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Jacob was born Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine, at the House of Dun, [1] the daughter of William Henry Kennedy-Erskine (1 July 1828 – 15 September 1870) of Dun, Forfarshire, a captain in the 17th Lancers and Catherine Jones (died 13 February 1914), the only daughter of William Jones of Henllys, Carmarthenshire.
When they married they moved to the property and Augusta set about making several alterations, modernizing the property. The writer and poet Violet Jacob (1863–1946), author of Flemington and Tales of Angus, was a member of the Kennedy-Erskine family and was born in the house. The last Laird of Dun was Millicent Lovett.
Dun is a rural parish in Angus, Scotland. [1] [2] It contains the House of Dun, home of the Erskine family and is a stop on the Caledonian Railway. It is located on the river South Esk, west of Montrose and east of Brechin. In 1785-7, a bridge was built there across the South Esk. The writer Violet Jacob was born at the House of Dun.
SNP MSP Fergus Ewing will read from The Wild Geese by Violet Jacob. Conservative MP Sir David Davis, who shared a long friendship with Salmond despite a political divide, will read from John: 14.
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