Lord Abercrombie

Lord Abercrombie was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .

Award and subordinate titles

The title was awarded on December 12, 1647 to the Scottish knight Sir James Sandilands . He led a lavish life and in 1649 had to sell his Newark Castle and other lands in Fife to pay off his debts. The title finally expired in 1681 when his son of the same name, the 2nd Lord, died unmarried and impoverished.

Lords of Abercrombie (1647)

• James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie († after 1666)
• James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie († 1681)

See also

• Baron Abercromby (UK, 1801)

Literature and web links

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page