Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the village of Kingoodie in Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. A hamlet in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Kingoodie lies on the River Tay estuary, 4 miles West of Dundee. The Mylnes of Mylnefield created the village we now know as Kingoodie. Alexander Mylne, born 1618, was minister of Longforgan church and later South Church Dundee. His fourth son, Thomas, born 1655, bought the piece of land his father had had the feus on and renamed it Kingudy or Mylnefield. He married twice, once to Margaret Nevay and secondly to Isabella Graham of Fintry. He ran the land as a farm, but it was poor, boggy land and the quarries were not yet making much money. He died in 1726. His first son was born in 1693 and inherited the land. James, known as James Mylne of Mylnefield, married Margaret Watson of Wellhouse, Craigie. He died in 1751, leaving the estate to his son, Thomas, who changed the estates of Mylnefield, bringing drainage to the land and expanding the quarries. He married Isabella Grey of Huntingdon, whose family had Royal connections. They had six children, James, born 1758, died 1807, George, born 1762, died 1835, Graham who was a girl, born 1767, died 1841, Margaret, born 1754, died 1864, Isabella, born 1768, died 1837 and Helen, born 1770. By his second marriage, to Anne Hunter of Blackness, he had a daughter, Ann, born 1785. James, the eldest son, inherited the estate, passing it to his eldest son, Thomas, born 1785, died 1836. His son James, born 1817, died 1857, inherited the estate, but sold their mansion house in 1838. The village owes its origin to nearby quarries, purchased by Robert Mylne in 1537, which supplied fine building stone for several centuries. The stone was particularly valued for harbour works and constructing sea walls. A small harbour here was used in the 19th Century to export stone and import coal. The shore is easily accessible and close to the Firth of Tay. The Mylne surname is derived from the Old English word mylen, which means mill. As such, it was likely originally an occupational name for a miller, or perhaps for someone who lived near a mill. The surname Mylne was first found in Roxburghshire. Spelling variations of this family name include: Milne, Milnes, Miln, Mylne and others. The Clan Milne family are a sept'of the Gordon clan of Aberdeenshire, which means that, at some point in the past, the Milne family have effectively put themselves under the protection of the Gordon clan. 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 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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