Tour Scotland Photograph Ewart Gravestone Alyth Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Ewart gravestone in the old churchyard cemetery in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. Erected by Peter and Cathrine Ewart in memory of deceased relatives. The Ewart name is arguably at least English with some Scottish input. It has three possible origins. The first is locational from the village of Ewart in the parish of Doddington in Northumberland, England. This is recorded as Ewurthe in the Pipe Rolls of the county in 1218 and means " The enclosure by the river ", from the pre 7th century word " ea ", a river, and " worth ", an enclosure. This is proven by the fact that Ewart is enclosed by the rivers Glen and Till. The first recording of the name, a shown below, is from this source. The second possible origin is from the Norman French form of the given name Edward, which was "Ewart or Ewert", and is recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086. The name means " prosperity guard ", from elements " ead " and " weard ". Finally it may be an occupational name for a shepherd, from the Middle English word " ewehirde ". Examples of recordings include the marriage of John Ewart and Mabell Athey at Berwick upon Tweed, on June 19th 1620. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Ewrth. This was dated 1242, in the Fees Court Records of Northumberland, during the reign of King Henry 111. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Adam Whitson Gravestone Alyth Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Adam Whitson gravestone in the old churchyard cemetery in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland.

The surname Whitson was first found in Lanarkshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig, a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from ancient times in the reign of King Malcolm IV in 1153 in the village of Wicestun.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cathrine Dysart Gravestone Alyth Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Cathrine Dysart gravestone in the old churchyard cemetery in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. Dysart, Dyshart, Dysert, etc., is of Scottish locational origin from any of the various places named with the old Gaelic " diseart " meaning a hermit's cell, cave or church, from the latin " desertum ", a desert or solitary spot. The surname dates back to the early 15th Century. Michael Disard was recorded in the Charters of Trinity College, Edinburgh, in 1527 and in 1542 Sir Michael Disert was preceptor of the Augustinian house of Saint Anthony, Leigh. A John Dysart was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1579. Recording from church register of Scotland and England include the christening of Agnes, daughter of John Dishart, in Leuchard, Fife, on October 15th 1673, the marriage of Espeth Dysert to James Wallace in Abbotshall, Fife, on January 17th 1716, and the marriage of Sarah Dysart and William Staker in St. Andrew's, Enfield, London on August 20th 1816. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter de Dysert, which was dated 1427, in the The Register of Panmure, Scotland, during the reign of King James 1 of Scotland, 1406 - 1437. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Ann Lamont Gravestone Alyth Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Ann Lamont gravestone in the old churchyard cemetery in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. Died August 21st, 1823, aged 43. Clan Lamont is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is said to descend from Ánrothán Ua Néill, an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty. As a part of this lineage, the clan claims descent from the legendary Niall Noigíallach, High King of Ireland. Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, Clan MacLachlan, and Clan Sweeney are also descendants of Anrothan, and thus are distant kin to Clan Lamont. Lamont and associated kinsmen are thus descendants of Conn Cétchathach. Clan Lamont's historical domain was a prominent one; for centuries, they powerfully ruled almost all of the rugged lands of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll. However, Clan Lamont was severely crippled by the Dunoon Massacre in 1646, when Campbell clansmen brutally murdered around 200 Lamont clan members. As a result of this and other events, Clan Lamont was repressed into smaller areas of Cowal. Many Lamonts moved to different parts of Scotland, particularly to the lowland areas. Today, Lamonts are widespread across the globe like in Whitefish Bay (Canada, Australia, Britain and America.



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Tour Scotland Photograph William Brown Gravestone Alyth Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the William Brown gravestone in the old graveyard cemetery in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. Brown is an English language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common family names in English speaking countries. It is the second most common surname in Canada and Scotland, third most common in Australia and fourth most common in England and the United States. It is particularly clustered in southern Scotland.



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