Andrew LAUDER
- Marriage (1): Isobel BORTHWICK on 28 Jul 1618
- Died: 12 Jun 1658
- Buried: Greyfriars Church, Edinburg
General Notes:
Lauder of Fountainhall, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lauder8.htm
Andrew Lauder in Melville Mill, (d.12th June 1658, interred in Greyfriars, Edinburgh) described as "third son" and "younger brother", retired to the safety of his mother's family at Lasswade, Edinburghshire, following the deaths of his two brothers. About him we know few details. J. Stewart Smith (1898) calls him a merchant in Edinburgh. He made a complaint, found in his favour, to the Scottish Privy Council on 22nd May 1616 against the miller at Polton Mill, and at the time of his first wife's death he owed feus on Melville Mill, as he did at the time of his second wife's decease, in whose testament it states that they "occupied the Mill and Mill lands of Melville".
He married firstly, with issue, Janet (called Bessie in her Testament) (died v.p. April 1617 – interred in Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh) daughter of David Ramsay of Hillhead & Polton, cadets of the Dalhousie family, by his wife, a Sinclair. David was cautioner in his daughter Janet's Testament. Andrew Lauder married secondly, on 28th July 1618, at Lasswade, "his cousin", Isobel (d.17th June 1636), daughter of William Borthwick of Johnstounburn and Soutra (d: 24th January 1640) by his wife Barbara Lawson, with issue.
He married thirdly by contract 23rd October 1641 Margaret Cockburn (d.29th July 1669 – interred in Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh) relict of Rev.Thomas Bannatine, minister of Douglas;
By his second wife Andrew Lauder had issue:
Andrew, in Melville Mill
Andrew married Isobel BORTHWICK on 28 Jul 1618. (Isobel BORTHWICK died on 17 Jun 1636.)
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