Find A Grave - Argyll and Bute

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
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, 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, Iona, Argyll and Bute, 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, 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, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Donald III, King of Scots b. 1033 d. 1099
Scottish Monarch. Known as Donald Bane or Donald the White, he was the son of Duncan I and Elflaed. When he acceded he was a relatively old man. A traditionalist, he did not like the English influence which had become a feature of the reign of his older brother Malcolm Canmore. Donald reigned breifly before being deposed by Duncan II, Malcolm Canmore's son. Donald killed Duncan, and resumed his throne six months later. However, Malcolm Canmore's other sons accepted English assistance and...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Dubh, King of Scots b. 930 d. 966
Scottish Monarch. Also known as Duff or Duffus, Dubh means "the Black." Son of Malcolm I, he acceded in 971, reigning for only four and a half years. His reign was beset by trouble in the form of Cuilean, son of King Indulf, fighting to gain the throne. Dubh defeated Cuilean in battle at Duncrab, but Cuilean wasn't dissuaded. While in Forres attempting to raise an army to fight Cuilean once again, Dubh was murdered. His body was hidden beneath the bridge spanning the Kinlosse. Legend...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Duncan I b. 1001 d. August 15, 1040
Scottish Monarch. The son of Bethoc (Beatrix), daughter of Malcolm II, and Crinan, Earl of Atholl. Succeeded his grandfather in 1034, ruling for 6 years. He married Aelflaed of Northumbria in 1030. He was killed in battle at Bathnagowan against MacBeth, Earl of Moray. Regarded as a ruthless and incapable king, his death was unmourned. His son was an infant, leaving the throne vacant for MacBeth. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Duncan II b. 1060 d. November 12, 1094
Scottish Monarch. Son of Malcolm III Canmore and his first queen, Ingibiorg of Orkney. He married Ethelreda of Northumberland in 1090, by whom he had one son, William, Earl of Moray. Duncan deposed his uncle, Donald III, but reigned for only 6 months before he was killed on his uncle's orders at the battle of Mondoynes. He was 35. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Giric, King of Scots d. 889
Scottish Monarch. Giric, along with his cousin, Eochaid, assumed the throne when Eochaid killed King Aed. The two ruled jointly, as Eochaid, because he was a MacAlpin descendent through female lines, had no rightful claim to rule on his own. There is evidence to suggest that the partnership was not a harmonious one. Giric and Eochaid ruled for 12 years, from 878 - 889. The two were deposed and Giric killed at Dundurn by the rightful heir, Donald II. The fate of Eochaid is unknown. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Indulf, King of Scots d. 962
Scottish Monarch. Son of Constantine II, he acceded in 954 and ruled until 962. During his reign, the kingdom extended south of the Forth when the fortress at Edinburgh was taken. He was killed in battle with Norse invaders at Cullen. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Kenneth II, King of Scots b. 932 d. 995
Scottish Monarch. Son of Malcolm I, he acceded in 971, ruling until 995. He waged war on the Britons, and received from King Edgar of the Anglo-Saxons all the lands called Lothian, between the Tweed and the Forth. He was murdered at Fettercairn by his own subjects through an act of treachery. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
King of Scots, Aedh '"Whitefoot"' b. 838 d. 878
Scottish monarch. Son of Kenneth MacAlpin, he acceeded in 877 upon the death of his brother, Constantine I. He was murdered a year later by Eochaid, who conspired with Giric to seize the throne. Little is known of Aedh's life or short reign. He had two sons, the future Constantine II and Donald, King of Strathclyde. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Little, Saint Failbhe The
Saint. He was the Abbot of Iona. Died around 754 AD and his Feast Day is March 10th. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
MacAlpin, Kenneth (Kenneth I) b. 810 d. February 6, 850
First King of Scotland (Alba). Born Ciniod MacAlpin, son of Alpin MacEochaid, king of Dalriada, his mother is said to have been a daughter of Achalas, King of Argyllshire, or a Pictish princess. His father was killed in battle against the ruling Picts, and MacAlpin took control of Dalriada. The Picts were later decimated by Viking raids, and taking advantage of this weakness, MacAlpin summoned the remaining Earls of Caledonia to his court. A banquet was held, and when the guests, including...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
MacBeth b. 1005 d. August 15, 1057
Scottish Monarch. Subject of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, though the events in the play bore little resemblance to historical fact. MacBeth was the son of Findlaech, Earl of Moray, and Doneda, daughter of Malcolm II. He acceded after defeating and killing Duncan I in battle in 1040. He married Gruoch, a granddaughter of Kenneth III. His 17-year reign was for the most part one of peace and prosperity, and he was known to be generous to the church. His reign was so secure, he was able...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Malcolm I, King of Scots b. 897 d. 954
Scottish monarch. Son of Donald II, he acceded in 943, ruling until 954. During his reign, Moray and Cumbria were annexed to the kingdom. He died in battle with Norse invaders near Fodresach. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Malcolm II, King of Scots b. 954 d. November 25, 1034
Scottish Monarch. Son of Kenneth II, he acceded in 1005, reigning for 29 years. It was during this time that the kingdom first began to encompass the area of modern-day Scotland. He not only confirmed his hold over the lands between the Tweed and Forth rivers, but also secured Strathclyde. He was murdered at Glamis at the age of 80, by his grandson Duncan, ruler of Strathclyde. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
McNeill, Sir John Carstairs b. March 28, 1831 d. May 25, 1904
New Zealand Wars Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 107th Regiment, Bengal Infantry, later the Royal Sussex Regiment. On March 30, 1864, while proceeding to Teawamutu, New Zealand on duty, Lieutenant Colonel McNeill with two Privates were confronted by a party of the enemy. He sent one of the Privates back to bring up the infantry, but before help could arrive he and the Private were attacked by about fifty natives. In trying to escape the Private's horse...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oronsay Priory, Isle of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Robert the Bruce [Bone Fragment] b. July 11, 1274 d. June 7, 1329
Scottish monarch. The son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick and Marjory of Carrick, he was a descendant of Alexander II, King of Scots. He was married to Isabella of Mar in 1295, and Elizabeth DeBurgh in 1302. He was the father of two sons and three daughters. Around 1298, when Scotland was under English rule, he was appointed a Guardian of Scotland along with John Comyn. It was discovered that Comyn intended to sell out his country and become a puppet king under Edward I, and Bruce killed him...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Conan's Kirk, Lochawe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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