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 Bef 1660 - 1711 (51 years)
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| Name |
William Dunbar [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
of Hempriggs |
| Birth |
Bef 1660 [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1711 [3] |
| Person ID |
I607 |
Heddle fam tree |
| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2019 |
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| Notes |
- Caithness Family History says:
SIR WILLIAM DUNBAR, who was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1698, was a man of considerable ability and local influence. In 1691 he purchased the lands of Telstane, and changed the name to Hempriggs. He also purchased Old Wick and other lands on the south side of the water of Wick; and in 1699 he acquired the Ackergill estates, which formerly formed a barony held by the Keiths, Earls Marischal. He also acquired the lands of Wick, Papego, South and North Kilmsters, and Miln of Wenless, which before 1591 were held by the Earl of Sutherland off the Bishop of Caithness and then of the Crown, and were in that year resigned by the Earl in favour of the Earl of Caithness. He held a commission from the Earl of Breadalbane as Sheriff and Justiciar of Caithness. He married his second cousin, Margaret, daughter of Alexander Sinclair of Latheron, by whom he had a son and a daughter.
But Complete Baronetage says the baronetcy was created 10 Apr 1700
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| Sources |
- [S27] John Henderson, Book - Caithness Family History, (Published Edinburgh 1884 by David Douglas. Available online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=yX4UAAAAYAAJ).
- [S652] Bernard Burke, Book - Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 27th edition, (Published 1865, Harrison & Sons. Available online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZU59tRkdl2MC), Page 365. (Reliability: 3).
- [S656] George E. Cokayne, Book - Complete Baronetage, vol 4., (Published: William Pollard & Co. Ltd., 39 & 40 North Street, Exeter. 1904
Online: https://archive.org/details/completebaroneta04coka), page 390 (Reliability: 3).
- [S27] John Henderson, Book - Caithness Family History, (Published Edinburgh 1884 by David Douglas. Available online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=yX4UAAAAYAAJ), page 221 (Reliability: 3).
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