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Blackwell, Elizabeth b. February 3, 1821 d. May 31, 1910
Pioneer Physician, Author. Elizabeth Blackwell epitomizes what the human spirit will endure while fighting unjust treatment, discrimination, ill will, abuse and ridicule. However, she achieved her goal, overcoming mid-century prejudice against women while instituting many reforms during her quest to practice the art of healing. She selected medicine as a career, a certainty in that day, that a lady physician was neither appropriate nor attainable. She was rejected 29 times by medical...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Kilmun Parish Church and Cemetery, Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Blair, James b. January 27, 1828 d. January 18, 1905
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient.
Holy Trinity Churchyard, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Bonar, Horatius b. December 19, 1808 d. July 31, 1889
Hymn Writer. Born in Old Broughton, Edinburgh, Scotland. Died in Edinburgh, England. Married to Jane Catharine Lundie Bonar.
Canongate Churchyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Bouch, Thomas b. February 25, 1822 d. October 30, 1880
Engineer. A specialist in railway design, he is credited with inventing caissons and train ferries. His notoriety, however, rests on the original Tay Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, completed in 1878. It collapsed during high winds on December 28, 1879, killing 75 people. An investigation concluded in terms that the bridge was badly designed, badly constructed, and badly maintained. Bouch's reputation was destroyed and he died while the public inquiry into the disaster was in progress...[Read More] (Bio by: Ronald Land)
Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Boyd, Stewart b. 1963 d. June 28, 2003
Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Specky" he was a 'drug lord' that operated out of the Royal Oak pub in Nitshill, Glasgow, Scotland, and was responsible for a series of murders and disappearances over two decades. He had links dating back to the times of Arthur ‘The Godfather' Thompson Sr., the right-hand man to jailed drug baron John Healy and enforcer for exiled Guardion security firm boss Paul Johnston. He was cleared of murdering Paisley gangster Mark Rennie and jailed for intimidating...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Neilston Cemetery, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Brodie, Deacon. William b. 1741 d. October 1, 1788
Folk Figure. A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Deacon William Brodie was a noted Scottish cabinet maker and an Edinburgh City Councilman, who was also a known burglar and partyman known for his gambling, womaninzing and drinking. Brodie was believed to be the model for the characters of 'Dr. Henry Jekyll' and 'Edward Hyde' in the classic book, "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde", written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. Beginning his burglary and thiefing career in 1768 by first...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Parish Church, Buccleuch, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Brown, George Douglas b. January 26, 1869 d. August 28, 1902
Author. His fame rests on his novel "The House with the Green Shutters" (1901), an unflinching look at the narrowness of life in a small Scottish hamlet. The book was the first notable example of Realism in 20th Century Scottish Literature and drew comparisons to the work of Balzac and Robert Louis Stevenson. Brown was born in the village of Ochiltree in Ayrshire, Scotland. The illegitimate son of a local farmer, he was raised by his unschooled mother and endured much of the scorn and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Brown, John b. December 8, 1826 d. March 27, 1883
Royal servant. Born on a farm in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Brown was a servant at Balmoral at the time it was purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He became Albert's personal ghillie and friend. After Albert's death in 1861, Brown was brought to court as a companion and personal servant to the grief-stricken Victoria, in hopes that his ties to her beloved Albert and Balmoral would help her emerge from her deepening gloom. John Brown took his role as personal servant very...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Crathie Kirkyards, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchanan, George b. February, 1506 d. September 29, 1582
Scholar, poet, author, and humanist. Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, one of eight children of a small farmer who died when George was 7, leaving the family in poverty. George received a grammar school education before being sent by his uncle to study at the University of Paris when he was 14. Returning to Scotland, he served as a soldier and continued his education at the University of Edinburgh until 1526, when he began teaching in Paris. He returned again to Scotland in 1537 and served as...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Burns, Robert b. January 25, 1759 d. July 21, 1796
Poet. Born the eldest of seven children at Alloway, near Ayr, the son of William Burnes, a small farmer and gardener for the Provost of Ayr. Burns was educated briefly at John Murdoch's school in Alloway but received most of his schooling at home. His first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick inspired him to try his hand at poetry, and he wrote a song entitled "O, once I lov'd a bonnie lass", and set it to the tune of a traditional reel. In 1783 he started composing poetry in a traditional style using the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Michael's Cemetery, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Burns, Tommy b. December 16, 1956 d. May 15, 2008
Scottish Football (Soccer) Star, Coach. A star midfielder for Celtic Football Club from 1975 to 1989, he appeared in 352 games scoring 52 goals. He led Celtic FC to six league titles, three Scottish Cups and represented Scotland as a member of the Scottish national team in eight international competitions between 1981 and 1988. In 1989 he moved to Kilmarnock becoming player-coach in 1992. He returned to Celtic in 1994 as a coach, where he managed the club until 1997. Following his coaching...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Linn Cemetery, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Burton, Richard Henry b. January 29, 1923 d. July 11, 1993
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, British Army. At Monte Ceco, Italy, October 8, 1944, when an assault was held up, Private Burton rushed forward from his platoon, engaged a Spandau position killing three of the crew. Later, he disposed of the crews of two machine-guns, which made his company able to consolidate the position. Afterwards, in spite of the fact that most of his comrades were either...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Kirriemuir Cemetery, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Cadell, Thomas b. September 5, 1835 d. April 6, 1919
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Colonel in The 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers, later The Royal Munster Fusilers. He was awarded his Medal for service during the Indian Mutiny on June 12, 1857.
Tranent Churchyard, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Campbell, Lorne MacLaine b. July 22, 1902 d. May 25, 1991
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as Lieutenant Colonel Commander, 7th Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. At West Akarit, Tunisia, April 6, 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Campbell had to break through an enemy minefield and anti-tank ditch in order to form a bridgehead. His battalion formed up in darkness and then attacked at an angle, being successful in capturing at least 600 prisoners. Next day the position was subjected to heavy continuous bombardment and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Warriston Cemetery and Crematorium, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir. Henry b. September 7, 1836 d. April 22, 1908
Prime Minister, 1905-1908.
Meigle Churchyard, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Carlyle, Thomas b. December 4, 1795 d. February 5, 1881
Scottish Philosopher, Satirist, Author, and Historian. He was born at Ecclefechan, in Dumfries, Scotland, to Calvinist parents. He attended school at the Annan Academy in Annan, Dumfries, Scotland, but left after three years due to constant bullying by his classmates. In 1809 he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, and became a mathematics teacher in Annan and then in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. In 1819 he returned to the University of Edinburgh, where he suffered...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Ecclefechan Churchyard, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Carmichael, John b. April 1, 1893 d. December 20, 1977
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. Born in Scotland, he served as a Sergeant in the 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, British Army. At Zwarteleen, Belgium, on September 8, 1917, when excavating a trench, Sergeant Carmichael saw that a grenade that been unearthed had started to burn. He immediately rushed to the spot shouting to his men to get clear, put his steel helmet over the grenade and stood on it. The grenade exploded and blew him out of the trench seriously injured...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
New Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carver, Robert b. 1485 d. 1568
Composer. Regarded as Scotland's greatest 16th Century musician. His 19-part motet "O bone Jesu" (c. 1522) is a masterpiece of Renaissance music. Carver's style is notable for its tension-laden use of long crescendos, which make his polyphonic vocal pieces dynamic and exciting. He was one of the few British composers of his era influenced by the Europeans and the only one to write a "Missa L'Homme arme" (c. 1520), based on a popular French tune that was used in dozens of Continental Mass-...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Scone Abbey (ruins), Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Clark, Jim 'The Flying Scot' b. March 4, 1936 d. April 7, 1968
World renowned race driver. Clark was a two-time Formula One Grand Prix champion in 1963and 1965. He was also a five-time veteran of the Indianapolis 500. He finished second in his first 500 in 1963. He won the pole position and had a big lead during the 1964 race, but was a victim of a mechanical failure. He won the 1965 classic and again finished second in 1966. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: Racing accident
Chirnside Parish Church Cemetery, Chirnside, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Clark, Jimmy b. March 4, 1936 d. April 7, 1968
Race Car Driver. He was a world class driver, regarded as one of the finest Formula 1 race car drivers of all time. In 1956, he drove his first event and by 1958, driving for the Border Reivers team, he had won 18 national events. In March 1960, he drove his first race in the newly introduced Formula I and went on to win 25 Formula 1 events. He was a two-time Formula 1 World Champion (1963, 1965) and winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500. He also won the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix, 1962 Belgian Grand...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Formula 2 race crash in Hockenheim, Germany
Chirnside Parish Church Cemetery, Chirnside, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Plot: Near the wall at the top of the churchyard

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