Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of Autumn trees and rain on a rainy weather history visit to Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Simson or Simpson is a fairly common name in Scotland, where it is a minor clan name and was also a family name of the Anglo Scottish Border on the English side. The earliest recorded owner of the name was a Richard Symmeson of Staffordshire, England, in 1353 and the first mention in the North of England was Adam Symson of Whitby in 1395. Simpson with the " p " first occurs in 1397 when a John Simpson is recorded in Yorkshire. In the following century a John Symson living in the City of London was alternatively known as John Sympson showing that two spellings of the same name could exist side by side. Simpson and Simson in all their forms mean son of Sim, a shortened form of Simon. Other similar names include Simpkin or Simkins, meaning a relative of Sim, but these names are more commonly found in the south of England. It was a popular baptismal name among the Normans, who introduced it to Britain. In Scotland, it became popular by the northern migration of Normans who acquired lands in Scotland, firstly in the Borders, and later, as these by their support of the Scottish Crown, were granted lands elsewhere. Amongst these Norman migrants were the Lockharts and the Frasers. The former, having acquired lands in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, left their names to two places, both named Symington, Simon's town, and the latter, by a preference for it as a baptismal name, spread its use among their cadet families to the extent that the chief of the Frasers of Lovat is known by his patronymic Mac Shimidh, Son of Simon. Thus, we find phonetic variants such as MacKimmie given as septs of Clan Fraser, particularly in the Gaelic north. In Argyll, a race of MacSimons are traditionally associated with the MacArthurs, a name by which a certain race of Campbells are known. It cannot now be established how this latter strongly Celtic race came to favour a Norman name, unless through faulty interpretation of speech and thence the written record. In Lowland Scotland, Sim, Sime, Syme, Symon, and Sim(p)son became accepted forms, and at one time, a family named 'Symington of that Ilk', who took their name from the Lanarkshire place given above. Among those of the kindred of Simon who have left their mark is Andrew Simpson, the author of a Latin Grammar which became the standard text-book replacing that of Donatus in 1587, its usage continued until replaced in 1714. Sir George Simpson, born 1792, died 1860, became Governor of the Hudsons Bay Company of Canada, and to Sir James Y. Simpson, born in Bathgate, Professor of Obstetrics in Edinburgh, we owe gratitude for the advent of painless surgery, brought about by his pioneering use of Chloroform. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23
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