Researching Robert Arbuthnot
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 166 people with the Arbuthnot surname? In that year Arbuthnot was ranked number 3413 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Arbuthnot and the Arbuthnot Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Robert Arbuthnot
Robert Arbuthnot (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB (19 November 1773 – 6 May 1853) was a British military commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He was a General in the army, a colonel in the 76th Regiment. He was a Brigadier General in the Portuguese Service and was appointed a Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal (KTS).
He was awarded the Army Gold Cross, with three clasps, for the battles of Busaco, Albuera, Badajoz, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse, and the Military General Service Medal, with two clasps, for Corunna and Ciudad Rodrigo.
Source: Robert Arbuthnot (British Army officer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Arbuthnot (auditor)
Robert Arbuthnot, Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland, (1669 in Inverbervie – 4 August 1727 in London) was also sometime manager of Lord Stair's business affairs.
On 16 May 1709 John Philp and Robert Arbuthnot received a commission from the King as joint Auditors, without power of deputation.
He died in Lord Stair's house in Hanover Square, London.
After his death his brother Dr John Arbuthnot was requested to be present at the opening of his papers "to see if it were worth while for his wife, Elizabeth Arbuthnot, (a daughter of James Carnegie of Craigo) who was then in Scotland, to administer to him" (i.e.: be executor of his estate).
Source: Robert Arbuthnot (auditor), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Arbuthnot
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