Scottish Names ABERCORN Local: from the village of Abercorn in Lanarkshire. ABERCROMBY Local: from the parish of Abercromby in Fifeshire. Aber, a place where two streams meet, and crombie, a bend. The family are descended from Humphredus de Abercrombie, temp. Robert I. Abercrombie, John (1780-1844) of Aberdeen. Philosopher and Physician. In 1830 he published a work on Intellectual Application of Logical Methods in Science. Recognised as the first consulting physician in Scotland. Abercrombie, Sir Patrick (1878-1957). Architect and town-planner. Author of the Greater London Plan. Abercromby, Sir James, 1st Baron (1776-1858) of Dunfermline. Judge Advocate General, Speaker in the House of Commons (1835-39). Abercromby, Sir John (1772-1817) of Clackmannanshire. Army General. Distinguished himself in Egypt and France. Captured Mauritius in 1809. Abercromby, Patrick (c.1656-1716) of Aberdeenshire. Antiquary and historical writer, best known for his Martial Achievements of the Scots Nation. Abercromby, Sir Ralph (1734-1801) of Menstrie, father of Sir John. General in command of the expedition against the French in the West Indies in 1795-96. Defeated Napoleon at the battle of Aboukir Bay. He shares with Sir John Moore the credit for renewing the ancient discipline and military reputation of the British soldier. Victor of the battle of Alexandria. Abercromby, Sir Robert (1740-1827) of Tullybody. Army General. Served with distinction in North America and Canada. ABERDEEN Local: from the town of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire. Aber, the mouth of a stream, and Don, the name of the river on which the town is situated. Aberdeen Family History Society Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of (1784-1860) of Edinburgh. Prime Minister of Britain (1852-55). Foreign Sec. under Wellington (1828-30) and Colonial Sec. under Peel (1841-46). Aberdeen, John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon 7th Earl of (1847-1934). Governor-General of Canada (1893-98) and sometime Lord Lieut. of Ireland. ABERDOUR Local: from the village of Aberdour in the Kingdom of Fife. ABERNETHY Local: from the town of Abernethy in Perthshire. Aber, the mouth of a stream, and nithy, dangerous. The family are descended from Alexander Abernethy, temp. Robert I. Abernethy Family History Abernethy, James Smart, born 1907 in Fettercairn. Became Legal Adviser to the Commissioner of Lands and Protector of Labour, North Borneo (1937), Food Controller N. Borneo (1941) and Resident Magistrate Tanganyika in 1949. ACHANY Vide, Hannay ACHMUTY Local: from the lands of Achmuty in Fifeshire. ADAIR Thomas, the sixth Earl of Desmond, while on a hunting excursion lost his way, between Tralee and Newcastle, in the county of Limerick, where he was received and entertained by one William McCormick, whose daughter he subsequently married. At this alliance the family and clan took umbrage, and forced him to resign his title and estate to his youngest brother. He died in France in 1420, leaving issue, Maurice and John; Robert the son of Maurice returned to Ireland, where he killed Gerald the White Knight in single combat at Athdale, whence lie received the name of Adaire. He afterwards settled in Scotland, where he married Arabella daughter of John Campbell, Lord of Argyle.
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