Urquhart of Craigston
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Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Surname/tag: Urquhart
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This is an extension of the Urquhart Name Study devoted to the Urquhart of Craigston Line.
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
- The Urquhart of Craigston line followed on from Thomas Urquhart and Helen Abernethy, as the male lines of the main family tree became extinct, to Patrick Urquhart, eldest son of John Urquhart, the Tutor of Cromarty, through Patrick's third son, James Urquhart of Knockleith. This line eventually ends with a daughter, Annie Isabella Urquhart who marries Garden Beauchamp Duff.
- Thomas Urquhart of Fischerie, Laird of Cromarty
- From the eldest son of Thomas Urquhart and Helen Abernethy descends the Cromarty, Meldrum and Craigston lines.
- Craigston passed from Alexander Urquhart, the first owner, to his son the Tutor.
- John Urquhart the Tutor who had three wives.
- Craigston and Meldrum descend from the Tutor.
- Craigston descends from Patrick Urquhart.
- Patrick Urquhart descends from the Tutor's third marriage.
- The Craigston line descends from James Urquhart of Knockleith, third son of Patrick Urquhart.
- Son of Patrick Urquhart and Margaret Ogilvie.
- who married Margaret Fraser.
- Alexander Urquhart.
- Mary Urquhart who married Patrick Duff of Craigston.
- Agnes Urquhart who married Robert Grant of Arndilly.
- daughter who married George Barclay of Seggatt.
Captain John Urquhart, The Pirate
- Son of James Urquhart of Knockleith and Margaret Fraser.
- who married Jean Urquhart of Meldrum.
- Mary Urquhart married Robert Arbuthnot of Haddo-Rattray.
- Elizabeth Urquhart married Adam Urquhart of Byth.
- Jean Urquhart married General Staats Long Morris.
- James Edward Urquhart.
- Margaret Urquhart married Clerk of Mavisbank.
- John Urquhart.
William Urquhart 2nd of Craigston
- Eleanor Urquhart.
- Jane Urquhart married F Gregor.
- Susannah Urquhart.
- Susannah Urquhart.
- Mary Urquhart.
- Mary Urquhart.
- Adam Urquhart.
- Elizabeth Herries Urquhart married John Carey Champion.
- Frances Susan Urquhart married Captain Green.
- Rebecca Urquhart.
- George Urquhart.
- Francis Urquhart.
- Margaret Urquhart married Forbes Leslie.
- Eleanor Urquhart married Clegg.
- William Urquhart was the last male Urquhart of Craigston which passes to his only daughter, Mary Urquhart who married William Pollard of Castle Pollard.
- Adam Urquhart of Craigston
- Adam Urquhart
- Grizel Urquhart
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