William Urquhart of Meldrum

1755 - 1798


Biography

William Urqhuart of Meldrum, third cousin once-removed of John "Jock" Urquhart of Carriacou. Went to Carriacou in the mid 1770s as partner to Jock. Sold his moity of Meldrum to Jock in 1784.

William's parents were Keith Urquhart of Meldrum and Lady Jean Duff.


Sources

H. Gordon Slade, 'Craigston and Meldrum Estates, Carriacou,1769-1841', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 114 (1984), 481-537. See http://www.islandtrees.com/IMAGES/Craigston.pdf [accessed 05/03/2020].

We are grateful to Stephen Lewis for his assistance with compiling this entry.


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
1780 [EA] - 1784 [EY] → Joint owner