Edward Ramsden Priestly Memorial Window On Visit To Episcopal Church Stirling Stirlingshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the Ramsden memorial stained glass window in the Episcopal Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Stirling, Stirlingshire. In memory of Colonel Edward Ramsden Priestly, Lieutenant Colonel 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, The Black Watch. Died at Stirling 25th March 1868 in his fifty first year. Erected by his brother officers. Edward Ramsden Priestley entered the army as an ensign in the 45th Foot in Nov 1835. He transferred to the 25th Regiment, King's Own Scottish Borderers, on 4 June 1836. He was adjutant in 1838 for five years and served in the regiment when they were in South Africa. He was Assistant QM General at Aldershot in the first year of the camp until promoted to major. With the rank of major he transferred to the 42nd on 10 Aug 1858 while they were in India. He was with them in several operations in the Indian Mutiny including the siege and fall of Lucknow, and was mentioned in despatches for the assault on the Martiniere and Banks's Bungalow. He was promoted 2nd Lieutenant Colonel on 10 Aug 1858 and promoted to the command of the regiment from 1861. He died whilst in command, on 25th March 1868. The surname Priestly was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, where the surname is derived from a geographical locality. i.e the priest's meadow, some small estate in the near neighbourhood of Bradford. Many variations of the name Priestly have been found, including Priestley, Priestly, Preistley,Pressley and others. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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