May photograph of Rural Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland Photograph Perthshire Volunteers Memorial Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the Perthshire Volunteers Memorial in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In Memory of their Comrades who fell during the Crimean War, 1854 to 1855; and, as a tribute to their gallantry, this Monument is erected by the Officers of H.M.'s 90th Light Infantry, Perthshire Volunteers, AD MDCCCLVII.
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Tour Scotland Video Eliza Jane MacNab Stained Glass Window Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland travel video of the Eliza Jane MacNab stained glass memorial window in St. John's Kirk, on ancestry history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire. Born in Crieff on 25 Aug 1838. Jane married David MacPherson and had 6 children. She passed away on 16 Sep 1910 in Perth. The sunname Macnab is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac An Aba, which means child of the abbot. According to tradition the progenitor of the clan was Abraruadh who was the Abbot of Glen Dochart and Strathearn. Abraruadh was allegedly a younger son of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king of Scots.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Marion Proudfoot Stained Glass Window
Tour Scotland travel photograph of the Marion Proudfoot Stained Glass Memorial Window, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire. The surname Proudfoot was first found in London where Gilbert Proudfoot was sheriff of London around 1140 and it is interesting to find that the first known bearer of the surname was a sheriff, thus a person who might be justified in walking with a proud step. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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Tour Scotland Video Andrew Heiton Stained Glass Window Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland travel video of the Andrew Heiton Stained Glass Memorial Window on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire. Andrew Heiton was a well known Perth architect of the nineteenth century. Andrew was born in Inchture, Perth and Kinross, the son of Andrew Heiton, another architect, and Janet Lorimer. He had at least one brother, the younger Thomas Arthur Heiton. He served as an apprentice under his father, who had moved to Perth. He then worked with William Burn and David Bryce in Edinburgh, before returning to practice with his father in the mid-1840s. John Murray Robertson became their apprentice in the mid-19th century. The duo built or added to several railway stations, including that of Stirling and Perth. They also served as the Perth's City Architects from 1856, succeeding William Macdonald Mackenzie. Heiton Jr. continued alone after the death of his father on 8 August 1858. He inherited Darnick estate, in the Scottish Borders, restoring its 16th-century tower. He died on 3 March 1894. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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