canada, on October 27th 1812. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of James Makuecar, burgess of Glasgow, which was dated 1488.

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