Please also visit the page of general information applicable to all of Angus & Kincardineshire.
Abbreviations
| NLS | National Library of Scotland |
|---|---|
| NRS | National Records of Scotland, formerly called the National Archives of Scotland [NAS] and, before that, the Scottish Record Office [SRO] HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY (Tel: +44-131-535-1314) |
| OPR | Old Parish Registers of Births/baptisms, Banns/marriages & Deaths/burials (pre-1855) |
- See also, for history of the parish:
- The Statistical accounts of Arbuthnott
- General histories listed on the page for Books about Angus & Kincardineshire
George A. Henderson - The Kirk of St Ternan, Arbuthnott: a Scottish Heritage (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1962)
Isabella Williamson - The Annals of Arbuthnott, Part One
Isabella Williamson - The Annals of Arbuthnott, Part Two
Mrs P. S-M. Arbuthnot - Memories of the Arbuthnots of Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire (London: Geo. Allen & Unwin, 1920)
Statistical accounts of Arbuthnott
- Old Statistical Account of the 1790s - vol. 17, p. 385
- New Statistical Account of the 1840s - vol. 11, p. 153
- 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map - published 1957 (part of the parish)
- 1:10560 (Six inch) Ordnance Survey map - surveyed 1863-64, published 1868
For the full range of maps of Arbuthnott, see National Library's Maps.
See Photographs of Arbuthnott. National Grid ref. NO8074.
Located at National Grid ref. NO802746. The kirk was dedicated to St Ternan.
adm.: admitted, ass.: assistant, bapt.: baptised, contr.: contract, dem.: demitted, dep.: deposed, ind.: inducted, lic.: licensed, mar.: married, min.: minister, ord.: ordained, pres.: presented, rel.: related, res.: resigned, suc.: successor, test.: testament, tr.: translated
| Alexander Arbuthnot | 1569 | b. 1538; appointed principal of Uni. and of King's College Aberdeen 1569 |
| Alexander Keith | 1574 | also had Bervie, Garvock & Kinneff in his charge |
| Robert Arbuthnot | 1583-1585, ca. 1592-1603 | pres. 3 Dec 1583; tr. to Marykirk ca. 1585; returned here aft. 1591; still min. 15 Nov 1603 |
| Archibald Watson | 1593 | reader here 1572-85; probably ass. or colleague 1593; reader 1595-1601 |
| Andrew Ramsay | 1605-1614 | b. 1574; M.A. Kings Aberdeen; min. here 1605; tr. to Old Greyfriars Edinburgh 28 Apr 1614 |
| Robert Arbuthnott | 1614-1615 | son of Robt A. in Craighall; at Aberdeen 14 Dec 1599; adm. Garvock 1604; tr. & adm. bef. 7 Feb 1615; mar. contr. 1605 Helen, dau. of George Barclay of Syde |
| James Beddie | 1615-1626 | adm. 4 Oct 1615; still min. 19 Oct 1626 |
| John Sibbald | 1630-1662 | son of Alexander Sibbald, of Sibbalds of Kair; bro. of James Sibbald D.D., min. of Aberdeen; min. ca. 1630; d. unm. 22 Feb 1662 |
| John Chalmer | 1662-1664 | M.A.; adm. 28 Sep 1662; tr. to Peterhead 1664 |
| Alexander Arbuthnot | 1665-1689 | eldest son of Robert Arbuthnot of Scotsmill; M.A. Marischal 1654; min. of Holywood 1663; tr. & adm. 22 Mar 1665; deprived 19 Sep 1689; retired to Halgreen Castle; bought Kinghornie Estate; d. 27 Feb 1691; mar. (1) 1666 Margaret, dau. of John Lammie, dean of Brechin & min. of Farnell; issue: John, M.D., served heir to his father 1696; Robert, banker in Rouen, France; Alexr; Kath.; Alexr, merchant, Calcutta; Joan; Eliz.; mar. (2) Cath., prob. dau. of David Ochterlony, min. of Fordoun, who survived him; issue: George, of Kinghornie |
| Francis Melvill | 1690-1711 | b. 1665 KCD; ord. 30 Oct 1690; tr. to Aberdeen 20 Dec 1711; d. Dec 1723; mar. (1) 1690 Kath., dau. of James Arbuthnot of Dalladies; issue: Robert, min. of Durris; Eliz.; mar. (2) 1704 Margaret Turnbull, Montrose; issue: Janet |
| [vacant] | 1712-1715 | |
| James Douglas | 1715-1743 | probably of family of Stanypath ELN; ord. Aboyne 21 Mar 1700; tr. & adm. 16 Mar 1715; d. May or Jun 1743 aged ca. 69; mar. Eliz., dau. of Capt. Robert Arbuthnot in Kirkside of Fordoun |
| Alexander Shank | 1743-1780 | b. 1708, son of Alexander Shank, min. of Drumoak; ord. St Cyrus 23 Aug 1732; tr. & adm. 26 Aug 1743; d. 3 Jan 1780; mar. 1735 Jane, dau. of bailie Gordon; issue: Alexr, min. of St Cyrus; John, min. here; Wm, min. of Fetteresso; Jean (mar. Kenneth Mackenzie, merchant, Aberdeen); Henry |
| John Shank | 1780-1820 | b. 1738, son of above; ord. 28 Sep 1780; d. unm. 10 Dec 1818 |
| James Milne | 1821-1850 | b. 1770, son of an innkeeper, Kirkton of Arbuthnott; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1791; schoolmaster Arbuthnott; ord. (ass. & suc.) Garvock 9 May 1814; tr. & adm. 1 Mar 1821; d. 24 Jan 1850; mar. 1822 Ann, dau. of James Anderson, tenant, Redford |
| Samuel Trail | 1841-1844 | b. 1806 Udny, son of John T.; M.A. Kings Aberdeen 1825; tutor to family of viscount of Arbuthnott; ord. (ass. & suc.) 5 Aug 1841; tr. to Birsay 1844 which he res. 8 May 1868 when appointed Professor of Systematic Theology, Aberdeen; LL.D. 1847 D.D. 1852 Kings; provost of Old Aberdeen; d. 1 May 1887 Aberdeen; mar. (1) 1841 Helen, yst dau. of James Scott, min. of Benholm; issue: Hercules Scott; Anne; Hercules; Isabella Anne (mar. Andrew Jamieson, C.E.); John Arbuthnott, M.A., LL.B., LL.D. (Aberdeen 1902), W.S.; Samuel Thomas; James William Helenus, M.D., F.R.S., Prof. of Botany, Aberdeen; mar. (2) 1882 Eliza, elder dau. of Prof. Robert Macpherson, D.D. |
| Robert Moir Spence | 1850-1903 | b. 1827 Kirkwall, son of James S., banker; M.A. Marischal 1846; ord. 8 Aug 1850; D.D. Aberdeen 1898; d. 3 Mar 1903; mar. 1860 Ann Farquhar, dau. of John Glegg, min. of Bervie; issue: Helen, Margaret, Anne, Anne Gerard |
| Charles Dunn | 1903-1912 | b. 1874 Leochel Cushnie, son of Peter D., farmer; M.A. 1895 B.D. 1898 Aberdeen; ass. St Mary's Dundee and West parish Aberdeen; ord. 2 Jul 1903; tr. to Uphall 1912; d. 13 Mar 1931; mar. 1911 Jean, dau. of Wm Munro |
| Peter Alexander Dunn | 1913-1920 | b. 1884 Nova Scotia, son of Charles Dunn, min. of Lybster; M.A. 1908, B.D. 1911 Edinburgh; ass. Morningside Edinburgh; ord. 9 Jan 1913; tr. to Woodside, Aberdeen 1920; tr. to Greenside, Edinburgh 13 May 1924; dem. there 7 Oct 1928; appointed to Central Church, Boston, USA; tr. to St Paul's, Hamilton, Ontario 1932; mar. (1) 1914 Alberta Mary Margaret, dau. of Wm Geo. Freeman, London; had issue; mar. (2) 1942 Dorothy Burton Dewar |
| John Simpson Mutch | 1921-1925 | b. 1892 Huntly, yr son of Alexr M.; M.A. 1913 B.D. 1915 Aberdeen; ass. Scoonie and East parish, Aberdeen; ord. 2 Feb 1921; tr. to St Thomas's, Newport 1925; d. Jul 1977 Fleetwood, Lancs; mar. 1922 Margaret Wood, dau. of James Aitchison, Stronsay |
| Alfred Saunders Barron | 1925-1933 | b. 1890 New Byth, 2nd son of Geo. B., schoolmaster; M.A. 1911 B.D. 1915 (Aberdeen); tr. & ind. Oct 1933 Longside Old; d. 1973 Crieff; mar.(1) 1922 Alice A.M. Mitchell; (2) 1950 Ina Ogilvie; bro. of Wm D., Malayan civil service & of Dr Arthur M. in Poole |
| Ambrose Shepherd Russell | 1934-1945 | M.A.; b. 1905 Partick; lic. 1932; ass. Montrose Old Kirk; ord. & ind. here 30 Jan 1934; tr. to Holm, Orkney, Dec 1945; d. 1983 Elgin; mar. 1939 Jeanie P. Millar |
Monuments in Arbuthnott Kirkyard bearing pre-1855 information (ca. 100 stones) are listed in Alison Mitchell (ed.), "Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in Kincardineshire" (Edinburgh: Scottish Genealogy Soc., 1999), which can be bought from the Scottish Genealogy Society. (It's listed as "Kincardineshire MI - The Mearns" in their online shop.)
Andrew Jervise recorded some monuments at Arbuthnott in his "Epitaphs & Inscriptions", vol. 2, pp. 199-208.
See also Arbuthnott Churchyard.
A partial listing for Arbuthnott Kirkyard follows. [M1], etc., indicate Mitchell's numbering. Uncertain readings are in parentheses, (); parentheses on the stones are replaced here by braces, {}; square brackets enclose editorial comments.
Photographs
Photographs of any of the inscriptions listed below will be supplied on request by e-mail. The photos will be 2304 pixels by 1728 pixels, and approx. 850 kilobytes in size; the photos given here have been reduced in size to 288 x 216 pixels.
[M35; p804] 1779 Here lies JAMES SPARK sometime tennant in Broombank, who died 1760 aged 70 years. As also his spouse MARGARET DUTHIE who died 1778 aged 80 years.
[M26; p805] 1870 Erected by ALEXANDER BISSET, farmer in Upper Pitforthies, in memory of his wife, MARGARET McBAIN, who died 5th May 1867 aged 60 years. Also their children; MARGARET, who died in infancy 22nd Sept 1834. DAVID, who died 18th March 1876, aged 47 years. The above ALEXANDER BISSET, died at Hospital Shields, parish of Marykirk, 19th August 1878, aged 78 years. AGNES daughter of the above ALEXANDER BISSET, died at Lalathan Lodge, St Cyrus, 7th March 1916 aged 68 years. Also of JAMES JOLLY BISSET son of the above ALEXANDER BISSET who died at Lalathan Lodge, St Cyrus, 24th April 1918, aged 77 years. Also of MARY ANN BISSET daughter of the above ALEXANDER BISSET, who died at Lalathan Lodge, St Cyrus, 3rd March 1923, in the 85th year of her age.
[p806] Erected in loving memory of WILLIAM DEANS farmer, Milltown, Arbuthnott who died 1st April 1896, aged 73. His daughter LILLIAS, who died 23rd April 1907, aged 40. His wife JANET WILSON, who died 19th Jan. 1911, aged 86. ANNIE, who died 13th Nov. 1918, aged 56.
[M19; p807] Erected by WILLIAM MITCHELL, farmer, Deep, in memory of MARGARET, his only daughter, who died 24th July 1842; in the 13th year of her age. And MARGARET GARVIE his wife who died 6th March 1856; in the 70th year of her age. In memory also of the abovenamed, WILLIAM MITCHELL, who died at St Cyrus on 6th March, 1873 aged 75 years
[M13; p808] Erected by HELEN & ELIZABETH MORGAN, in memory of their brother Revd JAMES MORGAN, upwards of twenty years minister of the Scotch Church of Dordrect in Holland, thereafter residing in Stonehaven, who died 15th August 1869, in the 86th year of his age. ELIZABETH MORGAN died 11th August 1876, aged 86 years. HELEN MORGAN died 9th February 1878, aged 96 years.
[M2; p809] 1859 Sacred to the memory of JAMES DUNBAR who died 25th May 18(.)3 Also JANNET HENDRY his spouse who died 1795 and JANNET LYAL his spouse who died 20th September 18.. [buried]
Arbuthnott war memorial
At the Grassic Gibbon Centre, NO800753. See Grassic Gibbon Centre
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1914-1919
Charles Begg - Peattie James Begg - Peattie Duncan Campbell - Bamph William Copland - Alpity Fred Crabb - Allardyce Robert Elrick - Brenzies Hill John Hadden - Temple of Fiddes George A. Milne - Millplough William Munro - Greenden Alexander Murray - The Mains William T. Ross - Midgeloch Francis Thomson - Allardyce William Young - The Lodge Robert E. Walker - Drumyochar |
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1939-1945
William M. Petrie - Home Farm George Simpson - Chapel Croft |
See also Scottish War Memorials Project: Arbuthnott for further photographs and details.
Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1855 to present
Indexes and actual records for Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages & Deaths, beginning 1 Jan 1855, are available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople.
Burial records for Arbuthnott are held by the Registrar in Stonehaven. See Kincardine and Mearns Burial Grounds.
Births, Marriages & Deaths, before 1855
Indexes and actual records for all extant Old Parish Registers (OPRs) (pre-1855) of the Established Church of Scotland are available online, following registration and the purchase of credits, at the official web-site, ScotlandsPeople.
Church Session Records of Arbuthnott Parish Church
| Nature of record | Dates | NRS ref. CH2/16/... |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes & accounts | 1639-1690 | 1 |
| do | 1690-1711 | 2 |
| do | 1715-1728 | 3 |
| do | 1748-1785 | 4 |
| Minutes | 1786-1865 | 5 |
| Accounts | 1786-1830 | 6 |
| do | 1830-1887 | 7 |
| do | 1860-1882 | 8 |
The following records are some of those held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives:
| Nature of record | Dates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuthnott School: Log Book | 1866 - 1899 | ED/KC5/101/1/1 |
| do | 1899 - 1944 | ED/KC5/101/1/2 |
| do | 1944 - 1973 | ED/KC5/101/1/3 |
| Arbuthnott School: Admission Register | 1866 - 1973 | ED/KC5/101/2/1 |
Records of the official censuses of the parish in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1921 are held in Register House, Edinburgh and are open to the public on payment of a fee.
Indexes to all the original census records, and the records themselves, can be accessed online at modest charge at ScotlandsPeople.
Microfilm copies are also widely available in libraries. The 1881 census is available on CD-ROM.
The early censuses of 1801-31 do not name individuals.
There were 5 proprietors of land in the parish in 1838:
- Viscount of Arbuthnott
- Viscountess Keith
- Robert Barclay Allardyce of Ury & Allardyce
- John Gordon W.S.
- George Farquhar Kinloch of Kair
Papers of the Barclay Allardice family of Allardice, 1201-1902 - NRS GD49
| Year | male | female | total | ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | Dr Alexander Webster | |||
| 1774 | 1040 | see OSA | ||
| 1790 | 494 | 547 | 1041 | Old Statistical Account |
| 1801 | ||||
| 1811 | 453 | 515 | 968 | |
| 1821 | 452 | 476 | 928 | |
| 1831 | 452 | 492 | 944 | |
| 1841 | ||||
| 1851 | ||||
| 1871 | 473 | 451 | 924 | |
| 1881 | 418 | 391 | 809 | |
| 1891 | 410 | 385 | 795 | |
| 1901 | 376 | 322 | 698 | |
| 1911 | 362 | 312 | 674 | |
| 1921 | 376 | 307 | 683 |
Arbuthnott was in the Commissariot of St Andrews.
Indexes to all extant pre-1926 testamentary records (wills & inventories of moveable property) can be searched free of charge at ScotlandsPeople. Digital (and paper) copies of the documents can be purchased at that site. See further the introduction to Angus & Kincardineshire at Testaments.
Testaments of Arbuthnott people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of St Andrews, 1549-1823
| David Alexanderson | in Peathill, par. of Arbuthnott | 2 Apr 1624 |
| Isobel Allardyce | spouse to James Lepar, in Banff, par. of Arbuthnot | 11 Apr 1617 |
| Thomas Allardyce | tenant in Pitcarles, par. of Aberbuthnot | 13 Mar 1751 |
| William Anderson | in New Thorntoun, par. of Arbuthnot | 21 Oct 1684 |
| Alexander Arbuthnot | in Craighall of Arbuthnot | 25 May 1614 |
| Alexander Arbuthnot | in Pitcarlis, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Apr 1615 |
| James Arbuthnot | in Gariotismyre, par. of Arbuthnot | 24 Nov 1618 |
| John Arbuthnot, Viscount of Arbuthnot | par. of Arbuthnot | 8, 13 and 29 Jun, 28 Jul, 9 Aug, 29 Oct, 7 and 21 Nov 1791, 22 May 1792 and 27 Jun 1793 |
| Margaret Arbuthnot | spouse to George Preschok, in Leys, par. of Arbuthnot | 1 Nov 1616 |
| Robert Arbuthnot, Master of Arbuthnott | par. of Arbuthnott | 1 Aug 1785 |
| John Beattie | cotterman in Quheitfeld of Arbuthnot, par. of Arbuthnot | 2 Apr 1618 |
| William Blaebar | in Mekill Fiddes, par. of Arbuthnot | 5 Jun 1627 |
| Alexander Buchan of Auchmacoy | par. of Arbuthnot | 9 Nov 1711 |
| George Caird | in Kardoun of Arbuthnot | 25 Aug 1614 |
| Janet Caird | spouse to Alexander Robertson, in Ledneskyne, par. of Arbuthnot | 11 Aug 1618 |
| Margaret Craw | spouse to John Fettus, par. of Arbuthnot | 24 Jan 1683 |
| Alexander Crow | in Parkhead of Arbuthnot | 23 Aug 1620 |
| George Crow | in Auldceok, par. of Arbuthnot | 23 Aug 1620 |
| Robert Dunce | cotterman in Claschburne of Allardoss, par. of Arbuthnot | 1 Apr 1607 |
| Joseph Durward | at Drumnyochar, par. of Arbuthnot | 16 Mar 1797 |
| James Duthie | sheen of Arbuthnott | 12 May 1807 |
| William Erskine | in Muirtoun, par. of Arbuthnot | 19 Dec 1618 |
| Andrew Fettes | wright in Boghall, par. of Arbuthnot | 19 Jan 1619 |
| Bessie Fraser | in Mekill Fiddess, par. of Arbuthnott, spouse to John Middleton | 20 Jun 1605 |
| Margaret Fraser | relict of Alexander Kemlo, at Miln of Arbuthnot, thereafter in Bervie | 19 Sep 1788 |
| Alexander Garvie | in Boghall, par. of Arbuthnot | 1 Jul 1674 |
| James Greig | shoemaker in Boghall of Arbuthnott | 28 Mar 1823 |
| Claris Guthrie, alias Wobster | spouse to Robert Edward, in Clohog, par. of Arbuthnot | 27 Feb 1618 |
| John Herd | in Balmakellie, par. of Arbuthnot | 23 Jul 1662 |
| George Hudson | merchant, etc., Inverbervie, Arbuthnott | 4 Dec 1809 |
| Dame Mary Keith | spouse of Sir Robert Arbuthnot of that ilk, knight, par. of Arbuthnot | 31 May 1619 and 16 Apr 1621 |
| Robert Keith of Old Caik | par. of Arbuthnot | 17 Jun 1696 |
| Joseph Kemlo | sometime in Badismyln, par. of Arbuthnot | 23 Oct 1685 |
| William Kermock | at the Myln of Pitcarrie, par. of Arbuthnot | 18 Oct 1681 |
| Alisoune Lindsay | spouse to John Allardyce of that ilk, par. of Arbuthnot | 27 Feb 1618 |
| Elspet Lynn | spouse to Thomas Allardyce, in Bankhaid, par. of Arbuthnot | 3 Jun 1626 |
| Christian Mathie | spouse to John Wyiss, in Pitcarlie, par. of Arbuthnot | 3 Nov 1613 |
| Isobel Melville | spouse to Andrew Coullie, in Colleistoun, par. of Arbuthnot | 13 Aug 1613 |
| Andrew Milne | at the Milne of Pitrarry, and Margaret Milne, his relict, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Jun 1605 |
| Robert Milne | at Mill of Allardice | 24 Mar 1823 |
| Robert Mollison | tenant in Miln of Arbuthnot | 14 Jun 1760 |
| James Murray | Hornershole | 31 Mar 1809 |
| Elizabeth Napier | spouse to Alexander Young, in Drumzocher, par. of Arbuthnot | 3 Jul 1675 |
| Elizabeth Napier | spouse to Robert Scott, gardener at Arbuthnot | 16 May 1690 |
| Margaret Napier | spouse to John Fettus, in Barnyards of Allardyce, par. of Arbuthnot | 17 Jul 1662 |
| William Napier | in Bamff of Arbuthnot | 21 Oct 1684 |
| Elspet Ogilvie | spouse to Thomas Allardes, in Classindrum, par. of Arbuthnot | 19 Jun 1619 |
| Mr James Pearson | lawful son to the deceased Alexander Pearson, sometime notar-public in Montrose, par. of Arbuthnot | 24 Jan 1683 |
| Alexander Pratt | upon Luther-Water-syde of Drumagar, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Jun 1605 |
| Robert Rait | sometime in Meikle Fides, par. of Arbuthnot | 7 Jul 1687 |
| Rev. Mr John Shank | minister of Arbuthnott | 26 & 27 Mar 1819 |
| James Shepherd | in Boghall, par. of Arbuthnot | 1 Apr 1607 |
| Andrew Sherat | in Montgoldrum, par. of Arbuthnot | 3 Nov 1613 |
| Helen Shop (Schop) | spouse to Alexander Wilson, in Potertoun, par. of Arbuthnot | 19 Sep 1650 |
| Richard Smith | tenant in Mains of Allardice | 9 Apr 1823 |
| Margaret Soutar | spouse to William Chap, in Pitcarrie, par. of Arbuthnott | 12 Sep 1621 |
| Walter Spark | in Kirktoun of Arbuthnot | 20 Ap 1624 |
| Isobel Strattoun | sometime spouse to Alexander Strachauchin, in Pitgarvy, par. of Arbuthnot | 4 Jan 1606 |
| Jean Strattoun | spouse to James Preschok, in Auldceok, par. of Arbuthnot | 27 Jun 1617 |
| Lady Anna Sutherland, Viscountess of Arbuthnot | 20 Jan 1696 | |
| Robert Thomson | late writer in Edinburgh, par. of Arbuthnot | 26 Aug 1751, 3 Jun 1752 and 5 Jan 1756 |
| Marion Torrie | sometime spouse to John Bard, in Mekill Fiddes, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Jun 1605 |
| Catherine Walker | spouse to Paul Wallace, in Purtakshauche, par. of Arbuthnot | 5 Jun 1627 |
| Jean Wallace | sometime in Boghall, par. of Arbuthnot | 15 Feb 1686 |
| James Walsh, alias Soutter | in Cotslaik, par. of Arbuthnot | 4 Apr 1626 |
| Janet Watt | sometime spouse to David Noray, par. of Arbuthnot | 22 Jun 1605 |
| Thomas Watt | cotter in Caldham, par. of Arbuthnot | 19 Jun 1619 |
| Margaret Welsh | spouse to John Allan, in Segedaill, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Aug 1662 |
| John Williamson | in Kair, par. of Arbuthnot | 22 Oct 1685 |
| Robert Williamson | in Woodend of Carie, par. of Arbuthnot | 6 Aug 1684 |
| David Wyse | sometime in Girrit's-myre, par. of Arbuthnot | 18 Jul 1694 |
| Alexander Young | in Drumzocher, par. of Arbuthnot | 7 Jul 1687 |
| David Young | in Montgowdrum, par. of Arbuthnott | 27 Jun 1636 |
Testaments registered at St Andrews that have been lost, for which only entries in the minute books are extant.
| William Chapland | surgeon in Arbuthnot | 12 Jul 1727 |
| John Davidson | in Milnplaighe, par. of Arbuthnot | 16 Jul 1725 |
| Philip Fullerton of Thorntoun | par. of Arbuthnot | 30 Nov 1739 |
| William Hutchison | in Leys, par. of Arbuthnot | 24 Jun 1731 |
| Robert Middleton | in Dava, par. of Arbuthnot | 3 Mar 1725 |
| Francis Raitt | son of David Raitt, in Pitcarles, par. of Arbuthnot | 26 Mar 1731 |
| Alexander Spark | merchant in Parkside, par. of Arbuthnot | 20 Jul 1726 |
| Mr Robert Thomson | factor for Lord Arbuthnot | 13 Sep 1738 |
| John Wyllie | in Mains of Ceir, par. of Arbuthnot | 12 Aug 1724 |
Testaments of Arbuthnott people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1601-1700
| Andro Arbuthnot of that ilk | in the Mearns | 19 Nov 1606 |
| David Arbuthnot of Findowrie | par. of Arbuthnet, in the Mernes | 14 Dec 1602 |
| Patrik Barclay | in Barnezairdis of Allardess, par. of Arbuthnet, in the Mearns | 5 Mar 1606 |
| Andro Burnet | in Pitcurrie, par. of Arbuthnot, in the Mearnes | 3 Aug 1602 |
| Arthur Law | in Bankheid of Allerdes, in the Mearns | 22 Mar 1604 |
| Margaret Middletoun | sometime spouse to Alexander Arbuthnot of Pitcairlis, par. of Arbuthnot, in the Mearns | 18 Feb 1607 |
| John Sibbald of Kair | par. of Arbuthnot, in the Mernes | 16 Dec 1601 |
Testaments of Arbuthnott people from the Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1801-1823
| John Arbuthnot, viscount of Arbuthnot | 26 Feb 1801 |
Images of the original records for Arbuthnott:
Images of the original records for Arbuthnott:
Portraits
- Robert Arbuthnott, 3rd viscount of Arbuthnott (1661-1694)
- John Arbuthnott, 8th viscount of Arbuthnott (1778-1860)