Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of part of a road trip drive East on the B8033 road, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Free Church Clock Tower and and graveyard in Braco, Perthshire. The Clock Tower is the remains of the Free Church which was erected at the time of the disruption in 1843. Opened for worship in 1781 as a chapel of ease, the church was originally a rectangular building. The bellcote was added in 1836 and a chancel built on the east end by William Simpson of Stirling in 1890. The most recent addition is the church hall, built 1985. Ardoch Church sits close by the famous Roman camp, The Disruption of 1843, also known as the Great Disruption, was a schism in 1843 in which 450 evangelical ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church of Scotland. This split in the Kirk caused bitter divisions, left ministers without homes and salaries, and meant that whole congregations found themselves without churches to worship in. .In the Patronage Act of 1712, local lairds were given the legal power to choose ministers. Thus meant, in effect, that congregations had no say in who preached to them. This ruling often caused deep unhappiness, as local Kirk members felt they had a right to say who should preside over their worship. Slowly but surely, ministers began to leave the church. In total, 474 ministers quit the Kirk as a result of the Disruption. Each of them willingly signed away their stipends, their manses and their churches, leaving them homeless and in some cases without an income. The Free Church then set about building an infrastructure for itself. The Free Kirk even created its own teacher training colleges, The Free Kirk did not rejoin with the Church of Scotland and continues to make a major contribution to Scotland's religious life. Its strength is mainly in the Gaelic-speaking areas of the Highlands and islands.
Braco was established in 1815 following the sale or feu of lands owned by James Masterson. 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. The founder of the English Football League William McGregor, was born in Braco in 1846. 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, America, in 1801; Charles Masterson landed in New York, NY, America, in 1816. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March.
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