Tour Scotland short Spring 4K travel video of the parish church and graveyard on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip to Collessie, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Alexander William Walker was born in 1724 in Forgan, Fife, and died on 14 November 1771 in Collessie. He was a Church of Scotland Minister and married Margaret Manderston on 31 October 1762 in Scotland. She was born in 1736 in Forgan, and died on 02 December 1810 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander William Walker and Margaret had 5 children, two of whom were called Alexander and William. The present church at Collessie was opened in 1839 and little has changed since then. The building replaced an earlier one which by the 1830s was so cold and damp as to be beyond repair. During the building of the present church the villagers of Collessie pulled it down as it was being built because it was being built over graves and the Riot Act had to be read to allow the church building to be finished. The Disruption of 1843 resulted in the minister and most of the congregation leaving and establishing a Free Church at Giffordstown. Then in 1882 the congregation moved to the newly built St. Mary’s UF Church in Ladybank. Collessie kirkyard has been a burial site since the 12th Century but is no longer in use apart from those who already own a lair. When the Abbey of Lindores was founded circa 1200 the monks were granted the patronage and revenues of the parish of Collessie by Sir Roger de Quincey of Kinloch. In 1243 the church was rededicated by Bishop David de Bernham of St. Andrews but the site may even have been used for worship in pre Christian times. Collessie was on the pilgrim route to St Andrews. 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. 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.. @tourscotland #spring #scotland #shortvideos
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