George married Elizabeth Fraser on 26 Apr 1810 in St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras, India. Elizabeth was born on 4 Mar 1792; died on 29 Sep 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Reierson Arbuthnot was born on 28 Jan 1826; died on 31 May 1913.

Notes:

third and only surviving son of Robert Arbuthnot and Mary Petrie

Arbuthnot was a merchant in Peterhead, before moving to Edinburgh at some time before 1772, settling as a banker. He was for many years Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Encouragement of the Manufacturers and Fisheries of Scotland, retaining the position until his death in 1803. He was succeeded in this position by his son William.

He was possessed of a genial and attractive disposition, and he counted among his friends the poet and philosopher James Beattie, as well as Sir Robert Murray Keith, British Ambassador in Vienna.

Robert + Mary (of Cromarty) Urquhart. Mary (daughter of John (of Craigston And Cromarty) Urquhart and Jean (of Meldrum) Urquhart) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The home of Mary Urquhart's childhood was Craigston Castle, formerly called Craigsintray, and is one of the finest [remaining] examples of the old feudal castles of Scotland.

(Research):Though no proof is obtainable, it seems likely that Margaret Fraser, grandmother of Mary Urquhart, was the daughter of James Fraser of Tyrie, who was living in 1685 and died about 1705. Margaret's grandfather would then be Alexander Eraser of Tyrie, whose wife was Christian Abercromby.

Notes:

Birth:
Robert Arbuthnot, first of Haddo-Rattray, eldest son of
John Arbuthnot of Whitehill, was born, according to the
inscription on his tombstone in old Peterhead Churchyard,
on the 29th September, 1695.'

Christened:
??? Robert, first of Haddo-Rattray, baptized at Peterhead 9th October, 1694

Robert married Mary Petrie on 17 Feb 1719 in Peterhead, Abderseenshire, Scotland. Mary died in 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He purchsed the lands of Craigston, and subsequently Cromarty
Jean is his cousin. Note, there was a younger sister born 1722, also Jean. Had the elder died by then?

John married Jean (of Meldrum) Urquhart in 1737. Jean (daughter of William (21st of Meldrum) Urquhart and Mary (of Monymusk) Forbes) was born on 26 Jan 1717; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):There was a half-sister, also Jean. Is this the right one?

Notes:

(Research):John Arbuthnot of Whitehill and of Toddlehills, whom we have placed as eldest son of his father, but of whom no record of baptism has been found

John married Barbara Macranald on 26th October 1693 in Peterhead, Abderseenshire, Scotland. Barbara was born about 1670; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + Margaret Fraser. Margaret (daughter of James (of Tyrie of Philorth Family) Fraser) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clan Chief
William Urquhart of Meldrum was a cautious Jacobite and avoided the disaster at the Battle of Culloden. His cousin, Adam Urquhart was a member of Charles Edward Stuart's court-in-exile in Rome.

William Urquhart of Craigston (above) and William, 21st of Meldrum (also
above)

are both great grandsons of Patrick Urquhart of Lethenty, later Meldrum ( c1611-c1664) and Margaret Ogilvie. (dau. of James Ogilvie, 1st Earl of Airlie ).

William Urquhart, 21st of Meldrum is the grandson of Adam Urquhart of Meldrum and Mary Gordon (dau. of Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly),

and son of John Urquhart of Meldrum and Jean Campbell (dau. of Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder ).

Captain John Urquhart is known as the pirate who made enough money to buy back Craigston Castle,

and is the son of Adam's brother, James Urquhart of Knockleith and Margaret Fraser ( dau. of James Fraser of Tyrie ).

William married Mary (of Monymusk) Forbes in 1715. Mary (daughter of Sir William (4th Bt of Monymusk) Forbes and Jean (of Kintore) Keith) died on 13 Mar 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]