Stonemason Gravestone With Music On History Visit To Cargill Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the gravestone of a Stonemason on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the graveyard in Cargill, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Headstone with Dividers, Hammer and Set Square. The surname Cargill is a locational name which derives from The Lands of Cargill a parish in East Perthshire, and being first recorded in the 13th Century. The name means The Stony Stream or possibly The Stream on the Stony Hill, the name being extremely popular in certain areas, an example being Auchmithie in Angus in 1859 when 123 out of 375 adults were called Cargill. The name has been spelt Kergylle in 1283, Kergille in 1296, Kergill in 1401, Cargyl in 1497, and Carnigill in 1583, Cargill being recorded in 1681. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter de Kergyle. which was dated 1260 Charter Witness at Drumkerauch. during the reign of King Alexander 111 of Scotland, born 1249, died 1286. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Cargill is a surname of Scottish origin, a sept of Clan Drummond. Scottish stonemasons have a long history of having some of the best skills and knowledge in masonry construction. When developing plans for the new Presidential residence in America, which would later be known as the White House, the Washington Commissioners admired the skills of Scottish stonemasons so much that they encouraged around seven men from Edinburgh to emigrate to America. Brothers John and James Williamson, two of the first stonemasons to emigrate to America to help build the White House, were freemasons. The masons travelled to America by sea. The epic journey would have taken them over a month. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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