Grierson baronets

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The Grierson Baronetcy, of Lag in the County of Dumfries, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 25 March 1685 for Robert Grierson, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfries and notorious persecutor of the Covenanters, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. [2] The baronets owned Lag Castle and Rockhall Tower.

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Grierson baronets, of Lag (1685)

The baronetcy is considered dormant. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Volume 1). 1832.
  2. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665–1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
  3. ↑ "Michael John Bewes Grierson Obituary". The Times. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Official Roll of the Baronetage (as at 31st July 2017)". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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