Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a morning road trip drive on ancestry, history visit to Auchterarder, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. James Campbell was born on 6 March 1830 at Auchterarder. Trained as a plasterer, he took an assisted passage to Moreton Bay, arriving in Brisbane, Australia on 12 June 1853. Finding little work at his trade, Campbell took other building jobs and opened a store for building materials in George Street in 1854; he soon moved to Creek Street. Demand increased substantially in the 1860s and Campbell found an expanding market for the lime, cement and plaster from corals of Moreton Bay. In the 1870s he began milling and selling timber procured initially near Brisbane and Ipswich. He also purchased several ships and built up a thriving shipping trade. The firm James Campbell & Sons was founded in 1882. He was an unofficial spokesman for migrants, particularly Scots, and befriended many. He was an ardent advocate of improved working conditions and gave his men the eight hour day willingly. He refused, however, to accept trade unions, but was respected by his men for his strong personality and genuine charity. Throughout his life, Campbell remained a strong Scots patriot and was a committee member of the Caledonian Society from its inception in 1861 and of the Queensland Scottish Association. He visited Scotland after his retirement in 1896. He died of cerebrovascular disease on 19 June 1909.
In 1328, Robert the Bruce gave the town to the Montifex family who later passed it on to the Drummonds as part of a dowry. Disaster struck in 1715, when the settlement was destroyed by the defeated Jacobite soldiers retreating from the Battle of Sheriffmuir. The name Auchterarder derives from the Scottish Gaelic roots uachdar, ard, and dobhar; meaning well watered place on a high ridge. The town rose to prominence with the growth of its handloom weaving industry from the early 1840s . The town is Strathearns only Royal Burgh and is located 14 miles from Perth , 20 miles from Stirling, 50 miles from Glasgow and 55 miles from Edinburgh. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th March. @tourscotland #winter #music #drivingtrip #scotland
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