OGILVY, George Queen's Limner for Scotland ¹

   Another name for George was OGILVIE, George.²

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George married Jean MELDRUM, daughter of Peter MELDRUM of Laithers and Mary OGILVY, on 19 February 1710 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Jean MELDRUM was born about 1660.)

  Marriage Notes:

"OGILVIE
GEORGE
JEAN MELDRUM OR INNES FR1450 (FR1450)
19/02/1710
685/1 460 86
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




"George, appointed Queen's Limner for Scotland 3 November 1703, at a salary of £100 sterling per annum. In the grant he is said to have had a good education, but he laboured 'under the inflrmitie of the inteire loss of his hearing,' and the grant also notes his 'natural inclination and great proficiency in the airt of limning, drawing, and painting.' He married, on 19 February 1710, Jean, daughter to Patrick Meldrum of Leathers, relict of Sir Alexander Innes of Coxtoun. He died June 1723, his sister-german, Mary, being decerned his executrix-dative as nearest of kin."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ^{1 2}