Andrew Lauder
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Sir Andrew Lauder of Fountainhall, 5th Baronet (8 May 1702 – 6 March 1769) was a Burgess of the Royal Burgh of Lauder
(August 1, 1737), and also of Musselburgh
(June 8, 1739).
He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1730 upon the death of his elder brother Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th Baronet
.
During the Jacobite
disturbances in Scotland, notably 1730 and 1745, Sir Andrew was noted as a "government man". Notwithstanding that, during the latter uprising a Warrant was issued at Holyroodhouse dated October 18, 1745, in the name of Charles, Prince of Wales, "Regent of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland" to George Gordon of Beldorny, to proceed to Sir Andrew Lauder's manor at Fountainhall requisitioning his horses ("including his own bay gelding") and pistols and any other arms. Full descriptions of the estate and buildings are given in the Warrant. Prince Charles had already included Sir Andrew in his land-tax levies, for which he personally signed Sir Andrew's receipt, dated September 29, 1745.
In 1731 he married a future heiress, Isabel (1716-1758) daughter of Sir William Leslie Dick (d.1757) 3rd feudal baron of Grange, Edinburgh, who was in a direct descent from the Royal House of Plantagenet.
By his wife, Isabel, Sir Andrew Lauder had eighteen children: 11 boys and 7 girls. Of his sons, William (1739-1763) was an officer in the Honourable East India Company's Bengal
Army, dying in Calcutta. Another son, John (1741-1757) was in the navy and died in Spain.
Sir Andrew is interred in the Lauder vault within Greyfriars Kirk
and was succeeded by his son, Sir Andrew Dick-Lauder, 6th Baronet.
Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
(August 1, 1737), and also of Musselburgh
Musselburgh
Musselburgh is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre.-History:...
(June 8, 1739).
He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1730 upon the death of his elder brother Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th Baronet
Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th Baronet
Sir Alexander Lauder of Fountainhall, 4th Baronet succeeded to the baronetcy of his father, Sir John Lauder, 3rd Baronet in February 1728. He was made an Honorary Burgess of the City of Glasgow on the 16 September of that year, and of the burgh of Aberdeen on the 15 August 1729...
.
During the Jacobite
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
disturbances in Scotland, notably 1730 and 1745, Sir Andrew was noted as a "government man". Notwithstanding that, during the latter uprising a Warrant was issued at Holyroodhouse dated October 18, 1745, in the name of Charles, Prince of Wales, "Regent of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland" to George Gordon of Beldorny, to proceed to Sir Andrew Lauder's manor at Fountainhall requisitioning his horses ("including his own bay gelding") and pistols and any other arms. Full descriptions of the estate and buildings are given in the Warrant. Prince Charles had already included Sir Andrew in his land-tax levies, for which he personally signed Sir Andrew's receipt, dated September 29, 1745.
In 1731 he married a future heiress, Isabel (1716-1758) daughter of Sir William Leslie Dick (d.1757) 3rd feudal baron of Grange, Edinburgh, who was in a direct descent from the Royal House of Plantagenet.
By his wife, Isabel, Sir Andrew Lauder had eighteen children: 11 boys and 7 girls. Of his sons, William (1739-1763) was an officer in the Honourable East India Company's Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
Army, dying in Calcutta. Another son, John (1741-1757) was in the navy and died in Spain.
Sir Andrew is interred in the Lauder vault within Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish kirk of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh, Scotland...
and was succeeded by his son, Sir Andrew Dick-Lauder, 6th Baronet.