Church And Cemetery With Music On History Visit To Kettins Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of photographs, with Scottish music, on an ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the parish church and cemetery in Kettins, Perthshire. Kettins Church was founded in April 1249 and celebrated its 750th anniversary in April 1999. The church stands on the site of one of six chapels established by a nearby Columban monastery, the present church dates from 1768, with the north wing added in 1870 and the tower in 1891. There is a Celtic stone and many interesting gravestones. Robert Trail, born 1720, died 775 was an 18th century Scottish minister who served as Professor of both Oriental Languages and Divinity at Glasgow University and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1762. Trail was born in Kincardineshire in 1720. He studied at Edinburgh University and became a minister of the Church of Scotland. In April 1745, Trail was presented by the Crown to the congregation of Kettins. In January 1746 he was formally ordained, taking place at Meigle due to a mob assembling at Kettins. In December 1753 he translated from Kettins to St Mary's Church in Banff. In October 1761, Trail joined Glasgow University as Professor of Oriental Languages. On the promotion of William Leechman to Principal, a few weeks later, Trail was asked to fill his place as Professor of Divinity. In 1762, Trail succeeded the John Hyndman as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by William Robertson. Trail died in Glasgow in 1775. John Ker, born 1715, died 178, was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1776. John was born in the manse in Roxburghshire around 1715. He studied Divinity at Edinburgh University and was licensed by the Presbytery of Kelso in November 1739. He was ordained as minister of Kettins in February 1744. In March 1745 he moved to Forfar Parish Church covering the parishes of Forfar and Restenneth. He was minister there for 36 years. In 1761 King's College, Aberdeen awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity. The university made him a Doctor of Medicine in the same year. In 1776 he succeeded the David Shaw as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by James Brown. He died at Forfar manse on 15 December 1781. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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