Find A Grave - Perth and Kinross

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
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir. Henry b. September 7, 1836 d. April 22, 1908
Prime Minister, 1905-1908.
Meigle Churchyard, Perth and Kinross, 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
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
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Graham, John b. July, 1648 d. July 27, 1689
1st Viscount Dundee. Born the eldest son of Sir William Graham of Claverhouse and Lady Madeline Carnegie. His father died about 1652 and he and his younger brother were fostered by their uncles. After coming in his estate, he was appointment a Commissioner of Excise and a Justice of the Peace in 1669. In 1672 he served as a Lieutenant in Sir William Lockhart's Scots Regiment. By 1674 he was serving in William of Orange's guards. After leaving the Low Countries, he served Charles II who...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Bride's Kirk, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
King of Scots, James I b. December 30, 1394 d. February 21, 1437
Scottish monarch. Son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He reigned 1406-1437, though from 1406 til 1424, he was king in name only. When his father sent him away as a child for his own protection, he was captured by the English and held in the Tower of London for 18 years. During his imprisonment, he fell in love with Joan Beaufort, and the two were married on February 2, 1424 in Southwark. They had 8 children together. James returned to Scotland to find his country in chaos. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Carthusian Monastery (ruins), Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
King of Scots, Robert II b. March 2, 1316 d. April 19, 1390
Scottish monarch. Son of Walter, Steward of Scotland and Marjory Bruce, daughter of Robert the Bruce. He served as Regent for David II twice, while David was in exile in France and again while imprisoned in England. Robert succeeded David in 1371, and was crowned at Scone on March 26. His first marriage to Elizabeth Mure and the 9 children of the union were declared illegitimate, as the couple were too closely related. A Papal dispensation was acquired in 1347, but to many it still wasn't...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Scone Abbey (ruins), Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Matilda of Huntingdon b. 1074 d. 1130
Scottish monarch, queen consort of St. David I, King of Scots. Daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Judith, she was also known as Maud. A Saxon princess and widow of Simon de Senlis, she married David in 1113. As a result of this marriage, David acquired the Earldom of Huntingdon as well as a legitimate claim to a large part of England. She gave the king four children: Malcolm, Henry, Claricia, and Hodierna. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Scone Abbey (ruins), Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Millais, Lady. Effie b. 1828 d. December 23, 1897
Artist's Model, Folk Figure. The subject of several Pre-Raphaelite painters, she is probably better remembered for the bizarre and scandalous circumstances of her first marriage. Born Euphemia Chalmers Gray, she was raised in central Scotland and at some point her childhood attracted the attention of noted author, critic, and paedophile John Ruskin. When Effie was 12 Ruskin penned "The King of the Golden River" in her honour and a romance gradually ensued. The pair wed on April 10, 1848, but...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Kinnoull Churchyard, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Reid, William b. December 21, 1921 d. November 27, 2001
World War II Victorian Cross recipient. Royal Air Force pilot, recieved Britain's highest award for valor for completing a bombing mission over Germany in a crippled plane after he was severely wounded and his navigator killed. Citation: On 3 November 1943 on the way to Dusseldorf, Germany, Flight Lieutenant Reid's windscreen was shattered by fire from a Messerschmitt and the gun turrets and cockpit badly damaged. Saying nothing of his multiple injuries, he continued on his mission and soon...[Read More] (Bio by: Carole M. Chop)
Creiff Cemetery, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Simpson, John b. January 29, 1826 d. October 27, 1884
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the 42nd Regiment, Black Watch Royal Highlanders. On April 15, 1858, during the attack on Fort Ruhya, India, Sergeant Simpson volunteered to go to an exposed point of the parapet of the fort under heavy fire and carried back a wounded Lieutenant and a Private, both safely to his own lines. For prestigious gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal and later achieved the rank of Major. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Balbeggie Churchyard, Saint Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Stewart, William George Drummond b. February, 1831 d. October 19, 1868
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Captain in the 93rd Regiment, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. On November 16, 1857, Captain Stewart was ordered to lead an attack on two of the enemy's barracks at Lucknow, India. With a small force, through two of the enemy's guns which were maintaining a heavy flanking fire, he captured the guns and gained possession of the barracks. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal in December, 1858. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Mary's Church, Grandtully, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Thompson, Alexander b. 1824 d. March 29, 1880
Indian Mutiny British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lance Corporal in the 42nd Regiment, British Army. On April 15, 1858, during the attack on Fort Ruhya, India, Lance Corporal Thompson volunteered with others to assist in recovering dead and wounded. In the most exposed position under a heavy enemy fire, he carried out the body of a lieutenant from the top of the glacis. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was promoted Sergeant and awarded Victoria Cross Medal. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wellshill Cemetery, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Tudor, Margaret b. November 28, 1489 d. October 18, 1541
Scottish monarch, queen consort of James IV. Eldest daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She married James on August 8, 1503 at Holyrood. He was 30, she was 14. The marriage was accompanied by a treaty of "perpetual peace" between England and Scotland. They had six children, only their son James survived childhood. The peace treaty ended when James IV invaded England in 1513, where he was killed at Flodden. Margaret became regent for the young James V. On August 6, 1514 she...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Carthusian Monastery (ruins), Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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