Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Bethune memorials on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the graveyard in Kilconquhar, East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. In memory of including, John Trotter Bethune Lindsay tenth Earl of Lindsay called " the Good" , ninth Viscount Carnock, nineteenth Lord Lindsay of the Byres, Lord Parbroath, Kilbirnie, Kingsburn and Drumry, and a Baronet. Born 3rd January 1827, died at Kilconquhar, 12th May 1894."; and In memory of Jeanne Marie Eudoxie, daughter of Sieur Jacques Victor Duval of Bordeaux and the beloved wife of John Trotter Bethune tenth Earl of Lindsay died aged 67 years 1897. There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bethune, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, Canada, and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Sharp, later Bethune Baronetcy, of Scotscraig in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 April 1683 for William Sharp. The sixth Baronet married Margaret, daughter of John Bethune. The baronetcy became dormant on his death in 1780. It remained so until 1916 when it was successfully claimed by Alexander Sharp Bethune, the ninth Baronet, who had assumed the additional surname of Sharp. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General Alexander Sharp, de jure seventh Baronet, who assumed the surname of Bethune in lieu of Sharp in 1815. The title became extinct on the death of the tenth Baronet in 1997. Sir William Sharp, 1st Baronet, born 1655, died 1712, Sir James Sharp, 2nd Baronet died 1738, Sir James Sharp, 3rd Baronet died 1743, Sir William Sharp, 4th Baronet died 1754, Sir Alexander Sharp, 5th Baronet died 1770, Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet, born 1729, died 1780, Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune, de jure 7th Baronet born 1771, died 1847, Sir Alexander Bethune, de jure 8th Baronet born 1824, died 900, Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune, 9th Baronet born 1860, died 1917, Sir Alexander Maitland Sharp Bethune, 10th Baronet born 1909, died1997. Bethune, or Béthune, is a French and Scottish surname. It originates from the name of the town of Béthune in Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. The name of the town was first recorded in the 8th century, in the Latin form Bitunia. The surname is first recorded in Scotland during the reign of King Alexander II, born December 1214 died 8 July 1249, when charters of the abbeys of St Andrews and Arbroath name Robert de Betunia, probably a knight Sir David de Betun, definitely a knight, and John de Betun, probably a cleric. 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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