Old Photograph South Street Kingskettle Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage and houses on South Street in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village is situated in the Howe of Fife, around a mile South of Ladybank. Howe of Fife is the name given to the fertile farming area of central Fife in the valley of the River Eden between Strathmiglo and Cupar. The term ' howe ' is derived from an old Scots word meaning a hollow, valley or flat tract of land.





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Old Photographs South Bridge Street Cupar Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cars, people and buildings on South Bridge Street in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep. The historic town centre is the junction of Bonnygate and the Crossgate. This is where the town's mercat cross, is located with the original shaft being supported by a unicorn. It dates from 1683. To the east is St Catherine Street, home to the burgh chambers and county buildings, both designed by Robert Hutchison. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Old Photograph Udny Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Udny Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Colonel John Robert Fullerton Udny inherited the estate in 1802. He had been an army officer since 1797 but retired after his marriage to Emily Fitzhugh in 1812. Thereafter he only visited the estate occasionally as his main residence was in London, England. The couple had one son, John Augustus Udny, but he died a bachelor in 1859. The Colonel's wife died in 1846 after which he had an affair with Ann Allat whom he married on 2 January 1854. However, the couple had a son, John Henry Udny, born out of wedlock on 9 May 1853. A legal case was heard by the House of Lords as to whether John Henry was entitled to inherit the estate as his parents had been unmarried when he was born. The Colonel died in 1861. The House of Lords had decided in favour of John Henry and he inherited the estate though illegitimate at his birth. In 1887, it is recorded as owned by John Hay Udny and had been in the family's ownership for several centuries.



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Old Photograph Warthill House Scotland

Old photograph of Warthill House near Aberdeen, Scotland. A 17th century Scottish mansion house which may have replaced, an earlier castle belonging to the Leslie family, the descendants of whom still own it today. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph West Brougham Street Stanley Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on West Brougham Street in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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