Capt. William SKINNER 2
- Born: Abt 1730
- Marriage (1): Hester LAUDER on 7 Apr 1753 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England 1
- Died: 27 Aug 1761, Coulehault, Dominica aged about 31
General Notes:
William, a captain in the 94th regiment, who took part in the capture, in 1761, of Dominica in the West Indies under Lord Rollo, and was drowned the same year on 27 Aug. at Coulehault on the coast of Dominica
Captain William Skinner, of the 94th Regiment, married, very young, Hester, the daughter of Colin Lawder, of Berwick-upon- Tweed, of the family of Sir John Dick Lawder. Tradition relates that the united ages of bride and bridegroom did not exceed 30. Three children were the result of this marriage : William Campbell Skinner, Captain, Royal Engineers ; Thomas Skinner, Colonel, Royal Engineers ; and Margaret, who married the Right Honour- able Sir Evan Nepean, Bart. .
William married Hester LAUDER, daughter of Dr. Colin LAUDER and Mary FORBES, on 7 Apr 1753 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England.1 (Hester LAUDER was born about 1738 and died after 1792.)
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