Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the memorial stone on the site of the heart of Robert the Bruce at the abbey and graveyard in Melrose on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Scottish Borders. St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland, and was the chief house of that order in the country until the Reformation. It was headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Melrose. King Alexander II and other Scottish kings and nobles are buried at the abbey. A lead container believed to hold the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce was found in 1921 below the Chapter House site. The surname Melrose was first found in Roxburghshire in Melrose, a market town and parish. Spelling variations of this family name include: Melrose, Melross, Melros, Meuros, Meuwress, Meuross and many more. Clan Melrose was in the Roxburghshire area in the 15th Century. Ann Melrose a Scottish convict was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the Buffalo on 4th May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; William Melrose settled in Boston, America, in 1699; John Cameron Melrose arrived in Connecticut, America, in 1770; Thomas Melrose, aged 40, landed in South Carolina, America, in 1812; Alexander Melrose landed in New York, America, in 1825. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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