General > Tealing History Timeline Tealing History Timeline This section records, in date order, significant known eventsin Tealing's history. For easy reference, it presents a snapshot of what has been chronicled in various books and journals through the ages, alongside updates from recent times. 100 AD- There is evidence of an early Pictish settlement in the area near a soutterain now known as Tealing Earthhouse, west of Tealing Home Farm 710 - At the invitation of Nechtan, King of the Picts, the papal missionary Boniface comes to Scotland to help harmonise the Celtic Church with that of Rome. He founds churches at Invergowrie, Felin (Tealing) and Restenneth 1174 - Hugh Giffard of Tealing is one of the hostages for the release of King William (the Lion) I of Scotland. 1175 - Hugh Giffard is popular at the court of William (the Lion) 1 of Scotland and is bestowed the grant of Tealing from the monarch. His eldest son is William Giffard and, together, they give the church of Tealing to the priory of St Andrews 1199 - The priory of St Andrews is to hold the lands of Pitpointie, which had also been gifted to it by Hugh Giffard, as long as it holds the Church of Tealing 1275 - The Church of Tealing is disjoined from the diocese of St Andrews and annexed to the diocese of Dunkeld. The parson of Tealing, in Roman Catholic and Episcopalian times, holds the office of Archdeacon of Dunkeld Cathedral 1380 - The date of one of the earliest known piece of Scots inscription anywhere in Scotland. It was originally in the foundations of the old Tealing Church, and is now on the north wall inside the current church. Translated, it reads "Here lies Ingram of Kethenys, Priest, Master in Arts, Archdeacon of Dunkeldyn" 1409 - Robert, Duke of Albany Regent, confirms the charter of the lands of Yester and Tealing by Euphamie Giffart, daughter and heir of the late Hugh Giffart, to Dungall McDowale 1427 - Dungallas Makdowal, by Charter at Rossie Priory, records the transfer of the Barony of Telyn (Tealing) to his blood relative Eustace Maxwell, son of Sir William Maxwell of Caerlaverock, and husband of Agnes, daughter of Sir John Gifford (descendant of Hugh Giffard) Eustace is the first Maxwell of Tealing 1430 - The House at Tealing is owned successively through the 1400s by the Maxwell family. At this stage it is probably a fortified house in the style of the later Powrie Castle 1445 - Robert (or James) Maxwell of Tealing is slain fighting on the side of the Ogilvies at the Battle of Arbroath 1483 - William Maxwell of Tealing is one of the jury at the inheritance of service of John Carnegie of Kinnaird 1508 - Thomas Maxwell of Tealing is Sheriff Depute of Forfar 1508 - Sir William Maxwell of Tealing, Knight, is one of the assize at the service of John Carnegie of Kinnaird 1553 - Alexander Maxwell of Tealing, Magistrate, is charged with reset and the freeing of the thief, Andro Cosyne 1561 - Adam Fowlie becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1567 - Andrew Gibb becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1572 - Alexander Maxwell of Tealing, along with his son David, is charged with reset and communing with rebels 1575 - Alexander Maxwell of Tealing dies and is laid to rest in Tealing Churchyard 1584 - Elizabeth, daughter of the late Thomas Maxwell, marries Gilbert Strachan, the younger, of Claypotts 1590 - John Ramsay becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1595 - Tealing Dovecot is built by Sir David Maxwell, it features his coat of arms and that of his wife, Lady Helen 1600 - Tealing House, which still exists today is constructed and the original Tealing Home Farmhouse is built 1600 - The chapel in the grounds of Tealing House is demolished and consecrated stones, taken from it, are built into the walls of the new Tealing Farmhouse for ornamental purposes 1601 - Sir David Maxwell of Tealing is one of the four parties to approve of the weddings of sisters Isabella and Helen Strachan of Carmyllie (the daughters of Isabel Maxwell) 1609 - Hugh Maxwell inherits the lands and Barony of Tealing from his father Sir David Maxwell 1618 - Archdeacon of Dunkeld, John Ramsay, dies and his magnificent tombstone is placed in Tealing Church, where it remains today 1623 - Alexander Bruce becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1631 - Patrick Maxwell inherits the Barony of Tealing from his father George Maxwell 1639 - Lady Helen Maxwell of Tealing, widow of Sir David Maxwell, dies and is laid to rest in Tealing Graveyard. Her gravestone bears the arms of the Maxwell, Barclay, Gordon and Ogilvy families. 1648 - Sir Patrick Maxwell , son of George Maxwell of Newark, inherits the church land called Prieston of Tealing and the tithes in the Parish of Tealing 1650 - John Campbell becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1665 - Patrick Makgill becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1682 - Tealing House is described as a "good house, well planted and good yards" by Ochterlony 1684 - John Lyon becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1693 - Thomas Maxwell of Tealing dies and is laid to rest in Tealing Churchyard 1694 - Sir Patrick Maxwell of Tealing inherits the lands and Barony of Tealing from his father Sir Patrick Maxwell 1701 - Sir Patrick Maxwell of Tealing dies and the male line fails. George Napier of Kilmahon makes up a crown title and succeeds as heir to Tealing 1704 - George Napier makes over the barony of Tealing to John Scrymscure (late Provost of Dundee) and his son, also called John Scrymscure Early 1700s - A major extension is installed to the central N face of Tealing House 1708 - Hugh Maxwell becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1719-1728 - The Rev. John Glas is Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1728 - The Rev. John Glas is suspended by the Synod of Angus & Mearns and later forms a breakaway church known as the Glassites, creating one of the greatest upheavals in the history of the Scottish church 1730 - An artificial cave or subterraneous passage, also known as a weem, is discovered a little west of Tealing House, and is covered up 1731 - John Stewart becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1760 - The sandy hillock on the farm of Balkemback, within the circle of large round stones that evidence a Druidical temple, is opened up and reveals stone coffins and early human remains 1761 - Patrick Scrymsoure of Tealing marries Isobel Coutts of the celebrated Coutts banking family 1764 - John Gellatly becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1780 - The Water Mill, known as the Old Mill, is built adjacent to the Tealing Burn at Tealing Home Farm. Not long afterwards, the road bridge over Tealing Burn is built just along the road. 1781 - John Stewart becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1790 - An ancient subterraneous building of very irregular construction is discovered on the farm of Prieston 1797 - Walter Tait becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1803 - Tealing Church manse is built 1806 - Old Tealing Church is demolished and antiquities, taken from it, are built into the replacement church 1808 - The Tealing Church (that still stands today) is built 1814 - Charles Aidie becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1815 - Patrick Scrymsoure of Tealing dies, aged 66 years, and his estate goes to his son-in-law James Fothringham of Powrie (husband of his daughter Marion) who then takes the name of Scrymsoure Fothringham 1822 - Isobel Scrymsoure, wife of Patrick Scrymsoure dies aged 61 years 1823 -James Scott, mason, builds a semi-sunken ice house on the east bank of Tealing burn near Tealing Home Farm, for the preservation of meat and other supplies 1826 - Tealing Home Farm farmhouse is converted to stables and coach house by James Pirnie, mason. 1827 - George Tod becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1827-29- Tealing House is extended and" aggrandised" by Mr William Burn, under the supervision of Mr James Black of Dundee 1830 - Peter Balfour becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1835 - David Barclay Mellis becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1837 -James Scrymsoure Fothringham of Tealing and Powrie, dies aged 52 years 1843 - The Free Church in Tealing is built on a site on the Huntingfaulds Road, Minister David Barclay Mellis 1843 - William Elder becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1861 - Duncan Turner becomes Minister of the Free Church in Tealing 1862 - Walter Thomas Scrymsoure Fothringham, son of Colonel Thomas Frederick Scrymsoure Fothringham is born in Algiers, Africa 1864 - Colonel Thomas Frederick Scrymsoure Fothringham dies aged 27 1871 - Tealing Earth House is discovered by local geologist and estate land steward, Mr Walter McNicoll 1873 - Compulsory education at Tealing Public School is established 1875 - Mrs Marion Fothringham Scrymsoure dies in Nice, France and is buried in the family vault at the Murroes 1883 - Neil S Elder becomes Minister of the Free Church in Tealing 1884 - Walter Thomas James Scrymsoure Fothringham comes of age andtakes overthe Powrie Tealing estate 1889-Samuel Macaulay becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1908 - The Tealing Geologist, Mr Walter McNicoll dies aged 81 years. His obituary and remembrance is presided over by the Rev Elder of the Tealing United Free Church 1909 - The Tealing Bazaar is commemorated in poetry by Mr H Lamont 1909 - Tealing Women's Guild is established 1913 - Tealing Parish Hall, on a site diagonally opposite the Old Schoolhouse in the sharp bend on the Tealing Aucherhouse Road, opens with a concert and a dance to celebrate the event 1913 - Robert Don (of the Don Brothers Buist family) occupies Tealing House and later dedicates a memorial seat in Tealing to the memory of his two sons who died during World War I 1921 - The Tealing War Memorial is unveiled at a Dedication Service presided over by Rev D S Macaulay 1923 - Tealing House is occupied by Edmund C Cox of the Dundee jute family 1924 - Tealing WRI is established 1925 - Ian Forbes McCulloch becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1929 - The Tealing Free Church closes and the congregation merges to worship at Tealing Parish Church 1929 - James Alexander Sutherland Wilson becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1930 - Walter Thomas James Scrymsoure Fothringham dies and the estate is inherited by his son Thomas Steuart Fothringham, Esquire of Powrie Fothringham and Tealing 1937 - The "Coronation Gate" at Petterden, and the nearby land featuring a roundel of trees, is donated to the Tealing Community by the Fothringham family to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937 - The estate of Tealing is sold to the Department of Agriculture, for £23,497, to meet the death duties of Thomas Steuart Fothringham 1938 - The Department of Agriculture leases the land in Tealing for 41 small holdings 1939-45 - The Tealing Home Guard meets at the Tealing Hall 1940 - Tealing House is used as billets for the WAFFs 1941 - Emmanuel Wood becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1941 - No 56 RAF Officer Training Unit moves from Sutton Bridge to the Tealing Aerodrome 1942 - The Russian General, Molotov, lands at Tealing Airfield in a TB7 four engined aircraft, on a military mission to see Churchill 1942 - The Reverend Edmund Parke becomes RAF Chaplain at Tealing 1945 - The RAF Unit at Tealing is disbanded and is placed on care and maintenance under the wing of RAF Montrose 1945-88 - Tealing House is owned by Mr William Bowie and a successful market garden is operated in the grounds 1947 - The Old Tealing Hall is burned to the ground 1949 - The present Tealing Hall is opened on Feb 9th. It had previously been used as a gymnasium, cinema and chapel for the servicemen and women from the aerodrome 1949 - Charles Hugh Brew Harkness becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1953 - Tealing celebrates the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth with a full day of events including a sports tournament, a fancy dress parade for the children and a slap up meal in the village hall. The festivities are recorded on cine film for posterity 1954 - The council houses are built in Inveraldie and many move out of the old RAF huts into the new houses 1958 - William Charles Smith becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1962 - James Kidd becomes Minister of Tealing Parish Church 1963 - Tealing parish church is linked with Murroes Church under the Ministry of Rev. J Kidd 1972 - Tealing Primary School celebrates its centenary and one hundred years of compulsory schooling in Scotland, by staging a "Victorian" school exhibition 1975 - Tealing becomes part of the District of the City of Dundee, having previously been in the jurisdiction of Angus County Council 1983 - Tealing Parish Church closes when the congregations of Tealing and Murroes unite and worship moves to Murroes Parish Church 1985 - The dual carriageway (now the A90) through Tealing opens 1988 - Mr G Thomson becomes the owner of Tealing House 1996 - Due to local government re-organisation, Tealing returns to the jurisdiction of Angus Council 1998 - Calum McDonald, Scottish Office Minister for Transport, visits Tealing in response to the Tealing Community Council Campaign for safety enhancements 1998 - Improved signage, warning of pedestrians, is installed on the A 90 1999 - Speed cameras are installed on the stretch of the A 90 through Tealing 1999 - "Gateway" and "drive safely" signage is installed on the Tealing/ Auchterhouse Road through the village 1999 - Nursery education is offered at Tealing Primary School for the first time 2000 - Tealing celebrates the Millennium by installing a permanent photographic exhibition of "Tealing Through the Ages" in Tealing Hall and publishing the book "Tealing the Gateway to Angus" by Sandra J Burke. Both are launched at a celebratory event in Tealing Hall on 3 June 2000, which several hundred people and the Provost of Angus attend. 500 copies of the books sell out within a year, making a healthy contribution to Tealing Community Council funds. |
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