Ormiston is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1637. It also appears in the sources as Ormestoun and Ormistoun.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS v, no. 2029, p. 688 (24 January 1591/92): erection/regrant of forfeited barony to William Ker of Cessford. Read the printed entry ↗
From the Association’s Great Seal research, September 2026. Each citation was checked against the printed register; follow the link to read the entry.
Retours and Lyon records
Lyon Register LXXXVI/10, 13 December 2004.
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