John Alexander Gray Gravestone Cargill Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Alexander Gray gravestone on ancestry visit to the cemetery in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland. In loving memory of John Alexander Gray, his wife Joan Brown, their daughter Chrissie and son John, all of Number 5 Holding Kinnochtry. " Let not ambition mock their useful toil, their homely joys and destiny obscure "

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William Paul Burns Schoolmaster Gravestone West Wemyss Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the William Paul Burns, Schoolmaster, gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry visit to West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Erected by old scholars and many friends to perpetuate the memory of William Paul Burns, who was schoolmaster at West Wemyss school for nearly fifty years. The surname of Burns comes from " Burnhouse " a dwelling near a burn or a stream. Although " burn " is a common word in Scotland for a stream, the word originated in Old English. The singular form " Burn " is found in Dumfries and Galloway in the 13th and 14th century. The poet Robert Burns' father came from Kincardineshire on the east coast of Scotland and spelt his name Burness. Robert and his brother adopted the spelling " Burns " a form which first appeared in written records only in the 17th century.

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Ann Mathie Gravestone Kinfauns Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the Ann Mathie gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery on ancestry visit to Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland. Ann died in 1741. She was married to William Crichton, a Blacksmith, whose symbols are shown on the headstone. The Mathie surname is recorded in over two hundred and fifty different spellings ranging from Mathieu of France to Macieiczyk of Poland. From medieval times it has been recorded in every part of Christendom. Its popularity throughout Europe first as a baptismal name and then later as a surname dates from the 11th century when Crusaders, otherwise known as the " Knights Templar ", returning from one of their many expeditions to the Holy Land.

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William Morrison Gravestone Kinfauns Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the William Morrison and his wife Jean Hall gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery on ancestry visit to Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland. This is an Adam and Eve headstone. Morrison is an English language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the English Morris. The personal name Morris sometimes is a variant of Maurice, and was quite popular in the Middle Ages. In Scotland the surname is sometimes also an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleMhuire, a surname meaning " son of the servant of the Virgin Mary ". The Scottish surname Morrison is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish O'Muirghesasain, meaning " descendant of Muirgheas ". In Ireland the surname is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Muiris, a surname derived from the patronymic form of Muiris. The Irish personal name Muiris derives from the Gaelic adjective Mor or the Gaelic word Muir.

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Ameila Paterson Gravestone Kinfauns Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the Ameila Paterson gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery on ancestry visit to Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland. Amelia died in 1761 and her gravestone includes a plough stock and coulter top left in shield. A salmon, coble ( which is a boat ) and oars. Below are symbols of immortality and above a Green Man.

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