Find A Grave - Scotland

Constantine I, King of Scots b. 836 d. 877
Scottish Monarch. The son of Kenneth MacAlpin, he reigned from 863 - 877. During a battle with the Danes of York at Inverdovat, he was beheaded. His only son Donald succeeded him. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Constantine III, King of Scots b. 971 d. 997
Scottish Monarch. The son of King Cuilean, he acceded in 995, ruling only two years. He was killed at Rathinveramon, the fifth consecutive Scots king to be murdered. He was succeeded by Kenneth III. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Craig, John Manson b. March 5, 1896 d. February 19, 1970
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Comrie, Scotland, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant attached to the 1/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army. In actions near the Suez Canal, Egypt, on June 5, 1917, when an advanced post having been rushed by the enemy, 2nd Lieutenant Craig immediately organized a rescue party. He set his party to work removing the dead and wounded under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. One of his men was wounded and when a medical officer who went to his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Perth Crematorium, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Plot: should be *Perth
Crofton, Sir. John b. March 27, 1912 d. November 3, 2009
Medical Pioneer. A pulmonologist, he devised the first effective treatment regimen for tuberculosis (TB) during the 1950s. The child of a physician, he received his M.D. from Cambridge University, then took specialty training at St. Thomas Hospital in London; joining the Royal Army in 1939, Sir John served at field hospitals in Europe and the Middle East. Peace left him out of work until he accepted a registrar (senior faculty) position at London's Brompton Hospital where, in 1946, he became...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Cumming, Arthur Edward b. June 18, 1896 d. April 10, 1971
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Brigadier-Commander in The 2/12th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army. He was awarded his Medal for service at Kuantan, Malaya, on January 3, 1942. (Bio by: K)
Warriston Cemetery and Crematorium, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Cuninghame, William James Montgomery b. May 20, 1834 d. November 11, 1893
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. During the Crimean War, he served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). On November 20,1854, he along with Lieutenant Claude Thomas Bourchier were with a party detailed to drive the Russians from some rifle pits. Waiting until after dark, they advanced on the pits and launched a surprise attack. They drove the Russian riflemen from their cover, but in the fierce...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
Kirkmichael Churchyard, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Daiches, Dr. David b. 1912 d. July 15, 2005
Author. He was born in Sunderland, England and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland where his father was the Chief Rabbi of Scotland. He attended University of Edinburgh. He earned his Master's Degree with first class honors in 1934 and his doctorate in 1939 from Balliol College at Oxford University in 1939. He became a Professor of English Literature at the University of Chicago in 1939 but left there to work for the British Information Service in New York City and later as second secretary to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Dalzel-Job, Patrick b. 1913 d. October 13, 2003
Folk Figure. He was a Scottish intelligence specialist and war hero. As a member of the Royal Navy during WW2 he successfully and single-handedly evacuated the Norwegian town of Narvik, moments before it was destroyed by enemy bombers. He served with future writer Ian Fleming, and is said to have been the inspiration for Fleming's most famous character, "James Bond." (Bio by: Noni)
Plockton Cemetery, Highland, Scotland
David I, King of Scots b. 1080 d. May 24, 1153
Scottish Monarch and Saint. Son of Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland. He succeeded his brother Alexander in 1124. David accelerated the process, begun by his mother, of introducing the Roman Catholic church into Scotland, displacing the Celtic church. He founed many abbeys, including Melrose, Holyrood, Paisley, and Dryburgh. He also introduced the orders of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller into Scotland. He married his queen, Matilda in 1114. They had 2 sons and 2...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Davis, James b. February, 1835 d. March 2, 1893
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he served as a Private in the 42nd Regiment of Foot, British Army. During the attack on the Fort of Ruhya, India, April 15, 1858, when the advanced party was at the gate of the Fort, an officer was killed. Private Davis under heavy fired fire, volunteered to carry the body of the officer back to the 42nd Regiment command post. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on May 27, 1859. He died at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Daykins, John Brunton b. March 26, 1883 d. January 24, 1933
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Hawick, Scotland, he served as a Sergeant in the 2nd/4th Battalion York, Lancaster Regiment, British Army. At Solesmes, France, on October 20, 1918, Sergeant Daykins with 12 remaining men of his platoon, rushed a German machine gun post. During severe hand-to-hand fighting, Sergeant Daykins himself disposed of many of the enemy and secured the objective. He then located another machine gun which was holding up an operation of his company. Under...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Castlewood Cemetery, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
De Beaumont, Ermengarde b. 1170 d. February 11, 1233
Scottish monarch, queen consort of William I. Daughter of Viscount Richard Beaumont, she married William "The Lion" on September 5, 1186. She bore him 3 daughters and the heir, Alexander. In 1229 she chose the location of a new Cistercian abbey in Fife, and upon her death she was buried before the high altar. A large wooden cross now marks the approximate location of the high altar and Queen Ermengarde's grave. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Balmerino Abbey (ruins), Balmerino, Fife, Scotland
De Burgh, Elizabeth d. October 26, 1327
Scottish Monarch. The daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret Burgo, she married King Robert the Bruce in 1302. She was the mother of two daughters and two sons, including the future King David II. She died at Cullen of natural causes. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
De Coucy, Marie b. 1220 d. 1251
Scottish monarch, queen consort of Alexander II The Peaceful. The dates of her birth and death are uncertain. She was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Baron de Coucy and Marie de Montmirel-en-Brie. She became Alexander's second queen on May 15, 1239 at Roxburgh Castle, and gave birth to the king's only son and heir, Alexander, on September 4, 1241. After the king's death in 1249, some sources say she married a second time to a French nobleman, Jean de Brienne. She died at the age of...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Newbattle Abbey (destroyed), Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
de Galloway, Devorguilla b. 1218 d. January 28, 1290
Scottish Royalty. Born the daughter of Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon sometime between 1210 and 1225. She married John de Balliol in 1233. The couple had at least eight children including John Balliol, who was crowned King of Scotland on November 30, 1292. John Balliol founded Balliol College, Oxford in about 1263. After his death in 1268, Dervorguilla ensured the permanence of the college by providing capital, and in 1282, formulated the college statutes. She...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Sweetheart Abbey, New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
De Quincey, Thomas b. August 15, 1785 d. December 8, 1859
Author. English critic and essayist. He is best known for his book "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater". He also wrote "Murder Considered as one of Fine Arts" and "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth". (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Saint Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Dewar, Donald Campbell b. August 21, 1937 d. October 11, 2000
Donald Dewar was the architect of Scotland's devolutionary settlement which delivered the first Scottish Parliament for nearly 300 years. He was First Minister of the Parliament, and hence Scotland's national leader, following its establishment in 1999. Donald Dewar was born in Glasgow in 1937 and attended Glasgow Academy. His school days, in the words of his British Cabinet colleague Gordon Brown, were bookish and often lonely but his entry to Glasgow University allowed him to flourish. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuart Kelly)
Cause of death: brain hemorrhage
Clydebank Crematorium, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dolly the Cloned Sheep b. July 5, 1996 d. February 14, 2003
Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death after premature aging and disease marred her short existence. Dolly was born July 5, 1996, in a research compound of the Scottish institute, and the achievement of her creation, announced Feb. 23, 1997, created an international sensation. Dolly, a Finn Dorset sheep named after the singer Dolly Parton, bred normally on two occasions with a Welsh mountain ram called David, first giving birth to Bonnie in April 1998 and then to three more lambs in 1999...[Read More] (Bio by: Fan of the Site)
Cause of death: Euthanized
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Donald I, King of Scots d. 862
Scottish Monarch. Son of Alpin MacEochaid, he succeeded his brother Kenneth MacAlpin in 859. He reigned for four years. Little is known of him, other than he successfully crushed the Picts who, with the help of the Saxons of England, attempted to regain their lost throne. He died of natural causes near Scone. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Donald II, King of Scots b. 862 d. 900
Scottish Monarch. The son of Constantine I, he killed the usurper, Giric, and succeeded in 889. He ruled until 900. He spent much of his reign battling the Danes and crushing Highland robber tribes. He was killed in battle by the Danes at Dunnottar. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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