Taylor !

[Mac Ghille Sheathanaich]

Greetings again, 20 November, 6:18pmMST

Here is a link to one of the better sites about the 16th century Borders.

http://http://www.nwlink.com/~scotlass/border.htm

This site has a wealth of information about the lives and times of the Borderers.

another one for you all also:

http://http://www.theborderers.info/index.html

This is a group of re-enactors in southwest Scotland. A pal of mine in Dumfries is a member. Lots of good photos and historical info.

Men who would steal the sky if they could but grasp it.


Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.

[Redshank]

allegedly Taylor was at one time the most common surname in Scotland,
here on the west coast many MacIntailor's anglecised there gaelic surname to Taylor, so aside from a lowland borders name, it can also be found in the highlands in vast numbers, a Taylor was even recorded as fighting for the Jacobite cause at Culloden as to his fate, I haven't managed to find out as yet.

One of my interests that I dont shout about, is visiting old graveyards in search of interesting gravestones, on one of my trips to Skipness, Kintyre at the old 13th Century chapel I stumbled across a gravestone beautifully carved on one side and shows the tailor's goose necked iron and pair of scissors. also carved is the conventional winged head, and the skull and crossed bones both symbols of mortality, the reverse of the gravestone is inscribed to a Taylor who departed this world 1727, the inscription reads "This is erected by Donald HAYMAND taylor in COLPHEN and Cathrine TAYLOR his spouse" Donald Haymand Taylor's occupation is recorded as a Tailor.

[Ancienne Alliance]

allegedly Taylor was at one time the most common surname in Scotland,
here on the west coast many MacIntailor's anglecised there gaelic surname to Taylor, so aside from a lowland borders name, it can also be found in the highlands in vast numbers, a Taylor was even recorded as fighting for the Jacobite cause at Culloden as to his fate, I haven't managed to find out as yet.

One of my interests that I dont shout about, is visiting old graveyards in search of interesting gravestones, on one of my trips to Skipness, Kintyre at the old 13th Century chapel I stumbled across a gravestone beautifully carved on one side and shows the tailor's goose necked iron and pair of scissors. also carved is the conventional winged head, and the skull and crossed bones both symbols of mortality, the reverse of the gravestone is inscribed to a Taylor who departed this world 1727, the inscription reads "This is erected by Donald HAYMAND taylor in COLPHEN and Cathrine TAYLOR his spouse" Donald Haymand Taylor's occupation is recorded as a Tailor.

Chris,

Thank you so very much for this precious infomation and photo !


Best,

Robert