Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the exterior and interior of the cottage which was the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Ecclefechan in Dumfries and Galloway. Born on 4 December 1795 of peasant parents in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Carlyle attended the University of Edinburgh where he excelled in mathematics, inventing the Carlyle circle. After finishing the arts course, he prepared to become a minister in the Burgher Church while working as a schoolmaster. He quit these and several other endeavours before settling on literature, writing for the Edinburgh Encyclopædia and working as a translator. He found initial success as a disseminator of German literature, then little known to English readers, through his translations, his Life of Friedrich Schiller in 1825, and his review essays for various journals. His first major work was a novel entitled Sartor Resartus in 1834. In October 1826, Thomas and Jane Carlyle were married at the Welsh family farm in Templand. Shortly after their marriage, the Carlyles moved into a modest home on Comely Bank in Edinburgh, that had been leased for them by Jane's mother. They lived there from October 1826 to May 1828. After relocating to London, England, he became famous with his French Revolution in 1837, which prompted the collection and reissue of his essays as Miscellanies. Each of his subsequent works, from On Heroes in 1841 to History of Frederick the Great in 1865 and beyond, were highly regarded throughout Europe and North America. He founded the London Library, contributed significantly to the creation of the National Portrait Galleries in London and Scotland, and was elected Lord Rector of Edinburgh University in 1865, and received the Pour le Mérite in 1874, among other honours. Carlyle traveled to Scotland to deliver his Inaugural Address at Edinburgh as Rector in April 1866. During his trip, he was accompanied by John Tyndall, Thomas Henry Huxley and Thomas Erskine. One of those that welcomed Carlyle on his arrival was Sir David Brewster, president of the university and the commissioner of Carlyle's first professional writings for the Edinburgh Encyclopædia. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday in 1875, he was presented with a commemorative medal crafted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm and an address of admiration signed by 119 of the leading writers, scientists, and public figures of the day. On 2 February 1881, Thomas Carlyle fell into a coma. For a moment he awakened, and Mary heard him speak his final words: " So this is Death, well " thereafter lost his speech and died on the morning of 5 February. An offer of internment at Westminster Abbey, which he had anticipated, was declined by his executors in accordance with his will. He was laid to rest with his mother and father in Hoddam Kirkyard in Ecclefechan, according to old Scottish custom. His private funeral, held on 10 February, was attended by family and a few friends, including Froude, Conway, Tyndall, and William Lecky, as local residents looked on. 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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