James Kidd Grave Graveyard Carriden Bo'ness Scotland
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Channel: tourscotland · 2013 · Travel & Events
Tour Scotland video of the James Kidd gravestone in the old graveyard at Carriden on ancestry visit to Bo'ness, West Lothian. James Kidd, born 11th of March 1872, died 2nd of March 1926, was Unionist Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 until his death. The Strathclyde Briton people of ancient Scotland were the first to use the name Kidd. The Kidd family lived in Angus. The surname Kidd was first found in Dundee and Arbroath where the name was an old Angus surname. The name, however, is more probably a diminutive of Christopher. Robertus Kyd de Dunde is mentioned in 1357. William Kidd, better known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd (c.1654-1701) was the infamous Scottish pirate who was tried and executed. Born in Dundee, he lost he lost his father Captain John Kyd to the sea and the family was supported by a local society. Many believe that he left buried treasure and this led to many novels including Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
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