Old Photograph Bargany House Scotland

Old photograph of Bargany House located South West of Dailly eight miles South of Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house dates from around 1681 and was one of the first unfortified houses in Scotland. The building was constructed using stone from a ruined castle on the banks of the nearby Girvan River. It is also noted for the Duke's Bridge, a 1756 addition. It was home to the Dalrymple Hamilton family. The estate has other literary connections, one of the cottages on the Bargany estate was birthplace to two Victorian poets: Reverend Hamilton Paul, born 1773, died 1854, who was also a biographer of Robert Burns, and Hew Ainslie, born 1792, died 1878.



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Tour Scotland Autumn Video Lifeboat And Middle Pier Beach Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Autumn video of the middle pier beach and lifeboat by East Shore Street on ancestry visit to Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Anstruther Lifeboat Station founded in 1865 now operates a 12m Mersey Class Fast Carriage Boat, FCB, RNLB The Kingdom of Fife.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Video Castle Street Beach Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Autumn video of cottages and houses by Castle Street beach on ancestry visit to Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The name Anstruther was adopted as a familial name. Origins of the Clan Alexander I of Scotland granted the lands of Anstruther to William de Candela in the early 12th century. There are a number of suggested origins for William but research points to the Normans in Italy. It is known that King William I of England sought assistance from William, Count of Candela, who sent his son. It is likely that this son was William de Candela, who received the grant of land from Alexander. William de Candela's son, also William, was a benefactor to the monks of Balmerino Abbey. The site now occupied by the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther was a gift from William. The next generation of the family, Henry, no longer styled himself , de Candela, being described as 'Henricus de Aynstrother dominus ejusdem' in a charter confirming grants of land to Balmerino Abbey. Henry Anstruther accompanied King Lois IX to the crusades and swore fealty to King Edward I of England in 1292 and again in 1296. 16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars In 1483, Andrew Anstruther of Anstruther confirmed the right to a barony and fought against the English at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513 during the Anglo Scottish Wars. His second son, David, fought at the Battle of Pavia in 1520 in the service of Francis I of France in the French Scots Regiment. This line ended with the death of the last Baron d'Anstrude in 1928. Andrew's great great grandson was chosen as a companion to the young James VI of Scotland, who appointed him Hereditary Grand Carver, a title still held by the head of the family today. In 1595 he became Master of the Household. 17th Century & Civil War His son, William, accompanied James to London following the Union of the Crowns in 1603 where he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath. The next son Sir Phillip Anstruther led the Clan and fought as Royalists during the civil war and received Charles II at Dreel Castle after his coronation at Scone by Perth, Perthshire in 1651. However Phillip Anstruther was later taken prisoner after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The Chief of Clan Anstruther was Ian Anstruther of Anstruther, from 2002 to his death in 2007. The Chief's seat remains at Balcaskie Castle. Airdrie House and Newark Castle in Fife also belong to the Anstruthers. Sir Ian Anstruthur died 29th July 2007. The Clan Crest is two arms in armour holding a pole axe with both hands gauntleted. The Clan Motto is: Periissem ni periissem, meaning I would have perished had I not persisted.

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Old Photograph Elder Free Library Govan Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Elder Free Library in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. The library was gifted to Govan by Mrs Elder and designed by J J Burnet. It was opened on 5 September 1903 by Andrew Carnegie, the Scots American industrialist and millionaire who had funded 3,000 public libraries including 380 in Britain.



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Old Photograph Deer Elder Park Govan Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of deer in Elder Park in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Elder Park was established in 1885 by Mrs Isabella Elder as monument to her shipbuilder husband. Isabella Ure, born 1828, died 1905, was an important philanthropist whose used her wealth and status for the benefit of the wider community, especially championing women's education. A solicitor's daughter, she married John Elder, partner in the marine engineering company of Randolph, Elder and Company in 1857. The firm prospered becoming John Elder and Company in 1868, and taking over the Fairfield shipbuilding yard in Govan. It soon became a world leading company. After John Elder's death in 1869 Isabella Elder supported many charitable causes, notably in Govan and in support of the education of women.



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