[1] The historian George Fraser Black states that Taylor is a very common name in early Scots records.

[1] In the same year six people of this name appear on the Ragman Rolls, rendering homage to Edward I of England, from counties as far apart as Angus and Roxburgh.

[1] James Taylor, born 1753 in Lanarkshire is credited with the first practical application of steam power to vessels for inland navigation.

[1] The great paddle steamers which would later carry passengers and freight on the rivers of North America were derived from Taylor's original work.

[1] Kirktonhill is situated within Aberdeenshire, some four and a half miles north of Montrose, Angus, and lies directly east of the village of Marykirk.