Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area. Ochtertyre is in the parish of monzievaird and strowan and the county of perthshire. The board of supervision was established under the 1845 poor law act. Monzievaird and strowan is a parish, which lies in perth and kinross council area, some 6 miles 9 km northwest of crieff and miles 21 km northwest of auchterarder in perth and kinross prior to 1975 monzievaird and strowan was located in the old county of perthshire, which was replaced by the. The actual electoral list is headed parish of monzievaird whilst the index gives it its correct name of monzievaird and strowan. The high hills to either side of the distillery were thought to act as lookout points for the smugglers. Perthshire records genealogy and family history in scotland.
The history and martial atchievements, of the robertsons. Scotland north perthshire family history group moulin kirk moulin square pitlochry perthshire ph16 5eh scotland tay valley family history society 179 181 princes street dundee dd4 6dq scotland, uk tel. Dr angus watson, 19372017 scottish placename society. He passed away on 20 jan 1864 in hamden, delaware, new york.
Alexander neish married jeannette drummond and had 7 children. This record set contains 317 entries in pdf format, and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before. Free historical records from monzievaird and strowan parish in perthshire, scotland. Robertson, alexander dnb00 wikisource, the free online. Strowan church dates back to medieval times, and was rebuilt in 1632 and 1684.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of brae of monzievaird francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Yasser seirawans most popular book is winning chess tactics, revised. Castle cluggy is a ruined tower house which dates back to the 15th century and possibly earlier. Records ordnance survey name books perthshire os name books, 1859.
Born in monzievaird and strowan, perth, scotland on 1 jan 1785 to james neish and mary mclaren. John halley married ann carmichael and had 6 children. Over 1,100 midnineteenth century british historical ceramic figures are shown here in over 860 beautiful color photographs. Traditionally, monzievaird was within the stewardship of strathearn and it had its own parish church. But the name seems to have disappeared by the 1860s. Vilhelmina augusta murray 1838 vilhelmina augusta murray in sweden household examination books, 18601947 vilhelmina augusta murray was born on month day 1838, at birth place. It is dedicated to st rowan or st ronan and has around. The bill must have been paid for on the 4th august, 1514 queen margaret tudor, daughter of henry vii of england and widow of james iv of scotland d. For authorities and descriptive remarks see name book of monzievaird and strowan parish. The 41 hours when the kelly gang took over ann jones glenrowan inn and held the police at bay have become a part of the australian psyche. William neish married hellen cowan and had 5 children. The edition for saturday 30th october contained quite a long description of the dedication, which took place the previous sunday ie. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against.
A wide choice of topics covered from the dawn of history right up to present days. Strowan, a mansion in monzievaird and strowan parish, upper strathearn, perthshire, near the right bank of the earn, 3 miles w of crieff. Guide to scotland with a blog, photos, and extensive information on castles, pictish history, ancient sites, accommodation. Monzievaird and strowan parish records genealogy and. Monzievaird and strowan parish church, lower quoig, church of scotland. The milton is a category b listed building in strathearn, perth and kinross, scotland. Barvick wood barvick wood barvick wood barvick wood. He married janet graham in 1772 and the births of their sons gilbert, john and hugh were recorded in 1785, 1788, and 1792 respectively, and a daughter elizabeth in 1782, all in comrie. Church of strowan, monzievaird, monzievaird and strowan, church of scotland.
The scottish highland massacre of monzievaird took place on 21 october 1490, at the church of monzievaird, at ochtertyre, near hosh in perthshire. A volume of them was published surreptitiously shortly after his death, and an abridged edition appeared at edinburgh in 1785but without a date on the titlepageunder the title the history and martial atchievements of the robertsons of strowan, and the poems on various subjects and occasions by hon. This beautiful and informative volume continues where the authors twovolume set, victorian staffordshire figures, 18351875, ended, expanding on these works. John murray, 3rd duke of atholl and george murray were his brothers. The date at which this union took place is not known, but in the year 1702 the commission of teinds, at the request of the general assembly, made additions, quoad sacra, from the parishes of monzievaird, strowan, and muthill, and annexed a portion of the parish of comrie lying upon the north side of loch earn, also quoad sacra to the parish of. Lists of proprietors of burial grounds at strowan, may 1765 and june 1794, and at monzievaird, august 1789. In 18824, frances groomes ordnance gazetteer of scotland described strowan like this. The two parishes were united at the start of the 19 th century and the pre reformation kirk of strowan was used up until about 1804. Monzievaird project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Sir p k murray auchtertyer mr hugh millar factor mr peter mcrostie schoolmaster estate map 1861.
Monzievaird is a place in scotland, situated 2 miles 3 km west of crieff in highland district of perth and kinross. The church that exists was erected on the site of an even earlier structure dating back into the mists of time and was in probability constructed in the early 17 th century. This demarcation is given in terms of the old scottish counties. We are adding hundreds of thousands of extracted historical records to our website including rolls of male heads of families, baptismal and. The project gutenberg etext of chronicles of strathearn. It is dedicated to st rowan or st ronan and has around it a small grave. His mother was amelia, daughter and heiress of james murray, a surgeon, of strowan. I therefore spent a long time on this preliminary problem, and rightly or wrongly i came up with the following definition. The parish the following is a paraphrase from the article in the gazetteer for scotland. Born in brae callander, monzievaird strowan, perthshire, scotland on 29 apr 1798 to james halley and helen bruce.
The project gutenberg etext of chronicles of strathearn, by various. If you are interested in family history or the local history of your own town or village. When i began studying the history of the highland clearances, i decided that an essential first step was to decide where the highlands were. Ochtertyre is an 18th century classical mansion, however it replaced an earlier building that was demolished in the 1780s.
The history and martial atchievements, of the robertsons of strowan. Following the act of union, it was placed in the county of perthshire. The parish of strowan united with monivaird, lies in the upper part of. Scottish genealogy society 15 victoria terrace edinburgh eh1 2jl scotland phone01 220 3677 email enquiries. Most people know the bare bones of the story, but few know the names and actions of some of those who literally made history over those two days. The glenturret distillery is located on the banks of the turret river two miles north west of crieff in perthshire, scotland. Ochtertyre possible site of castle in monzievaird and strowan. Church of strowan, monzievaird monzievaird and strowan. It was under the control of the murrays of tullibardine from the th century. My subject is, therefore, the earliest historical inroad into strathearn the. William robertson, the gifted versifier and author of hymns 3thee god we praise, thee lord confess, the monzievaird te deum, and 311a little child the saviour came, the first baptismal hymn, in the scottish hymnal. Now owned by british railways board residuary, the tunnel structure number bqb38 benefited from a programme of repairs to its brickwork in the late noughties. Monzievaird and strowan parish records genealogy and family.
It is located on the south side of the river earn, and near to st. William, master of drummond, son of john first lord of drummond, a man of parts and spirit, being at variance with the murrays, who had openly defied him and had actually gone in forcible manner to draw teinds on the drummond lands in the parish of monivaird, marched with his followers in order to prevent them and was accidentally joined by duncan. The line through strowan tunnel closed on 6th july 1964. Page 77 volume 60 os12560 date stamp ordnance survey m. Extraction of baptisms for perth free middle 1845 1855. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Yasser seirawan has 23 books on goodreads with 49 ratings. The earlier house, which may have been fortified, is said to have replaced castle cluggy david moray of tullibardine gave the lands of ochtertyre to his third son, patrick, in the mid15th century.
Augusta murray historical records and family trees. In 1890 it was placed within the civil parish of monzievaird and strowan. Store 28 apr april 1898 southampton name book of the part of the parish of monzievaird and strowan on the 12500 scale in the county of perth the detached portions nos. Vilhelmina married richard malcolm wallerstedt on month day 1859, at age 21. To learn more about how to use these records to search for your ancestors, go to the scotland. View sold price history for this house and research neighbouring property values in carramar, wa 6031. Womens guild minutes c19001930 accnno0414 the munro society. Although feuding, murdering kin, and marrying enemies was commonplace for highlanders at the time, the massacre was. Today it is home to a substantial bat colony and additional roosting facilities were installed as part of the works. The minister of monzievaird and strowan most likely to achieve immortality is the rev. In a charter from ochtertyre dated 1467 the castle is referred to as an antiquum fortalicium suggesting origins older than the 15th century the castle stands on high ground next to loch monzievaird on a promontory known as the dry isle.
The roman republic volume 1 paperback january 28, 20 by heitland william emerton 18471935 creator. Please note that not every parish bears the name of the largest town or village in the area. Strowan was a parish in its own right until the 1600s when it amalgamated with the adjoining parish of monzievaird to become monzievaird and strowan. Monzievaird and strowan, perthshire, scotland genealogy. Granite lodge, ochtertyre is a category b listed building in strathearn, perth and kinross, scotland. It was the culmination of a violent blood feud between the murray and drummond families. It is still in existence but a ruin and has a many interesting stones still readable including a wall memorial. Books by yasser seirawan author of winning chess tactics. Granite lodge, ochtertyre, strathearn, perth and kinross. Property data for 6 strowan pass, carramar, wa 6031. The distillery is hidden in the glen and its secluded location may have contributed to its early history as the site of several illicit bothy stills.
Map of strowan, christchurch, new zealand with street names and local businesses. Malcolm was born about 1750, estimate of stewart buyers chrystall. A member of clan murray, he was the second son of lord george murray, fifth son of john murray, 1st duke of atholl. History of strowan, in perth and kinross and perthshire. Born in monzievaird and strowan, perthshire, scotland, uk on 10 jan 1790 to james neish and mary mclaren. Qfhs films on extended loan queensland family history. The queensland family history society inc qfhs was formed in brisbane in 1979 as a nonprofit, nonsectarian, nonpolitical organisation with the aim of promoting the study of family, and local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encouraging the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of queensland families. Many of these have a wider relevance than purely within the context of strathearn. He passed away on 9 april 1857 in erin, chemung, ny. The siege of glenrowan is more than just an australian legend. You can see the administrative areas in which monzievaird and strowan has been placed at times in the past. Built in the latter half of the 18th century, and greatly enlarged in 1866, it is the seat of thomas james grahamstirling, esq. The authors viewpoint often is at variance with the accepted opinions espoused elsewhere eg the jacobite uprisings and the reformation.