Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the old graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Aberdalgie, Strathearn, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Aberdalgie is the area where the Medieval heads of Clan Oliphant are buried. Prominent among them is Sir William Oliphant, the resolute Governor of Stirling Castle when in 1304 it held out longer than any other against King Edward I of England, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Also buried here are Sir William's son, Sir Walter Oliphant, and his wife, Princess Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of King Robert the Bruce. The surname Oliphant was first found in Perthshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt, former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland. The first of the descendants of this Norman, occurring in the public records, was David Olifard, who served in the army of King Stephen in 1141. A conspiracy was formed against the Empress Maud, who escaped from Winchester, England, attended by King David I. Surrounded by the enemy, the Scottish King owed his safety to the exertions of his godson Olifard, who, although in the adverse party, aided his Royal opponent. In recompense, the rescued Monarch gave to his preserver, who settled in North Britain, the Lands of Crailing and Smallham in Roxburghshire, and conferred on him the dignified office of Justiciary. Thus was established the famous family of Oliphant, so distinguished in the annals of Scotland. Spelling variations of this family name include: Oliphant, Olifant, Olifard and others. William Smith Oliphant, aged 28, a shoemaker, arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship Himalaya; William Oliphant, aged 26, a shepherd, arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship Lysander; Mary Ann Oliphant, born 1815, aged 47, was a British settler who travelled from London aboard the ship Edward Thornhill arriving in Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in 1862; Lilly Oliphant, aged 17, a housemaid, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship Rakaia in 1879; David Oliphant, aged 45, a printer, arrived in Quebec, Canada, aboard the ship Atlas in 1815; Andrew Oliphant, arrived in New England, America, in 1762; James Oliphant, arrived in Georgia, America, in 1775. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day
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