Tour Scotland Photograph John Millar Roger Memorial Window Martyrs Church St Andrews

Tour Scotland photograph of the John Millar Roger Memorial stained glass window in Martyrs Church in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The figure of Christ is portrayed sowing seed surrounded by a bird, thistle and background images of crops, angels and a dove. John was a farmer in Cupar.

Recorded in over seventy different spellings ranging from Roger, Rodger, and Rodgier, to diminutives and patronymics such as Rogers, Ruggiero, Di Ruggero, Ruckhard and Roggeman, the ancient Roger surname is of Old German pre 7th century origins. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere in the world is believed to be that of Richard Roger, which was dated 1263 in England.

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Tour Scotland Video Jessie Roger Grubb Memorial Window Martyrs Church St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of the Jessie Roger Grubb Memorial stained glass window in Martyrs Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St Andrews, Fife. Jessie was born Janet Bett on 5th February, 1870 at Burnside, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Her parents were James Bett, a Gas Manager, and Janet Roger. Jessie was 26 when she married 48 year old Charles Grubb, a Grocer and Wine Merchant, on 15th June, 1896 at Don's Bank, Auchtermuchty. His parents were Charles Maitland Grubb, a Porter and Farmer at different times, and Maria Watson Gardiner. Jessie and Charles lived at St Columba's, 1 Murray Park, St Andrews, at least from 1915 until her death. Charles owned houses and shops at 84 and 86 Market Street where he had his own shop, and others which he let out to various businesses and tenants. Charles died of Cerebral Apoplexy at Kilmorack, Pitlochry, Perthshire on 7th June, 1925, aged 77. Jessie died from Arterio Sclerosis, aged 78, at home on 3rd February 1948. Above is the stained glass window in her memory in the Martyrs' Church, North Street, St Andrews.

This interesting surname, with variant spellings Grob, Grube, Grubbe etc., derives from the Old German " grube ", a mine, pit, hollow or cavity, from the Old High German verb " grubilon ", to dig, related to the Middle Dutch " grobben ", to scrape, and was originally given as an occupational name to a worker in a mine.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Angels Window Martyrs Church St Andrews

Tour Scotland photograph of the Angels stained glass window in Martyrs Church in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Designed and executed by Herbert Hendrie of Edinburgh, this window was dedicated in 1936 by Miss Frances Warrack in memory of her sister, Harriet Warrack. The small window portrays a large angel blessing two smaller angels. Herbert Hendrie was born in Manchester, England in 1887. He trained at the Slade School of Art, London and the Royal College of Art, and as a pupil of Christopher Whitworth Whall. He taught at the Edinburgh College of Art for 20 years. He made use of the facilities of Lowndes and Drury, stained glass workers. Among his students were Sax Shaw and Willie Wilson, both of whom went on to become leading stained glass artists. He made two windows for Glasgow Cathedral, installed in 1946. Among his other works are windows in Scottish churches including St Leonards in St Andrews; St. John's, Perth, Perthshire; Brechin Cathedral; Paisley Abbey; and St. Michael's, Linlithgow. He died in 1946.



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Tour Scotland Photograph 4th Militia Battalion Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders Memorial Paisley Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the 4th Militia Battalion Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders Memorial in the Abbey in Paisley, Scotland. The Battalion volunteered for foreign service in December 1899 and 800 Officers and Men, under the command of Colonel A Douglas-Dick, embarked for South Africa in January 1900. This Scottish memorial for Royal Renfrew Militia, commemorates the soldiers who lost their lives in South Africa 1900-1901, including; J. Hogarth, W. Loughran, J. Connolly, A. Kidd, H. McKendrick, J. O' Neill, C. Reid, R. Watson, R. Robertson, J. Ball, T. Barbour, H. Campbell, J. Cowan, W. Faulds, J. Forrest, R. Kennedy, M. Kerr, J. Lennon, W. McDermott, J. McGuire, J. McKay, J. Quigley.



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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph 78th Highlanders War Memorial Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the 78th Highlanders War Memorial on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Celtic cross including three lower stages, on large stone base. The top half of the cross is carved with Celtic knots on all four sides. The 78th Regiment of Foot was a Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line raised in late 18th Century Scotland for service against the French during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Regiment later led to involvement in worldwide military activities in countries such as India, Egypt and South Africa. The regiment is most well known for its involvement in the Siege of Lucknow.



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