George Drummond

1687 - 1766  (79 years)

• Name	George Drummond  [1]
  Birth	23 Jun 1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	"born this Monday morning and baptized by Dr Alexr Monro, Primare of the College of Edinburgh"
  Baptism	26 Jun 1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Witnesses: George Drumond of Blair; Mongo Campbell of Burnbank; Alexander Earle of Callandar; James Grahme, late Baillie; Mr Richard Douglas, advocat; and John Minzies, merchant
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Newton
  Occupation	1707	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Accountant-General of the Excise
  Occupation	4 May 1709	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Merchant - date admitted as Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh
  Occupation	1725	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Lord Provost of Edinburgh (his first election to the office)
  Death	4 Dec 1766	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I45495	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Drummond,   b. Abt 1657, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef Jul 1707 (Age < 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Menzies,   b. Daughter of Duncan Menzies of Comrie
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jun 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 26 Jun 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Accountant-General of the Excise - 1707 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - date admitted as Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - 4 May 1709 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Lord Provost of Edinburgh (his first election to the office) - 1725 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death - 4 Dec 1766 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3626] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford;), Drummong, George (1687-1766), by Alexander Murdoch (2004). [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 100 232. [S3701] MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Vol. 3, Ch-Du, p669.