Find A Grave - Scotland

, Saint Drostan
Roman Catholic Saint. He was the founder and abbot of the Monastery of Deer which was an important religous center for many years. Drostan died in the early part of the 7th century and his Feast day is July 11 th. His well is nearby the church at Aberdour. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Aberdour Church, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
, Saint Ethernan
Saint. He was a Pict who went to Ireland to become a priest. Later he became a Bishop and returned to Scotland as a missionary. Died around 669 AD and his Feast Day is December 3rd. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Isle of May Priory, Isle of May, Fife, Scotland
Adam, William b. 1689 d. June 24, 1748
Architect, Entrepreneur. Born near Kirkcaldy, Scotland, the son of a builder-architect, he inherited a legacy from previous noted Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and James Smith, and rose to be considered the most prominent architect in Scotland during his lifetime. Developing a Baroque style after which he disseminated through his large practice, he was popular and well connected, being patronized by Enlightenment figure John Clerk, for whom he built Mavisbank(1723). His entrepreneurial...[Read More] (Bio by: JK Gillon)
Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Adams, Robert Bellew b. July 26, 1856 d. February 13, 1928
Tirah Campaign Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Muree, Punjab, India, of Scottish parents, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Staff Corps and Corps of Guides, Indian Army. On August 17, 1897 at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India, Lieutenant Colonel Adams, with two other officers and five men of the Guides, went under a heavy and close fire, to the rescue of a Lieutenant of the Lancashire Fusiliers who was lying wounded and surrounded by enemy swordsmen. While the wounded officer was being...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Glasgow Crematorium, Maryhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Aitken, Robert Hope Moncrieff b. February 6, 1826 d. September 18, 1887
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cupar, Scotland, he served as a Lieutenant in the 13th Bengal Native Infantry, British Indian Army. During the defense of the Residency of Lucknow, India, from June 30 to November 22, 1857, Lieutenant Aitken on many occasions distinguished himself in actions against the enemy. He volunteered to led attacks, captured enemy guns, set fire to the Baillie Guard Gate, plus assaulted and captured the barricaded gateway of the Furreed Buksh Palace. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Andrews Eastern Cemetery, Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Alexander I, King of Scots b. 1077 d. April 23, 1124
Scottish Monarch. The son of King Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland, he succeeded his brother King Edgar to the Scottish throne in 1107. He was a strong ruler, a supporter of the church, and founded the Abbey on Inchcolm Island and a priory at Scone. He...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Alexander II, King of Scots b. August 24, 1198 d. July 8, 1249
Scottish Monarch. The son of William I the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont, he was crowned on December 5, 1214. He took advantage of King John's problems with his barons and invaded Northern England. John's northern Barons swore fealty and homage to Alexander, though upon John's death in 1217, he lost their loyalty to the new English king, Henry III. To cement good relations, Alexander married Henry III's sister Joan in 1221. Joan died in 1238, and he then married Marie de Coucy in 1239. They...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Alexander III, King of Scots b. September 4, 1241 d. March 19, 1286
Scottish Monarch. The son of Alexander II and Marie de Coucy, he succeeded his father in 1249 at the age of 8. Two years later he was married to Princess Margaret, daughter of Henry III of England. In 1261, he began negotiations with the Norse king Haakon to regain control of the Isles. During the ensuing campaign, he annexed the Isle of Man under the Scottish Crown, and in 1266, the Treaty of Perth secured the Isles under Scottish rule. His queen Margaret died in 1275, and he married Yolande...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Andrew, Saint [partial remains]
Roman Catholic Saint. Patron Saint of Scotland. Following his crucifixion at the hands of the Romans, he was buried in St. Patras, Greece, where he remained for 300 years before he was exhumed and taken to Constantinople. The larger part of St. Andrew's remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1210 AD and now reside in this church in Amalfi, southern Italy. In 1879, the Archbishop of Amalfi sent a small piece of St. Andrew's shoulder blade to Scotland and in 1969 Pope Paul VI gave more relics...[Read More]
Saint Andrew's Cathedral Ruins Museum, Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Angus, William b. February 28, 1888 d. June 14, 1959
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Armadale, Scotland he joined The Highland Light Infantry during the beginning of World War I. Later, the HLI unit was transferred to the 8th Royal Scots as they had suffered many causalities and were in urgent need of help. On June 12, 1915, while under very heavy bomb and artillery fire, he voluntarily left the safety of his trench to rescue a wounded officer who was laying within a few yards of the enemy line. While pulling his comrade to safety...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
Wilton Cemetery, Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald, Adam b. January 14, 1879 d. March 10, 1957
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, he served as a Sapper in the 218th Field Company, Royal Engineers, British Army. At Ors, France, on November 4, 1918, Sapper Archibald was part of a party building a floating bridge across the Sambre-Oise Canal. He was foremost front at work, when the party came under a heavy artillery barrage and machine-gun fire. Never the less, he continued working on the cork floats and completed the work on the bridge which was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Warriston Cemetery and Crematorium, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Baillie, George d. February 8, 1873
Founder of Baillie's Institution, a philanthropic and charitable organisation still in existence. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasgow Cathedral Churchyard, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Baird, John Logie b. August 13, 1888 d. June 14, 1946
Engineer and inventor. Inventor of mechanical television, producing the system first used by the BBC in 1929. He was educated at Larchfield School, Helensburgh, his degree course being interrupted by World War 1, never to graduated. He was the first person to demonstrate a working TV, on 30 Oct 1925. The first moving image transmitted, the now famous grainy image of the ventriloquists dummy's head. Although the idea of television was the result work by many inventors, Baird is one of it's...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Helensburgh Cemetery, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balfour, Arthur James b. July 25, 1848 d. March 19, 1930
Prime Minister, 1902-1905.
Whittingehame (near Dunbar), Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
Plot: Balfour Family plot
Barrie, James Matthew b. May 9, 1860 d. June 19, 1937
Playwright. Born in the small weaving town of Kirriemuir, Scotland in 1860, he is most remembered for the creation of "Peter Pan" and the world of �Never Land.� The story of �Peter Pan� began with a book called "The Little White Bird," published in 1902. The character, Peter, was introduced as a baby, and he was later developed into the play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up." The play premiered in 1904, and productions and adaptations of Peter Pan are still common, including Steven...[Read More]
Kirriemuir Cemetery, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Baxter, Jim b. September 29, 1939 d. April 14, 2001
Legendary Scottish footballer. Known as "Slim Jim", Baxter was one of the worlds greatest players during the 1960s. It was said that he transformed Rangers FC from a good team to a great one. He joined Rangers FC from Raith Rovers for a fee � 17,500 in june 1960. At the time he was 20 and this was only the beginning of a brilliant career. Always the master playmaker, in 254 games for Rangers FC he scored 24 goals and set up over 100. With Rangers FC he won 3 Scottish Cups, 3 Championships and 3...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Linn Crematorium, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Beach, Thomas b. January 24, 1824 d. August 24, 1864
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Private, 92 Regiment, Gordon Highlanders, Attached 55th Regiment, Border Mutual. He was awarded his Medal for service at Crimea on November 5, 1854. (Bio by: K)
Eastern Necropolis, Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland
Beaufort, Joan b. 1404 d. June 15, 1445
Scottish Monarch. Queen consort of James I. The daughter of John Beaufort, Marquess of Somerset and Margaret Holland, she caught the eye of James I during his imprisonment in England. She so inspired him that he wrote a long love poem to her, The King's Quhair. They were married in Southwark on February 2, 1424. Together they had eight children, including the future James II. Two years after her husband's murder, she married James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn, in 1439. She had one son by...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Carthusian Monastery (ruins), Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Black, Sir. James b. June 14, 1924 d. March 22, 2010
Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist. A physiologist, he was honored in 1988 for his discoveries of propranolol, the first beta blocker, and cimetidine, the first medication effective in controlling stomach acid and treating peptic ulcers. Born in Uddington, he was raised in Fife and at 15 received a scholarship to study medicine at the University of St. Andrews. Following graduation, he taught in Singapore for three years, then returned home in 1950 to a faculty position at the University of Glasgow...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Ardclach Church Cemetery, Ardclach, Highland, Scotland
Blackie, John Stuart b. July 28, 1809 d. March 2, 1895
Scholar, Educator. Born in Glasgow, he became a lawyer in 1834 and went to teach at the Marischal College in Aberdeen, Scotland. He became one of the most influential scholars of nineteenth-century Scotland, as a Professor of Humanity at Marischal College and Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

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