Robert Fleming Mariner Gravestone On History Visit To Cathedral Ruins St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short Spring travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Robert Fleming, Mariner, gravestone in the Cathedral ruins graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife. The Clan Fleming were Jacobites and the 6th earl attended King James II of England and VII of Scotland after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Fleming opposed the Treaty of Union and voted against every article in the Parliament of 1706. During the Jacobite rising of 1715 he was arrested by the governor of Edinburgh Castle. Charles Fleming had succeeded his brother as the earl but when he died in 1747 the title became dormant The surname Fleming is derived from the French, le Fleming, which indicates that the family originated in Flanders. The once powerful medieval principality of Flanders is now split between Belgium, the Netherlands and France. During the latter part of the twelfth century the Flemish were enterprising merchants who traded with England, Scotland and Wales. A distinguished Flemish leader named Baldwin settled with his followers in Biggar, South Lanarkshire under a grant of King David I of Scotland. Baldwin became Sheriff of Lanark under King Malcolm IV of Scotland and William the Lion and this office appears to have been hereditary for some time. William Fleming, English convict from Southampton, was was transported aboard the " Andromeda " on November 13, 1832, settling in New South Wales, Australia. Michael Fleming, British settler travelling from Portsmouth aboard the ship " Duke of Portland " arrived in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 13th October 1851. Margaret Fleming, aged 20, arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig " Maria " from Cork, Ireland. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. 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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