Tour Scotland 4K Winter afternoon travel video of a short late afternoon road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, East on the A824 route on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Aberuthven, Gaelic: Obar Ruadhainn in Strathearn, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Until the 19th century Aberuthven was named Smiddyhaugh, a blacksmith forge by the bridge over the Ruthven. In days gone by the village was known for its cattle fairs and filled with hand loom weavers working away in their cottages. The surname Ruthven was first found in Angus, Gaelic: Aonghas, at Ruthven, a parish in the Tayside region of north eastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire. Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruthven, Ruthen, Ruthin, Wruthven, Wruthen, Rutheven, Rotheven, Rothveyn and many more. Mary Ruthven was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, then transported aboard the Asia on 9th March 1847, arriving in Tasmania; George Ruthven, aged 15 months, was a Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship Peter Denny arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1873, but he died on board; Colin Ruthven arrived in Ontario, Canada, in 1818; James Ruthven arrived in America in 1785; Edwin Ruthven settled in Philadelphia, America, in 1861; John Ruthven, aged 17, settled in America from Glasgow, in 1893. Clan Ruthven is a Lowland Scottish clan. The Ruthven lands in Perthshire, Scotland take their name from the Scottish Gaelic, Ruadhainn which means Dun uplands.The clan chief's family are of Norse origin. They first settled in East Lothian but by the end of the twelfth century they were in Perthshire. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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
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