Abercromby was born in Clackmannanshire on 15 October 1745, the fourth and youngest son of George Abercromby of Tullibody (1705-1800) and Mary Dundas.
They held the lands of Tullibody and Menstrie in the 16th century under the superiority of the Earl of Argyll.
In June 2008, Nankhwala Catholic School in Monkey Bay received a gift of £1,110 from a partner school, St Bernadette’s Primary School in Tullibody, Scotland.