Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish Music, of the Parish Church and trees on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kinnaird, Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The present church is of early 19th century date and replaced a church built in 1674. The surname Kinnaird was first found in Perthshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt, former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times in the barony named Kinnaird. Radulphus Rufus had a charter from King William the Lion of the barony of Kinnaird in Perthshire and it is from this early origin that the surname was assumed. The clan and family descended from Radalphus Rufus, who obtained a charter of the barony of Kinnaird in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, from William the Lion, king of Scotland from 1165 to 1214. To this barony the neighbouring lands of Inchture were united in 1399 by the marriage of Reginald de Kinnaird with Margaret, the heiress of Sir John Kirkaldy of Inchture. Kinnaird spelling variation include Kinnard, Kinnaird, Kynnard, Kennard, Kynharde, Kinzerd, Kinnart, Kynnart and many more.
James Kinnaird arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship Nimroud in 1864; Charlotte Kinnaird arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship Nimroud in 1864; Robert Kinnaird, a Scottish settler travelled from Glasgow aboard the ship Sevilla arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 4th September 1864; William Kinnaird settled in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, America in 1767; Joseph S. Kinnaird, aged 20, arrived in New York, America, in 1919 aboard the ship Tuscan Prince from London, England; Jean M. Kinnaird, originally from Lossiemouth, Scotland, arrived in New York, America, in 1920 aboard the ship Aquitania from Southampton, England; James Kinnaird, aged 58, arrived in New York, America, in 1921 aboard the ship Algeria from Glasgow, Scotland.
Sir George Kinnaird of Inchture was a loyal supporter of the Royalist Cause and was knighted by King Charles II in 1661, then raised to the peerage as Lord Kinnaird of Inchture. His descendant, the 3rd Lord Kinnaird, opposed the Union of the Scottish and English parliaments in 1707. He died without a male heir and was succeeded by a great grandson of the 1st Lord Kinnaird. The 7th Lord Kinnaird was one of the sixteen Scottish representative peers who took their seats in the House of Lords.
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.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs
No comments:
Post a Comment