Preston

Family name derived from the Barony of Preston in Midlothian, the name first appears in Scotland in the 13th century. William Preston brought from France the arm bone St. Giles, which he gifted to the Church of St. Giles in Edinburgh. Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar was Provost of Edinburgh in 1557. The name is also associated with the Prestons of Valleyfield, near Culross in Fife.

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