The Abercromby Baronetcy, of Birkenbog in the County of Banff, was a title in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

. It was created on 20 February 1636 for Alexander Abercromby, who subsequently represented Banffshire in the Scottish Parliament. His eldest son, the second baronet, also represented Banffshire in parliament. The fourth baronet was sheriff of

Nairnshire The County of Nairn (also called Nairnshire) ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Narann) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was used for local administration until the county council, based at the county t ...

and

Elginshire Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It ...

. The fifth baronet represented Banffshire in the British Parliament. The seventh baronet was vice-lord-lieutenant of Banffshire and a deputy lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The eighth baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire. The ninth baronet was vice-lord-lieutenant and a deputy lieutenant of Banffshire. The title became extinct on the death of the tenth Baronet in 2003. Alexander Abercromby, third son of the first baronet, was the grandfather of

Sir Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ir ...

, whose wife was created Baroness Abercromby in his honour, of Sir Robert Abercromby, and of

Alexander Abercromby, Lord Abercromby Alexander Abercromby, Lord Abercromby of Tullibody (1745–1795) was a Scottish advocate, judge and essayist. Life Abercromby was born in Tullibody House in Clackmannanshire on 15 October 1745, the fourth and youngest son of George Abercro ...

Abercromby baronets, of Birkenbog (1636)

* Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Baronet (1603–1670) * Sir James Abercromby, 2nd Baronet (–1734) *Sir Robert Abercromby, 3rd Baronet (c. 1698–1787) *Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet (1750–1831) * Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet (1784–1855) *Sir George Samuel Abercromby, 6th Baronet (1824–1872) *Sir

Robert John Abercromby, 7th Baronet Robert John Abercromby (14 June 1850 – 24 July 1895) was the seventh Scottish Abercromby baronets, Abercromby baronet. He held the estates of Birkenbog and Forglen House, Forglen, as well as land in Ireland. He served as Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of ...

(1850–1895) * Sir George William Abercromby, 8th Baronet (1886–1964) *Sir Robert Alexander Abercromby, 9th Baronet (1895–1972) *Sir Ian George Abercromby, 10th Baronet (1925–2003)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abercromby Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Abercromby family

Abercromby baronets, of Birkenbog (1636)

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