When James Young (my 2 x great-grandfather) died in Blairgowrie at the age of 84, on 14 January 1879, local newspapers reported that he was buried 4 days later “with military honours”. It was said that over 5000 people watched the procession, which consisted of the Firing Party, a band playing the “Dead March”, Freemasons, the coffin (which was covered in the Union Jack), relatives […]