Tour Scotland Travel Video James Anderson Dickson Gravestone Arbroath Angus

Tour Scotland travel video of the James Anderson Dickson gravestone on ancestry visit to Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Colonel James Anderson Dickson of Woodville V.D. J.P. C.C. born 1818, died 1901. The surname Dickson was first found in Kirkcudbrightshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt, part of the present day Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, former county in Southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times. They were descended from the ancient Pictish Clan Keith, and the first Dickson was son of Richard Keith, son of the great Marischal of Scotland, who died in 1249, and Margaret daughter of the third Lord Douglas. Hence the Clan has always claimed to be followers of the Douglas Clan. Dickson has been spelled Dixon, Dickson, Dixoun, Dikson, Dyxson, Dyckson, Dicksoun, Dicson and many more.

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