Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a train journey North to cross the Findhorn Viaduct on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The viaduct carries the Perth to Inverness railway line over the valley of the River Findhorn. The bridge was designed and built for the Highland Railway between 1894 and 1897 by Murdoch Paterson, their chief engineer, and John Fowler who also worked on the design of the Forth Rail Bridge. It was opened to traffic on 19 July 1897. Murdoch Paterson was born in September 1826, one of five sons of Donald Paterson, born 1778, died 1851, farmer, at Dell of Inshes, Inverness, and Elizabeth Munro, born 1789, died 1847. He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy, and initially worked as a wine merchant in Inverness. His elder brother, William Paterson, was also an engineer. In 1846, he became articled to Joseph Mitchell, the Inspector of Highland Roads and Bridges, and surveyor of railways in the Highlands. In 1851 he worked on expanding the Port of Inverness, and from 1854 worked with Joseph Mitchell on the construction of new lines for the Highland Railway, including Inverness to Keith. In 1862, Joseph Mitchell set up a partnership with William and Murdoch Paterson, as Joseph Mitchell and Company. Mitchell retired in 1867, and Murdoch became chief engineer of the Highland Railway on 6 November 1874. As well as engineering the construction of new lines for the Highland Railway, he also prepared the designs of many new stations. He died on 9 August 1898 whilst still in post, just three months before the opening of the new line from Inverness to Aviemore. Clan Patterson is considered as a sept of the Clan MacLaren and Clan Farquharson who were based in the Scottish Highlands. The surname Paterson was first found in Ross-shire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois, a former county, now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross. The ancestral home of the Clan Pheadirean, Paterson, was on the north side of Loch Fyne. Moving from the Gaelic into English spellings resulted in the typical wide range of surname spellings. By example, William Patrison and John Patonson, were witnesses in Aberdeen in 1446, Donald Patyrson was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1494, Robert Patersoun was captain of a ship in 1544, Fyndlay Patersoun had a tack of the lands of Owar Elrik from the Abbey of Cupar, Fife, in 1557. Over the years Paterson has appeared as Patterson, Paterson, Pattersen, Patteson, Pattison and many more. 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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