John Couts Gravestone Graveyard On History Visit To Brechin Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Couts gravestone in the Cathedral Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The Couts surname is of early medieval Scottish origin, and is a territorial name either from the lands of Cults in Aberdeenshire; or from Cults, a parish South West of Cupar in Fife; or from the lands of Couttie, which formerly belonged to the Abbey of Coupar Angus, old spellings of which were Cowte and Cultby. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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David Hebenton Gravestone Graveyard On History Visit To Brechin Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the David Hebenton gravestone in the Cathedral Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The Hebenton surname is a relatively rare Scottish family name of locational origin, with its deepest historical ties centered in the historic region of Angus, formerly known as Forfarshire and parts of Lothian and Lanarkshire. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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John Smart Gravestone Graveyard On History Visit To Brechin Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Smart gravestone in the Cathedral Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Brechin, Angus, Scotland. Smart is an English surname. In origin it was either a medieval nickname surname for a brisk or active person, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th century word " smeart ", meaning quick, or it may be an occupational name for a person who was probably a handyman or similar. It is an example of a sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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George MacBain Gravestone Graveyard On History Visit To Brechin Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the George MacBain gravestone in the Cathedral Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The MacBain surname, including, MacBane and MacVain, is an anglicized form of the Olde Gaelic Mac A'Ghille Bhain. The Gaelic prefix " mac " means " son of ", " an ghille ", the servant, plus the adjective " ban " meaning " white ", hence, " son of the white or fairhaired servant ". The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 17th Century. Sir James MacBain, born 1828, died 1892, was a Scottish national who emigrated to Australia in 1853 and became President of the Legislative Council, Melbourne, Australia, in 1884. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alison MacBain who married Andrew Wright on May 6th 1629, in Edinburgh. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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John Smith Gravestone Graveyard On History Visit To Brechin Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Smith gravestone in the Cathedral Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The Smith surname is the most common surname in Scotland. While often associated broadly with English origin, the name has deep, independent roots across both the Lowlands and Highlands. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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