Ochterlony

There are numerous variant spellings of this name, including ‘Auchterlony’. They all appear to derive from the lands of Auchterlonie near Forfar. John of Othirlony is mentioned in a deed of 1226. Wauter de Oghterloveny of Fife appears in the Ragman Roll, rendering homage to Edward I of England for his lands in 1296. Nisbet asserts that he was the ancestor of Auchterlony of that Ilk. They acquired the lands of Kelly, and William Auchterlony de Kellie was sheriff of Forfar in 1514. There were also Auchterlonys at Kintrocket and Pitforthy in Ayrshire. Descended from the Lairds of Kintrocket was one Major General Ochterlony, who fought in the service of the Russian Tsar during the Crimean War and fell at the Battle of Inkerman in 1854. His family had left Scotland and settled in Russia in 1794. Major General Sir David Auchterlony entered the military service of the East India Company and distinguished himself in campaigns in Nepal. He was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and became a baronet in 1816. The family still hold land in Forfarshire to this day.