Tour Scotland Photograph James Paton Gravestone

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Paton Junior Gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Died, March 3rd, 1875, at Viewforth, Stirling, aged 43.

This surname dates back to the early 13th Century including; James Patoun in the 1279 Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire. England, and John Paton, a witness in the 1413 Feet of Fines of Cambridgeshire. Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Patton, Patten and Paten. Recordings from London Church Registers include: the christening of Susanna, daughter of George Paton, at St. Martin Ludgate, on November 7th 1574, and the christening of Margaret Paton at St. Mary's, Whitechapel, Stepney, Londom, on November 5th 1581. John and Mary Paton, famine emigrants, sailed from Liverpool aboard the ship Panthea bound for New York, America, in December 1846.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Jessie Christie Prentice Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the Jessie Christie Prentice Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Died August 17th, 1874, aged 43.



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Tour Scotland Photograph James Blair Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Blair Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. In memory of James Blair of Glenfoot, born March 15th, 1812, died January 21st, 1885. " God, there shall no evil happen. "



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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Callanish Standing Stones

Tour Scotland photograph of sunset behind Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Local tradition says that giants who lived on the island refused to be converted to Christianity by Saint Kieran and were turned into stone as a punishment. Another local belief says that at sunrise on midsummer morning, the " shining one " walked along the stone avenue, " his arrival heralded by the cuckoo's call. "



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September 17th Photograph Sunset Scotland

September 17th photograph of sunset shot at 7.30pm from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Grabbed a pizza and drove up a hill above Scone this evening, and waited. Photography is all about patience, sometimes you get good photos, sometimes you don't. But you always get something.


September 17th photograph of sunset shot from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.


September 17th photograph of sunset shot from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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