Interior Old Parish Church With Music On History Visit To Blackford Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the interior of the old parish church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Blackford, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The Parish of Blackford was formerly the Parish of Strageath founded by St Fergus in the eighth century. The Church at Blackford on the hill was founded at the time of the Reformation and it’s first minister Alex Gall was inducted in 1574. The Parish name was changed to Blackford in 1617 by an Act of Parliament. The church on the hill was burned in the middle of the 18th century and rebuilt but in 1858 it was no longer big enough and a new church was built in its place opening in 1859. The bell from the church on the hill is preserved in the new church and probably originally came from Strageath as the inscription on it is pre Reformation. There is a legend that a King Magnus lost his wife Queen Helen in a storm and she is buried on a nearby hill. Blackford became a popular stopping place especially when Scotland's first public brewery was started. King James VII of Scotland even stopped in Blackford while travelling to sample their ale. The surname Blackford was first found in Somerset, England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name is derived from black ford, indicating a dark place in which there was a river crossing. The variations of the surname Blackford include Blackford, Blackforde, Blakeford, Blakford and others. John Blackford, aged 38, arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship Thetis; George Blackford settled in Charleston, South Carolina, America, in 1635 and was strongly involved in the development of Barnstable and Cape Cod; Robert Blackford, aged 29, arrived in Michigan, America, in 1854. 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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