Tour Scotland Video James Lloyd Verney Memorial Window Carriden Parish Church Bo'ness West Lothian

Tour Scotland video of the James Lloyd Verney Memorial stained glass window in Carriden Parish Church on ancestry visit to Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland.

Verney is the name of an English family that traces back around eight centuries. It first settled at Fleetmarston in Buckinghamshire, England, then at Pendley in Hertfordshire, and finally at Middle Claydon which the family purchased in the 1460s in Buckinghamshire and where descendants still live in Claydon House. The surname is of French origin, and is locational from either Saint Paul-du-Vernay in Calvados; from Vernai, a parish in the Arrondissement of Bayeux; or from any of various other places in Northern France of the same name.

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Tour Scotland Video Chapel Of St Stephen Cathedral Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of the Chapel of St Stephen on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, is today part of of the Church of Scotland. Glasgow Cathedral is situated in the east of the city, north of High Street next to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. It is an important Christian building because it was the only cathedral in Scotland which was not destroyed at the Scottish Reformation in 1560. It is also known as St Kentigern’s or St Mungo’s Cathedral. St Mungo, a 6th century AD Christian missionary became patron saint of Glasgow.

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Tour Scotland Video Will Memorial Stained Glass Window Cathedral Brechin Angus

Tour Scotland video of the Will Family Memorial Stained Glass Window in the Cathedral in Brechin on ancestry visit to Angus, Scotland.

Recorded in various spellings including Will, Wills, Wille, La Wille, Wylle, and others this is a surname of several origins. It usually derives as a short form from the Norman French William, introduced into England by the Duke of Normandy after his invasion of 1066. Many medieval surnames were created from personal names in this way, whilst in a few cases it may be from one of the other personal names with " Will " as the first element, such as " Wilbert " or " Willard. " The second possible origin is from the Olde English pre 7th Century word waella, the later Middle English wyll, meaning a spring or a stream and thus as a topographical surname denotes someone who lived by a stream or small river.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Video Greyfriars Tolbooth And Highland Kirk Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Autumn video of the exterior of Greyfriars Tolbooth Highland Kirk and the cemetery on ancestry visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town, adjacent to George Heriot's School. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars. The Kirkyard is operated by City of Edinburgh Council in liaison with a charitable trust, which is linked to but separate from the church.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Video Drive Over Old Logierait Railway Bridge Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of a drive over the old railway bridge over the River Tay on ancestry visit to Logierait in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Opened in 1865 by the Inverness & Perth Junction Railway, the bridge at Logierait, often known as Tay Viaduct, comprises two 137 foot spans over the river, each formed of two lattice girders. These weigh a little over 100 tonnes a piece and gave the bridge a working load of 88 tonnes. It features side spans at both ends.

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