Finlayson Window On History Visit To Greyfriars Tolbooth Highland Kirk Edinburgh Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Finlayson Memorial, Stained Glass Window in Greyfriars Tolbooth Highland Kirk on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. Finlayson is an ancient surname of Scottish origin and is the patronymic, son of, form of Finlay, and is the Anglicization of the Gaelic MacFhionnlaigh, and generally translated as fair hero, from the elements, fionn, meaning fair and laoch, meaning a warrior or hero. The surname Finlayson was first found in Stirlingshire, where traditionally this Clan is descended from Finlay Mor Farquharson, in turn descended from the ancient 11th century Thanes of Fife, through Shaw MacDuff, the first progenitor of the Farquharsons of the Braes of Mar. The descendants of Finlay Mor, a giant of a man, a man of daring and unequalled courage, settled in the lowlands with the name MacIanla, though, strangely, they had previously been called the Clan Eracher. It is claimed that the MacErachers of Perth also are descended from Finlay Mor. In the lowlands they became the Clan MacIanla. This was in turn anglicized to Finlayson, having many spellings, but approximately the same sound. The first Finlay married the heiress of the Garden, 'of that Ilk', and acquired those estates. 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.

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