Urquhart of Burdsyards

Date: 2 Sep 2019 [unknown]
Location: Scotland
Surname/tag: Urquhart

This is an extension of the Urquhart Name Study devoted to the Urquhart of Burdsyards Line.

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Introduction

Urquhart is an ancient Scottish family name of great antiquity. Often with several spellings of the name, including Airchart-dan, Urchoden, Urchardan, Urchadainn, de Urchard, Orchoden, de Urquhartt, Urquhard, Urchard, Hurchard, Wrghward and Wruhurt.

Urquhart was most certainly, originally a place-name, as early members of the family were often described as "de Urquhart." There are several place-names. Urquhart Castle on Loch_Ness in the Scottish Highlands, the parish of Urquhart near Elgin, where there was a Priory. and Urquhart Parish in the Black Isle. There is also a place of the name in Fife

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Urquhart of Burdsyards.

The Burdsyards family held respectable positions in the Findhorn, Forres, Moray Firth area of Morayshire for many generations. The line begins with Thomas Urquhart, younger brother of William Urquhart, who married Susanna Forbes.

Thomas Urquhart, the first Laird, purchased Burdsyards in 1402 and the family persisted strongly for 13 generations until Robert Urquhart, the thirteenth Laird sold Burdsyards in 1795

Burdsyards is now named Sanquhar and was the site of a famous orchard.

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working on linking family members on WT to family...Urquhart-93 06:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

• Thomas Urquhart Ist Laird.
• Thomas Urquhart 2nd Laird of Burdsyards.
• Alexander Urquhart 3rd Laird.
• William Urquhart 4th Laird. married Janet Brown.
• Alexander Urquhart 5th Laird.
• William Urquhart 6th Laird. married Catherine Rose.
• Thomas Urquhart 7th Laird of Burdsyards.
• John Urquhart 8th Laird.
• Thomas Urquhart of Burdsyards 9th Laird. married Finella Dunbar.
• Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards 10th Laird.
• Duncan Urquhart
• Duncan Urquhart
• Robert Urquhart 13th Laird, sold Burdsyards in 1795.

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⇉Urquhart Name Study⇉ ⇉Urquhart Sheriff's of Cromarty⇉ ⇉ The Meldrum Urquhart Line⇉ ⇉ The Craigston Urquhart Line⇉ ⇉ The Davidston Urquhart Line⇉

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Sources

• Annals of the parish and burgh of Elgin : from the twelfth century to the year 1876, W. S. H. A. O. N. I. O. T. S.>Annals of the parish and burgh of Elgin : from the twelfth century to the year 1876, with some historical and other notices illustrative of the subject. 2019. "Annals Of The Parish And Burgh Of Elgin : From The Twelfth Century To The Year 1876, With Some Historical And Other Notices Illustrative Of The Subject : Young, Robert, F.S.A : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed December 23 2019. Burdsyards, pg 568
• Dunbar of Grangehill, pg 672
• The history of the province of Moray. Comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, --all called the province of Moray before there was a division into counties. 2008. "The History Of The Province Of Moray. Comprising The Counties Of Elgin And Nairn, The Greater Part Of The County Of Inverness And A Portion Of The County Of Banff,--All Called The Province Of Moray Before There Was A Division Into Counties : Shaw, Lachlan, 1692-1777 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed March 10 2020.>History of Moray, Shaw, Vol 1
• The history of the province of Moray. Comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, --all called the province of Moray before there was a division into counties. 2009. "The History Of The Province Of Moray. Comprising The Counties Of Elgin And Nairn, The Greater Part Of The County Of Inverness And A Portion Of The County Of Banff,--All Called The Province Of Moray Before There Was A Division Into Counties : Shaw, Lachlan, 1692-1777 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed March 10 2020.>History of Moray, Shaw, Vol 2
• A Genealogical Deduction Of The Family Of Rose Of Kilravock : Spalding Club (Aberdeen, Scotland) : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed March 10 2020.>Kilravock, Lachlan Shaw, Spalding Club,1848, pg 523

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Acknowledgements

• GENE FORBES-HOOD, B.A. (Hist) Professional Genealogist and Photographer, now retired. for her help, patience and support with my Urquhart Research over the past five years or more.
• Hetty Tayler (1946). History of the Family of Urquhart. Aberdeen University Press.