NICOLSON, George of Cluny, Upsetlingoun, Kemnay and Balcaskie, Sir ^{1 2}

   Other names for George were NICOLSON, George Lord kemnay, Lord of Session, Sir ⁵ and NICOLSONE, George.³

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  General Notes:

"NICOLSONE
GEORGE
THOMAS NICOLSONE/ELIZABETH ABERCROMBIE
M
28/02/1637
168/A 30 174
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms

"Sir George Nicolson bought Kemnay, in 1682, from Alexander Strachan, younger of Glenkindie. He was the son of an Aberdeen merchant; and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1661. He succeeded Dr. Arthur Johnston's son, William, as Civilist in King's College, Aberdeen, at which time.. he was styled 'of Cluny '. He was made a Judge of Session in 1682, taking the title of Lord Kemnay, from his newly acquired property. He sold Kemnay, in 1688, to Thomas Burnett, ancestorof the present proprietor."

from Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch ^{3 6}

George married Margaret HALIBURTON on 23 April 1663 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ (Margaret HALIBURTON was born about 1645.)

  Marriage Notes:

"NICOLSON
GEORGE
MARGARET HALIBURTON/FR979 (FR979)
23/04/1663
685 / 1 440 / 66
EDINBURGH"

from Index of Marriages ¹