Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a Spring road trip drive North on the A822 road, with Scottish music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Crieff, Scottish Gaelic: Craoibh, meaning tree, in Highland Perthshire. For a number of centuries Highlanders came south to Crieff to sell their black cattle whose meat and hides were avidly sought by the growing urban populations in Lowland Scotland and the north of England. The town acted as a gathering point or tryst for the Michaelmas cattle sale held each year and the surrounding fields and hillsides were black with the tens of thousands of cattle, some from as far away as Caithness and the Outer Hebrides. Ewan McGregor was born in born 1971 in Perth, Scotland, and raised in Crieff, Scotland. Alexander Murray was born on 2 June 1810, at Dollerie House in Crieff. He was educated at the Royal Navy Academy and joined the Royal Navy in 1824. During his career in the navy, Murray was wounded at the Battle of Navarino and received a medal for his actions. Murray became a lieutenant in 1833 and retired from service in 1835. Following his retirement, Murray immigrated to Woodstock, Upper Canada. During the Rebellions of 1837 to 1838, Murray volunteered for service and served in Lieutenant Andrew Drew's naval brigade, which destroyed the US steamer Caroline. Around 1836, Murray married Fanny Judkins in Scotland. After spending a period farming, Murray and his family returned to England in 1841, and he applied unsuccessfully for re-appointment to the Royal Navy. During his time in England, Murray studied geology and received an appointment in 1842 to the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1842, the Province of Canada formed the Geological Survey of Canada and appointed William Edmund Logan as its first director. While spending the winter of 1842 in England, Logan made the acquittance of Murray and he appointed him as his assistant. Murray returned to Canada in May 1843, and the pair commenced a survey of colony's natural resources. Murray examined land in the Ontario Peninsula, while Logan surveyed Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In 1864 Murray moved to Newfoundland and became the first director of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland. His first major task was to produce a reliable topographical map of the interior of the island. Murray did detailed work in the area between Hall's Bay and St. George's Bay, as well as the area surrounding Conception, Placentia and St. Mary's bays. He also mapped parts of the Great Northern Peninsula and central Newfoundland. Murray produced the first geological map of Newfoundland and his reports of rich resources in the island's interior were an important factor in the decision to build the trans-island railway in 1881. Poor health caused Murray to return to Scotland in 1883. On 18 December 1884 Murray died in Belmont Cottage, Crieff.
Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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