Roseisle, also known as Old Town, is a village in the parish of
Duffus
Duffus ( gd, Dubhais) is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland.
The Duffus Village Inn, the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the remains of Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, an ...
, near
Elgin
Elgin may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Elgin County, Ontario
* Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
* Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario ...
,
Moray, in the
Strathspey region of
Scotland
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.
History
A charter was given to
William, son of Freskin
William, son of Freskin (died c. 1203), Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scoto-Flemish noble.
He was the eldest son of Freskin, a Flemish settler who arrived in Scotland in the reign of King David I of Scotland.G.W.S. Barrow, "Badenoch an ...
from King
William I of Scotland
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch CĂ©, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 â 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...
, of the lands of Roseisle between 1165 and 1171.
Roseisle was sold by
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray (8 May 1634 â 1 November 1701), was a Scottish peer who held senior political office in Scotland under Charles II and his Catholic brother, James II & VII.
He was first brought into government in 1676 by t ...
to Alexander Sutherland, 1st Lord Duffus in 1653. The estate was purchased by Archibald Dunbar of Northfield who then sold Roseisle to
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland in 1729.
Notable people
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Ethel Baxter
Ethelreda Baxter (22 October 1883 â 16 August 1963) was a Scottish cook and businesswoman. She was a second generation member of the family that established the Baxters food processing company, based in Fochabers, Moray.
Family life
Baxter w ...
, member of the
Baxters food company, cook and businesswoman.
See also
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Roseisle, Manitoba
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Roseisle distillery
Roseisle is a distillery of Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, in Roseisle, near Elgin, Morayshire, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.
The distillery is owned by multinational drinks company Diageo.
The distillery opened in 2010 and is the l ...
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Roseisle Beach
Roseisle, also known as Old Town, is a village in the parish of Duffus, near Elgin, Moray, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.
History
A charter was given to William, son of Freskin from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Roseisle bet ...
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Roseisle Forest
Roseisle, also known as Old Town, is a village in the parish of Duffus, near Elgin, Moray, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.
History
A charter was given to William, son of Freskin from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Roseisle bet ...
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College of Roseisle
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering v ...
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List of places in Moray
''Map of places in Moray compiled from this list''
This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, village or hamlet in the Moray council area of Scotland.
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*Aberlour, Aberlour Distillery
*Alves
*Archiestown
*Arradoul ...
References
Moray
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