#5554, George ARBUTHNOT
| Born | 04 Dec 1772 in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Died | 03 Nov 1843 in Marylebone, London |
| Occupation | Landowner and merchant |
| Parent | Robert ARBUTHNOT (1728 - 1803) |
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| Mother | Mary URQUHART (1739 - c.1818) |
Purchased Elderslie Lodge in the parish of Ockley in 1824 from Captain Sykes of the R.A. for £9,000. George's parents were Robert Arbuthnot (1728-1803) and Mary Urquhart who died in 1818.
The Arbuthnots were landowners and merchants of the Haddo-Rattray estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland for the previous two generations, and were formerly of Peterhead in that county. George Arbuthnot worked for 22 years (1800-1823) as a merchant in Madras, and was a magistrate before returning to England and acquiring Elderslie. He lived at Upper Wimpole Street in winter.
Timeline
Born
Death of Parent, Robert ARBUTHNOT
Married Elizabeth (Eliza) FRASER in St Mary's Church, Fort St George, Madras
Birth of Daughter, Mary ARBUTHNOT
Death of Mother, Mary URQUHART
Birth of Son, William Reierson ARBUTHNOT
Death of wife, Elizabeth (Eliza) FRASER
Died 1843