Tour Scotland Video David Haines Memorial Service Congregational Church Perth Perthshire



Tour Scotland video of Michael Haines and Barbara Henning arriving at the Congregational Church in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They were on a visit to Perth for the memorial service for David Haines. Michael is the brother of David Haines, the British aid worker from the Perth area who was killed by Islamist militants in Syria. Barbara Henning is the wife of taxi driver Alan Henning, from Eccles in Greater Manchester, England, who was also killed by IS militants decided to visit Perth on this day. The private service was a celebration of the life of David Haines, and donations were requested for the charity Hostage UK instead of flowers. May David and Alan, both kind, brave mean, Rest In Peace.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Morning M71 Passenger Bus Drive Into West End Edinburgh



Tour Scotland Autumn early morning video of and M71 passenger bus drive into the West End of the centre of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is often better to take a bus into Edinburgh on a visit as parking for cars is limited and expensive.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Morning M71 Passenger Bus Crossing Forth Road Bridge



Tour Scotland Autumn early morning video of the M71 passenger bus crossing the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth, from North Queensferry in Fife on ancestry visit to South Queensferry near near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is often better to take a bus into Edinburgh on a visit as parking for cars is limited and expensive.

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Old Photographs Bandstand Pittencrieff Park Dunfermline Scotland

Old photograph of people around the bandstand in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.




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Old Photograph Entertainers Beach Pavilion Kinghorn Fife Scotland

Old photograph of entertainers in the Beach Pavilion in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Submarines Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of Royal Navy submarines in Victoria Dock in Dundee, Scotland. Construction of Victoria dock was begun in 1833 by the Dundee Harbour engineer, James Leslie, born 1801, died 1889, to a design by Thomas Telford, born 1757, died 1834. However, it was not completed until 1875. It was when finished one of the largest enclosed docks in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Fishwives Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of fishwives in Dundee, Scotland. Fishwives from East Coast fishing villages in Fife and Angus used take the fish that the men had caught while line fishing, and the sell them inland, to larger towns like Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, and other towns.



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Old Photograph Cupar Road Newport-on-Tay Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people, car, shops and church on Cupar Road in Newport-on-Tay in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland. The town was established near the endpoint of one part of a ferry route on the Firth of Tay that itself was started in the 12th century. In 1715 a new pier and inn were built, the work being funded by the Guilds of Dundee which resulted in the settlement being called originally being called New Dundee. Thomas Telford built a new harbour in the 1820s, and the town expanded and grew into a commuter suburb of Dundee as the prosperous jute manufacturers, industrialists and the middle and upper working class of Dundee established fashionable residences in Newport.



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Old Photograph War Memorial Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This memorial and gardens was the gift of linoleum manufacturer John Nairn, in memory of his son who was killed on the Western Front. Erected in 1923, the memorial was formally unveiled by Admiral Lord Wester Wemyss on 27th June 1925.



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Old Photograph Younger Hall St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Younger Hall in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This building was designed by British architect, Paul Waterhouse, born 29th of October 1861, died 19th of December 1924. He was the son and business partner of Alfred Waterhouse, an architect who designed many well-known buildings in England and had been President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Paul was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, obtaining his MA in 1887. He joined his father's practice and became a partner in 1891, taking over the practice in 1905 and continuing his father's commitment to working on large business and public buildings. His own simpler and more classical style was demonstrated in his work for St Andrew's University in Scotland, the University Union, St Regulus Club and the Younger Hall.



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Tour Scotland Video Queensferry Crossing Replacement Forth Road Bridge Construction Firth Of Forth



Tour Scotland Autumn video of replacement Forth Road Bridge construction over the Firth Of Forth. Shot with a long lens on ancestry visit to South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This is Scotland’s biggest transport infrastructure project in a generation. It is being built alongside the existing road bridge. The Queensferry Crossing will carry the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth, and will connect Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Tour Scotland Video Monument To Royal Scots Greys Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh



Tour Scotland video of the monument to the Royal Scots Greys in Princes Street Gardens below Edinburgh Castle on ancestry visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. This equestrian bronze depicts a Royal Scots Dragoon Guard, Carabinier and Greys, in uniform with bearskin hat, sword and rifle, it is by William Birnie Rhind, born 1853, died 1933, and was unveiled by the Earl of Rosebery on the 16th November 1906. The eagle insignia on the plaque was adopted by the regiment, after Ensign Ewart captured it from the French at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. Plaques to commemorate the regimental fallen in two World Wars, 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945 were added later.

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Old Photograph Coxton Tower Scotland

Old photograph of Coxton Tower located three miles South East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. This was originally a late 16th century stone tower house built by the Innes family. In 1584 after a family dispute, the newly built square tower of Coxton was torched by the Laird of Innes. Alexander Innes rebuild the tower in the early 17th century.



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Old Photograph Archiestown Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Archiestown, a small village in Moray, Scotland. This Scottish village was named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village. Originally intended as a weaving centre, it is better known for the nearby whisky distilleries of Cardhu, Knockando, Tamdhu and The Macallan. Sir Archibald Grant, born 25 September 1696, died 17 September 1778, was in his early life was a company speculator and the Member of parliament for Aberdeenshire. After his expulsion from the House of Commons for his involvement in the frauds on the Charitable Corporation, he returned to Scotland and devoted his time to improving his estate. Grant married four times. By his first wife, Jean, daughter of the Reverend William Meldrum of Meldrum, he had two daughters. His second wife, daughter of Charles Potts of Castleton in Derbyshire, England, was the mother of his heir Sir Archibald Grant, 3rd Baronet. The third was Elizabeth, widow of James Callander of Jamaica. Finally, he married Jane, widow of Andrew Millar, a London bookseller.



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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Men Curling European Playdowns Dewars Centre Perth Perthshire



Tour Scotland video of Scottish men curling at the European Playdowns in the Dewars Centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is a qualifying event to determine Scotland’s representative teams both male and female for the European Curling Championships 2014 in Champery, Switzerland. Entry to this event is by invitation only.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Women Curling European Playdowns Dewars Centre Perth Perthshire



Tour Scotland video of Scottish women curling at the European Playdowns in the Dewars Centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is a qualifying event to determine Scotland’s representative teams both male and female for the European Curling Championships 2014 in Champery, Switzerland. Entry to this event is by invitation only.

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Old Photograph James Ramsay MacDonald House Lossiemouth Scotland

Old photograph of the James Ramsay MacDonald house on Prospect Terrace in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. James was born on 12 October 1866 at Gregory Place, Lossiemouth, he was the illegitimate son of John MacDonald, a farm labourer, and Anne Ramsay, a housemaid. He became a British statesman who was the first ever Labour Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading a Labour Government in 1924, a Labour Government from 1929 to 1931, and a National Government from 1931 to 1935. In 1909 he built this house, the Hillocks, for his mother to look after his six children while he was abroad. Two were born in Lossiemouth and the older ones started school there. In 1910 his mother Annie Ramsay died and in 1911 his wife Margaret died. He died on board the liner Reina del Pacifico at sea on 9 November 1937, aged 71. He was buried alongside his wife at Spynie in his native Morayshire.



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Old Photograph Glendale Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Glendale on the north western coastline of the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The area encompasses the small crofting townships of Skinidin, Colbost, Fasach, Glasphein, Holmisdale, Lephin, Hamaraverin, Borrodale, Milovaig and Waterstein. During the unsettled times of the late nineteenth century, when the local crofters sought land reform, this area played an important part in the struggle. After the Battle of the Braes in 1882, the unrest spread to Glendale. The landlords refused to allow the local population to collect wood from the shore for heating, and they had to use straw to thatch the houses as they were forbidden to cut rushes. Land was in short supply as the holdings had been sub-divided 40 years earlier to provide for those cleared from better land. Led by John MacPherson, the crofters demanded the return of the common grazing land that had been taken from them. Taking direct action, they began grazing their cattle on this land, court orders for their removal notwithstanding. Police action in January 1883 proved ineffective and eventually a government official was sent to Skye on board the navy gunboat HMS Jackal to conduct negotiations. Five crofters including MacPherson agreed to stand in a token trial. They were sentenced to two months in jail and became known as the " Glendale martyrs ", and are commemorated by a memorial in the village. It was also agreed that a Royal Commission, which became the Napier Commission, would be set up to investigate the crofters’ grievances, which eventually resulted in the far reaching Crofters Act of 1886.



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Old Photograph Tram Bieldside Scotland

Old photograph of driver, conductor and Tram in Bieldside, Aberdeen, Scotland. Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy was born on 2 October 1908 at her father's house, Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of Colonel William Smith Gill and his wife Ruth. The Baroness was Lady Diana, Princess of Wales's maternal grandmother.





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Old Photograph Maxwell Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Maxwell Park in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland. The Pollokshields Burgh Hall stands at the edge of Maxwell Park. Designed by Henry Edward Clifford and constructed in 17th century Scottish Baronial style, it was opened in 1890 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell as a Masonic Meeting Place and for the use of the community but served the independent burgh of Pollokshields only until 1891. The Hamilton Memorial Fountain in Maxwell Park was constructed by the Doulton Company in the famous Italian white marble from Carrara in Tuscany. It is a memorial to John Hamilton, who hunted in the area when the land was a marsh. The fountain was demolished in 1989.





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Old Photographs Craigie Perth Scotland

Old photograph of houses, people and horse drawn Tram on Priory Place in Craigie, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Golfers Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the Golf Course in Carnoustie, Scotland. Golf is recorded as having been played at Carnoustie in the early 16th century. In 1890, the 14th Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the local authority. It had no funds to acquire the property, and public fundraising was undertaken and donated to the council. The original course was of ten holes, crossing and recrossing the Barry Burn; it was designed by Allan Robertson who was born in St Andrews, Fife, assisted by Old Tom Morris who was also born in St Andrews, and opened in 1842. The opening of the coastal railway from Dundee to Arbroath in 1838 brought an influx of golfers from as far afield as Edinburgh, anxious to tackle the ancient links. This led to a complete restructuring of the course, extended in 1867 by Old Tom Morris to the 18 holes which had meanwhile become standardized. Two additional courses have since been added: the Burnside Course and the shorter though equally testing Buddon Links. Carnoustie first played host to The Open Championship in 1931, after modifications to the course in 1926 by James Braid who was was born in Earlsferry, in the East Neuk of Fife. The winner then was Tommy Armour, from Edinburgh. Later Open winners at Carnoustie include Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999 and Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007. The last three championships were all won in playoffs.





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Old Photograph Golfers Clubhouse Burntisland Scotland

Old photograph of golfers at the clubhouse on the golf course in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The town of Burntisland is home to the eleventh oldest golf club in the world, Burntisland Golf Club, The Old Club, as it is known among its members. Although it is not a course owning club, its competitions are held over the local course now run by Burntisland Golf House Club.



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Old Photograph West Burra Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of West Burra on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands. West Burra is linked to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra by a series of bridges.

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Old Photograph Coast Sandness Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of the coast by Sandness on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Nethergate Crail Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in the Nethergate in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. There are fragmentary remains of an enclosure wall and a ruined gable on Nethergate street in Crail, which probably date from the sixteenth century. Known as The Priory Walls they are probably the remains of a building, possibly a chapel, which was formerly under the patronage of the Prioress of Haddington.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Stromeferry Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Stromeferry located on the south shore of the west coast sea loch of Lochcarron, Wester Ross, Scotland. Stromeferry was the original terminus of the Dingwall and Skye Railway which opened in 1870. Trains connected with steamer services from the pier to the islands of Skye, Lewis and mainland villages. The village expanded rapidly including the construction of a hotel serving rail and ferry passengers. Following the extension to railway line to Kyle of Lochalsh which was completed in 1897 and provided a much shorter sea crossing to the islands, Stromeferry declined in importance. Observance of the Sabbath was strong in the Highlands in the 19th century and the railway company's running of trains on Sundays caused considerable controversy among the local population. On 3 June 1883, Stromeferry was the scene of a Sabbatarian riot in which over 200 fishermen took possession of the railway terminus to prevent the unloading of fish on a Sunday. 10 men were imprisoned as a result. The involvement of both police and military in breaking the riot was questioned in the House of Commons where it was stated that there was no law preventing Sunday traffic in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Penston Macmerry Scotland

Old photograph of cottage, houses and people in Macmerry near Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland. Originally this area was part of the Macmerry Aerodrome, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953. There was also a railway branch line until 1980 which served the local coal mines.



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Tour Scotland Video Busking Scottish Bagpiper High Street Perth Perthshire



Tour Scotland video of a Scottish bagpiper playing music and busking in the High Street on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Repairing Scottish Unicorn Market Cross Perth Perthshire



Tour Scotland video of a worker repairing the Unicorn on top of the Market Cross on a cloudy day ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The octagonal shaped cross was designed in 1913 as a memorial to King Edward VII. A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish towns, cities and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch. In Celtic mythology, the Unicorn of Scotland symbolized innocence and purity, healing powers, joy and even life itself, and was also seen as a symbol of masculinity and power.During the reign of King James III gold coins were introduced that featured a Unicorn, and at the time of King James VI of Scotland’s succeeding of Elizabeth I of England, and the resulting effective union of the two countries, the Scottish Royal Arms featured two unicorns as shield supporters. In a gesture of unity, King James replaced the one on the left with the English lion.

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Old Photograph Princess Elizabeth Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Princess Elizabeth on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland. The present Queen, was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, England. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.



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Old Photograph Prince Charles and Princess Diana Lossiemouth Scotland

Old photograph of Prince Charles and Princess Diana arriving at RAF Lossiemouth, a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Camphill United Free Church Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Camphill United Free Church, Queen's Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The church was opened on Sunday 8th October 1876, with the spire being completed in 1883. Camphill Church would later become Camphill Queen's Park Church of Scotland and is currently known as the Camphill Building of Queen’s Park Baptist Church. The architect of the church was William Leiper.



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Old Photograph Lawn Bowling Greens Kelvingrove Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Lawn Bowling Greens in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photographs King George V Ballater Scotland

Old photograph of King George V in a kilt at the railway station in Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland. George was born on 3 June 1865 in London, England, the second son of the Prince of Wales. When George was 18 he went into the Royal Navy, but the death of his elder brother in 1892 meant he had to leave a career he enjoyed, as he was now heir to the throne. He married his elder brother's fiancée, Princess Mary of Teck, and they had six children. In 1901, George's father became king and in May 1910, George himself became king. In 1935, the king celebrated his Silver Jubilee, an occasion of great public rejoicing. He died on 20 January 1936 and was succeeded by his son Edward.



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Old Photograph Harry Weetman St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Harry Weetman on the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Harry Weetman, born 25 October 1920, died 19 July 1972, was an English professional golfer. He won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-European Tour era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top 10 at The Open Championship six times. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963 and had a 2-11-2 win-loss-tie record, with both of his wins coming in singles matches. He captained the team in 1965. Weetman died in Redhill hospital in 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass in England.



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Old Photograph War Memorial Saltcoats Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. The war memorial was unveiled by the Marchioness of Ailsa, 27th May 1922.

World War I Roll of Honour

James G. Aired
John Aitken
Joseph Alexander
James Allan
Isaac E. Allan
Andrew G. Anderson
John Anderson
Thomas H. Anderson
Andrew B. Armour
William Armstrong
John Ashton
Alexander Baillie
John Bannatyne
Hugh Barr
John Battersby
John Beveridge
David Black
Harry Black
Douglas Blakely
David Bouskill
Thomas B. Bouskill
John Bradie
Peter Bradie
William Brannan
Adam Breckenridge
David M. Boyd
John Brophy
Alexander Brown
John M. Brown
Dr. J. Ritchie Brown
David Bryant
James B. Cairns
John Caldwell
John Cameron
G. Gordon Campbell
William Campbell
Carlo Cavani
James Chestnut
Arthur P. Clark
William F. H. Clark
John Coey
James Colvin
George Conn
Robert Connell
Robert Cooper
Alexander Cowan
David D. Cuninghame
James Cuthbertson
Thomas Dale
Thomas Davidson
Ben Deignon
Robert Dickson
John Doyle
James G. Duff
Frank Duffy
William G. Duguid
Robert Dunlop
Douglas Ewing
George Fabian
James Fleming
William M. Fullarton
Daniel M. Gibson
Isaac Gibson
John K. Gill
Robert Gillies
William Graham
Thomas Grier
Hugh Grubb
David Hamilton
George B. Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
William Hamilton
James Harkins
James Havlin
Thomas B. Hewitt
Denis Hill
Stephen B. Hill
Richard Hofmyer
William Howie
James Hughey
James Hunter
James Hunter
Thomas Y. Irwin
Robert L. Johnston
Robert Keegans
Robert Keenan
John Kelly
David Kelso
William S. Kernahan
Allan R. Kerr
Edward H. Kingsbury
Douglas R. Kinnier
Daniel Lambie
J. Raymond Laughland
Alexander W. Little
James Little
John Little
John Lockhart
Ritchie B. Lockhart
Bryce Longmuir jr.
Innes Lumsden
James Lynn
John Major
Thomas Major
John Manson
Jiulio Marchetti
Joseph Matthews
C. Bentley Meadows
John A. Melville
James B. S. Miller
James S. Miller
John Miller
John Miller
William Miller
Thomas Morgan
John Murchie
James Murdoch
John A. Murphy
Archibald McAllister
James McAulay
Hugh McCafferty
David McCallum
William M. McCallum
William T. McCallum
George McClughan
James M. McCready
Archie McDonald
Edward McDonald
Robert McEwan
John McFadzean
Robert C. MacGavin
Walter F. McKechan
Archibald McKelvie
Daniel McKenzie
Donald McKenzie
Gilbert McKenzie
William MacKenzie
Duncan MacKintosh
John McKirdy
Donald McLaren
John McLellan
Alfred McMillan
James McMurtrie
Lachlan J. MacPherson
W. D. M. S. McSkimming
Robert Neil
Robert K. Neill
Thomas W. R. Neill
Patrick Nolan
Hugh Orr
Rev. Thomas B. Orr
James Orr
George Patrick
Bevento Piacentini
John Pontifex
George Proudfoot
Charles Rae
William J. Ritchie
Thomas Ritchie
Dan Robertson
James Robertson
William Russell
William Russell
Jesse Saunders
Alexander Scobie
Archibald Scott
Richard Scott
James Sellars
Andrew W. Service
Archibald N. Shannon
H. F. Lionel Sillars
Alexander Slater
Robert B. Smith
Robert Smith
William Smith jr.
John Speirs
Thomas Stevenson
John Stewart
Alexander A. Stirrat
Quintin S. Stirrat
Andrew Strachan
Hugh Strachan
James E. Strachan
Douglas Tacey
Duncan Taylor
Thomas P. Turley
Dr. William Turner
Robert R. Walker
Hugh B. Wallace
James Wallace
William J. Wallace
William Ward
James D. Watt
William Watt
George Watts
William K. Wilkie
William Wright
Alexander Wylie
William Wylie
William Yuille

World War I Roll of Honour

James S. Alexander
Alexander Allan
James Allan
James P. Anderson
Robert Anderson
Douglas Barnett
Thomas Bellerby
William H. Bird
Alexander Blair
Archibald Cairns
Robert G. Cambridge
James Cameron
Kenneth Campbell, V. C.
Thomas K. Cook
James Cowan
John Cowan
William Dickie
William B. Docherty
George Duncan
Alexander Farrell
James McK. Fisher
Archibald J. Fleming
Stewart W. Forbes
Roderick Forsyth
David Gemmell
Sydney B. Grant
Charles M. Gunn
Graham A. Guthrie
William Guy
James Hall
Alexander Hamilton
Sydney Hamilton
Charles Hannah
Joseph Hollywood
Norman Hoskins
James Hunter
Thomas Hunter
Michael B. Hughey
William Irvine
Joseph Jackson
Martin Jenkins
Frederick S. Kean
Duncan R. Kerr
Matthew Kerr
Cameron Lawrie
Matthew W. Mair
Peter Martin
Peter R. Maule
Archibald H. McA?slan
James McCabe
John S. McCormack
James McCreadie
Vincent C. McGowan
James McGreish
Joseph C. McGreish
Thomas McKernon
John McLaughlin
Andrew McD. McLean
Charles McLellan
Alexander D. MacMillan
James F. Meldrum
John W. Merrie
Alexander M. Miller
Hugh McC. Montgomerie
William A. L. Montgomerie
Douglas G. Murphy
Michael Murray
John Muir
Thomas Newton
James Noble
Edward Olufsen
Hugh O'Reilly
James O'Rourke
Thomas Paton
James R. Peter
Andrew Pllu
Cochrane Pllu
John Pllu
James R. Porteous
John Pritchard
William Reid
Robert W. Robertson
Thomas Robertson
William Rodger
James Ronald
John Roy
George C. Seggie
Patrick J. Shields
Alexander S. Simpson
Donald Sinclair
James P. Smith
James Smith
Thomas Speirs
James Stevenson
George B. Tait
Benjamin Thomson
David Trench
John N. Turley
Robert G. Turley
James M. Urquhart
William Wards
Kenneth S. Watson
John Weatherston
John F. White
Robert Wilson
Robert Wylie
Archie R. Young
John B. Yuille
Robert Brown

The distance from Glasgow and Paisley to Saltcoats is 31 miles



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Old Photograph Episcopal Church Penicuik Scotland

Old photograph of the Episcopal Church in Penicuik, Scotland. This Scottish Episcopal Church of St James the Less, in the Diocese of Edinburgh, was built in 1882.



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Old Photograph Dunselma Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dunselma Castle by Strone near Dunoon, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in 1885, as a sailing lodge for wealthy 19th century industrialist, James Coates whose fortune had come from the Paisley textile manufacturer J.P.Coats and sons. In the 1750s James and Patrick Clark began work in the loom equipment and silk thread business in Paisley, Scotland. In 1806 Patrick Clark invented a way of twisting cotton threads together to substitute for silk threads which were unavailable due to France's blockade of Great Britain and opened the first plant for manufacturing the cotton thread in 1812. In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business, also in Paisley. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats. The firm expanded internationally, particularly to the USA. In 1890 Coats listed on the London Stock Exchange.



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Old Photograph Blackfriars Wynd Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Blackfriars Wynd in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This area used to belong the monastery of Blackfriars, and the wynd, or narrow street, is named after the monastery. Pullar's Dyeworks was established in Blackfriars Wynd in 1824, the last part being finally closed in 1993. Britain's first dry cleaner pioneered the first synthetic dyes, the parcel post, and was early to adopt, in 1878, both electricity and the telephone. Fair Maid's House with the lamp on the left is regarded as the oldest secular building in Perth.



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Tour Scotland Video Drive Narrow West End Street By The Harbour St Monans East Neuk Of Fife



Tour Scotland video of a drive on the narrow West End Street by the harbour on ancestry visit to the old fishing village of St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This village on the Fife Coastal Walking Path is named after the legendary Saint Monan. The village is rich in vernacular fisher cottages and merchant houses of the 17th to early 19th centuries, with characteristic old Scots features such as forestairs, crow-stepped gables, datestones, and pantiled roofs from the time when locals here made their living mainly from fishing.

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Tour Scotland Video Houses Cottages Harbour St Monans East Neuk Of Fife



Tour Scotland video of houses and cottages by the harbour on ancestry visit to the old fishing village of St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This village on the Fife Coastal Path is named after the legendary Saint Monan. The village is rich in vernacular fisher cottages and merchant houses of the 17th to early 19th centuries, with characteristic old Scots features such as forestairs, crow-stepped gables, datestones, and pantiled roofs from the time when locals here made their living mainly from fishing.

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Old Photograph Tram Falkirk Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram in Falkirk, Scotland. Falkirk is situated in the Forth Valley, almost midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow.



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Old Photograph Tram Depot Coatbridge Scotland

Old photograph of staff in the Tram Depot in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Coatbridge is situated about 10 miles east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area.



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Old Photograph Tram Racecourse Ayr Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram at the racecourse in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Tram Ayr Scotland

Old photograph of passengers on a Tram in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Tram To Rouken Glen Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram going to Rouken Glen in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, to the South Weest of Glasgow, Scotland. The 1906 Rouken Glen service was a red tram route that became service 8 in 1938; on March 14, 1959 it was replaced by bus service 38 and in June the 8A tram was replaced by the number 45 bus.



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Old Photograph Ingram Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of people, shops and Tram on Ingram Street in Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Coulter Scotland

Old photograph of the library in Coulter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Monks of Kelso and the Templars feature in the early history of Coulter, also known as Culter.



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Old Photograph Toftcombs House Scotland

Old photograph of Toftcombs House by Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Until 1832 the House formed part of a large estate belonging to Vice Admiral Charles Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld. At that time the House, known as Wester Toftcombs, the farm of Easter Toftcombs and Mid Toftcombs were bought by John Liddle of West Mains. These were tenanted by four generations of the Gladstone family, later made famous by the British Prime Minister, William Gladstone. Thereafter Toftcombs passed from John Liddle to Thomas Gibson, his son James Gibson and then the Trustees of Robert MacWharrie in 1897. In 1900 Toftcombs was bought by Sir Andrew Macdonald, Knight of Glengonar, former Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Although located in the Scottish Borders countryside, it is only 30 minutes from Edinburgh and 50 minutes from Glasgow.



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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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Old Photograph Trinity Street Church Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of the interior of Trinity Street Church in Greenock by Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Henry Bell Monument Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Henry Bell obelisk monument on the esplanade by the seafront in Helensburgh, Scotland. Henry Bell, born 7 April 1767, died 14 March 1830, was a Scottish engineer known for introducing the first successful passenger steamboat service in Europe. He was the fifth son of Patrick Bell and Margaret Easton. He was educated at the local parish school and was apprenticed to a stonemason in 1780. Three years later, he was apprenticed to his uncle, a millwright. He later learned ship modelling in Borrowstounness and in 1787, pursued his interest in ship mechanics in Bell's Hill with the engineer Mr James Inglis. This was followed by several years in London, England. He returned to Scotland around 1790, and moved to Glasgow, where he worked as a house-carpenter. His ambition was to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors and become a civil engineer, and to this end he joined the Glasgow corporation of wrights on 20 October 1797. In 1808, Bell moved to the modern town of Helensburgh, on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, where his wife undertook the superintendence of the public baths, and at the same time kept the principal inn. In 1812 he built his steam boat the Comet, with an engine of three horsepower. The Comet, named after a great comet which had been visible for several months in 1811, was built by John Wood and Company, at Port Glasgow which lies three miles to the east of Greenock, as adjacent towns on the south bank of the River Clyde as it widens into the Firth of Clyde. The Comet made a delivery voyage from Port Glasgow 21 miles upriver to the Broomielaw, Glasgow, then sailed from Glasgow the 24 miles down to Greenock. Bell died at Helensburgh in 1830, aged 62.



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Old Photographs Moy Hall Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Moy Hall, near Inverness, Scotland. The original Castle of Moy stood on an island in Loch Moy but in 1700 a house was built at the north end of the loch and has been the home of the chiefs of Clan Mackintosh since the fourteenth century. It was here that Charles Edward Stuart was entertained in 1746, by Lady Anne Mackintosh, a Jacobite supporter. Her husband, the clan chief, was fighting for the Government Army. Prince Charles escaped capture here. Lord Louden's government soldiers were sent from Inverness, to halt his progress. Lady Mackintosh, secretly informed about the planned capture, arranged for four of her men to hide by the roadside when the government troops approached. Setting off their pistols to fire one at a time, they were to shout for the clans of MacDonald and Cameron to advance, thus tricking the government army into thinking they had stumbled into the whole of the Jacobite Army. The trick worked, and Lord Louden's troops speedily retreated. The event is known as The Rout of Moy. The house was accidentally burned down in the time of Aeneas, the twenty-third chief. He had Moy Hall built in 1800. It was rebuilt in the 1870s by architect John Rhind who added the tower and two large wings. The Hall had sixty rooms. During the 1950s the building was found to have dry rot. Despite remedial treatment it was finally demolished and a new, much plainer house, designed by Gordon Gunn of George Gordon and Company was built in 1957.




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