George Pearson Gravestone Comrie Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the George Pearson, Innkeeper, gravestone in the old graveyard on ancestry visit to Comrie, Strathearn, Perthshire. The given name Piers was adopted by the English from the Old French " Pierre ” and “ Piers, " introduced by the Normans after the Conquest in 1066. In England, because of the Biblical association with the apostle Peter, it was an early favorite. Piers Plowman, for instance, was a narrative poem written by William Langland in the late 14th century. The Pearson surname was thought to have originated in Northumberland and migrated northwards. Wautier Pieresoune, a landowner in Berwickshire, appeared in the Ragman’s Roll of 1296. One hundred years later, David Perisone and his brothers Alexander and John were recorded as Comptollers of the Customs for North Berwick. The Scottish branch of this family was said to have been founded about 1400 when Christopher Peirson left that area for Wanlockhead near Dumfries. The family, spelt in various forms, was later to be found in Dunfermline and Perthshire. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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