Tour Scotland early Autumn travel video of part of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes and drums music, on ancestry, history visit to Braco, Perthshire. Braco village is located 5 miles north of Dunblane towards Perth off the A9 road. The village can also be accessed via the B8033 route which passes Ashfield and Kinbuck. Braco was established in 1815 following the sale or feu of lands owned by James Masterson. The surname Masterson was first found in Breffny, a medieval kingdom in Ireland. Masterson in Gaelic is Mac an Mhaighistir, which means son of the master. Spelling of the Masterson family name includes; MacMaster, McMaster, Masterson, Mac an Mhaighistir, MacAmaster, MacYmaster and many more.
Henry Masterson arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship Empress in 1865; Mary Masterson and her husband settled in Plymouth, America, in 1629; Elizabeth Masterson arrived in Virginia, America, in 1655; Owen Masterson landed in New York, Amedrica, in 1801; Charles Masterson landed in New York, NY, America, in 1816. The founder of the English Football League William McGregor, was born in Braco in 1846.
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