James Cruikshank the elder of Langley Park

Profile & Legacies Summary

1748 - 1830

Biography

Son of Donald Cruickshank (1716-1797) of Gorton in Strathspey. Owned half of Richmond, Mirton and Greenhill estates in St Vincent with his brother Patrick. Patrick Cruikshank died in 1797 and left his estates to James, subject to large legacies to his five daughters. James Cruikshank was living in St Vincent in 1780 and in 1792 bought (or was perhaps gifted) Langley Park near Montrose, Scotland. He had two sons, James (1798-1842) and Patrick (q.v.).

Sources

Email from Colin Cornes, 09/09/2014.

We are grateful to Colin Cornes for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1817 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Owner

Richmond Estate [ St Vincent ]

Legacies Summary

Cultural (1)

Paintings

James Cruikshank and Mrs James Cruikshank, two pendant portraits by Henry Raeburn 1805-1808. Both now in the Frick in New York. 'James Cruikshank (d. 1830), of Langley Park, Montrose, Forfarshire...

Details

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Source: Paintings in The Frick Collection: American, British, Dutch, Flemish and German. Volume I. New York: The Frick Collection, 1968....