Robert Crichton (Lord Advocate)
Robert Crichton or Creighton, Lord Elliock (1530–1591), of Elliock, in Nithsdale, was joint Lord Advocate of Scotland.[1] He purchased Clunie Castle and the adjoining lands from the Diocese of Dunkeld where his cousin, Robert Crichton, was bishop.
Life
[edit]He was born at Elliock House in January 1530, the son of John Crichton of Sanquhar and Mary Carmichael.
In February 1581 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice.[2]
He appears to have left Scotland in 1582 and he died at Kielce in Poland on 15 May 1591.
Family
[edit]He married three times, firstly c.1550 to Isobella Borthwick, daughter of David Borthwick, Lord Lochill a Senator of the College of Justice.
In May 1558 he married Elizabeth Stewart (1535-1568), daughter of Sir James Stewart of Beith.
They had six children including Sir Robert Crichton of Cluny (b.1564) and James "The Admirable" Crichton.[3]
He married his third wife in August 1572, Agnes Mowbray (d. 1575), a daughter of John Mowbray of Barnbougle.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Burns, J. H. "Crichton, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6698. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice
- ^ ODNB: James Crichton
- ^ Will of Agnes Mowbray (d. 1595), sister of Geillis Mowbray, National Records of Scotland
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Crichton, Robert (d.1586?)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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