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Tour Scotland photograph of the Parish Church, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Kirkton of Kingoldrum lies at the foot of Kirkton Hill on the Crombie Burn, four miles west of Kirriemuir. The parish church was built in 1840.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the George Murray Doig gravestone in the cemetery in Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Scottish Millwright. Died 1st January 1932, aged 65.
Doig is an anglicized form of the Olde Scots Gaelic name Mac Gille Doig, " mac " meaning " son of ", " gille " meaning a servant, plus the personal name Doig, a short form of Cadog. The name therefore translates as " son of St. Cadog's servant ". In Scotland, the name appears most often on record in places where St. Cadog was commemorated. In the 15th century, the name was spelt Dog. Other modern variants of the name are Doag, Doeg, Doak, and Doidge. One Alexander Dog was cannon of Inchmahome in Menteith in 1491. The spelling Doig appears in the sixteen hundreds. Thomas Doig held land in Craigmakerone in 1644. On June 10th 1682, Barbara, daughter of John and Margaret Doig, was christened at Edinburgh parish church, Edinburgh, Midlothian and Walter, son of Henrie and Christian Doig was christened at the same place on October 10th, 1690. Dr. David Doig, born 1719, died 1800, was rector of Stirling Grammar School whom Robert Burns met on his Highland tour. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alexander Doge, vicar of Dunnychtyne, which was dated 1372, during the reign of King Robert 11 of Scotland, born 1371, died 1390. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax
Photograph of the George Murray Doig gravestone, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Farquharson Of Baldovie Sepulchre in the cemetery in Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Captain Thomas Farquharson of Baldovie, a Deputy Lieutenant, 1798, Angus, purchased the estate of Balfour Castle, Kingoldrums, from David Jobson, Esquire, Dundee. Doctor Ogilvy of Baldovie, who died unmarried, had a sister wedded to a Ramsay, who had issue three daughters and a son who was set aside. Dr. Ogilvy gifted Baldovie to his eldest niece and her husband John Farquharson, son of Alexander Farquharson, farmer of Inzion, brother or cousin of William Farquharson of Broughdarg, and West Mill of Glenisla.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Charles Adam gravestone in the cemetery in Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Erected by Janet Thom in memory of her husband. The mortal remains of Charles Adam, the Miller of Kingoldrum, who died 10th January, 1837. Kirkton of Kingoldrum is a village in Angus, located approximately four miles west of Kirriemuir.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a Pictish Stone at Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. The most enduring and distinctive legacy of the Picts are stone slabs decorated in a unique art style. At a time when the rest of Britain used the Roman alphabet for memorials, the Picts preferred graphic symbols.
Photograph of a Pictish Stone at Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Thomas Loucher gravestone, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Erected by Margaret Finlay in memory of her husband who died in 1779, aged 49.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the John Fenton gravestone in the cemetery in Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. Late of His Majesty's 72nd Regiment of Foot. Served his King and Country in all quarters of the World for 24 years. The 72nd Highlanders, Formerly 78th Highlanders, was a British Army Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line raised in the late 18th century in Scotland for service against the French. In 1881 the regiment was linked with the 78th Highlanders Regiment to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Seaforth Highlanders.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Thomas Falconer gravestone in the cemetery in Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. This surname has two distinct possible sources, the first and most likely being from an Old French occupational name for a keeper or trainer of hawks. The hawk trainer was held in high esteem in medieval times as it was his responsibility to supply hunting hawks to his overlord or the lord of the castle.
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