Lauder Baronets
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There has been one baronetcy granted to the Lauder family. The baronetcy of Lauder of Fountainhall, Haddingtonshire, was created for John Lauder, last surviving male representative of the Lauders of that Ilk, a rich merchant-burgess and sometime Treasurer and baillie
of the City of Edinburgh, and an armiger
. He purchased (before 1672) the estate of Newington, Edinburgh
, and subsequently (10 June 1681) the lands of Woodhead and Templehall near Pencaitland
, which along with others in Edinburghshire and Haddingtonshire, were erected by Crown charter into the feudal barony of Fountainhall on 13 August 1681.
John Lauder was created a baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 17 July 1688. The first Letters Patent
was successfully contested by his eldest surviving son, Lord Fountainhall
, and "reduced", and a second Patent with a new destination issued, dated 25 January 1690; the first Patent was formally annulled in 1692.
Baillie
A baillie or bailie is a civic officer in the local government of Scotland. The position arose in the burghs, where baillies formerly held a post similar to that of an alderman or magistrate...
of the City of Edinburgh, and an armiger
Armiger
In heraldry, an armiger is a person entitled to use a coat of arms. Such a person is said to be armigerous.-Etymology:The Latin word armiger literally means "armour-bearer". In high and late medieval England, the word referred to an esquire attendant upon a knight, but bearing his own unique...
. He purchased (before 1672) the estate of Newington, Edinburgh
Newington, Edinburgh
Newington is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about 15 to 20 minutes walk south of the city centre, the Royal Mile and Princes Street.It is the easternmost district of the area formerly covered by the Burgh Muir, gifted to the City by David I in the 12th Century...
, and subsequently (10 June 1681) the lands of Woodhead and Templehall near Pencaitland
Pencaitland
Pencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about south-east of Edinburgh, south-west of Haddington, and east of Ormiston.The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, who gave the church, with the tithes and other property...
, which along with others in Edinburghshire and Haddingtonshire, were erected by Crown charter into the feudal barony of Fountainhall on 13 August 1681.
John Lauder was created a baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 17 July 1688. The first Letters Patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
was successfully contested by his eldest surviving son, Lord Fountainhall
John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall
Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority...
, and "reduced", and a second Patent with a new destination issued, dated 25 January 1690; the first Patent was formally annulled in 1692.
Lauder Baronets of Fountainhall, Haddingtonshire
- Sir John Lauder, 1st BaronetSir John Lauder, 1st BaronetSir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, of Newington and Fountainhall was a notable Scottish baillie and Treasurer of the City of Edinburgh, who was raised to a Nova Scotia baronetcy in 1688.-Antecedents:...
(died 1692) - Sir John Lauder, Lord FountainhallJohn Lauder, Lord FountainhallSir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority...
, 2nd Baronet (1646–1722) - Sir John Lauder, 3rd BaronetSir John Lauder, 3rd BaronetSir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 3rd Baronet was born 3 and baptised 5 December 1669 at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He died in February 1728 at Fountainhall manor, near Pencaitland, and was interred in the Lauder burial vault within Greyfriars...
(1669–1728) - Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th BaronetSir Alexander Lauder, 4th BaronetSir 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...
(1698–1730) - Sir Andrew Lauder, 5th Baronet (1702–1769)
- Sir Andrew Dick-Lauder, 6th Baronet (28 April 1743 –18 November 1820) was born in St Cuthbert's parish, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, and died at Fountainhall manor, near PencaitlandPencaitlandPencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about south-east of Edinburgh, south-west of Haddington, and east of Ormiston.The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, who gave the church, with the tithes and other property...
, East LothianEast LothianEast Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
. He is interred in the LauderLauderThe 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:...
family vault within Greyfriars KirkGreyfriars KirkGreyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish kirk of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh, Scotland...
, Edinburgh. On 28 May 1777 he was served heir to his mother Isobel (née Dick), wife of Sir Andrew Lauder, 5th Baronet, which inheritance included the barony of The Grange, EdinburghThe Grange, EdinburghThe Grange is a suburb of Edinburgh, about one and a half miles south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west and Newington to the east. It is a conservation area characterised by large late Victorian stone-built villas, often with very large gardens...
. At some point Sir Andrew Lauder assumed the additional surname of Dick, and for some time was known as Sir Andrew Lauder Dick, but thereafter Dick Lauder. There has continued to the present day some debate as to whether the surname was ever legally hyphenated or whether it was intended both surnames would be used, as in Bruce LockhartBruce LockhartBruce Lockhart is a double-barreled surname and may refer to:* Dugald Bruce Lockhart, actor* John Bruce-Lockhart, schoolmaster, footballer and cricketer* Logie Bruce Lockhart, schoolmaster and rugby footballer* R. H. Bruce Lockhart, diplomat and author...
. Sir Andrew's son and heir, Sir Thomas, never used the hyphen, and the present baronet, Sir Piers, only uses the surname Lauder. On 10 October 1783, Sir Andrew married Elizabeth (d. 20 January 1787), daughter of Thomas Broun of Johnstonburn, East LothianEast LothianEast Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
. They had two children: Agnes, baptised at PencaitlandPencaitlandPencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about south-east of Edinburgh, south-west of Haddington, and east of Ormiston.The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, who gave the church, with the tithes and other property...
on 7 September 1785, and their son and heir, Sir Thomas Dick LauderThomas Dick LauderSir Thomas Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 7th Baronet, FRSE FSA was a Scottish author. He served as Secretary to the Board of Manufactures , on the Herring Fisheries Board, at the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, and as Deputy Lieutenant of both counties of Moray and... - Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, 7th Baronet (1784–1848)
- Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th BaronetSir John Dick-Lauder, 8th BaronetSir John Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 8th Baronet, , was a Deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Midlothian, and Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire...
(1813–1867) - Sir Thomas North Dick-Lauder, 9th BaronetSir Thomas Dick-Lauder, 9th BaronetSir Thomas North Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 9th Baronet was a Scottish aristocrat and a Knight of Justice in the Order of St...
(1846–1919) - Sir George William Dalrymple Dick-Lauder, 10th BaronetSir George Dick-Lauder, 10th BaronetSir George William Dalrymple Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 10th Baronet was an Indian Civil Service Senior Administrator in the Government of India's Opium Department....
(1852–1936) - Sir John North Dalrymple Dick-Lauder, 11th BaronetSir John Dick-Lauder, 11th BaronetSir John North Dalrymple Dick-Lauder of Fountainhall, 11th Baronet, born 22 July 1883 at Sultanpur Lodhi, and baptised at Christ Church, Mussoorie, India...
(1883–1958) - Sir George Dick-Lauder, 12th BaronetSir George Dick-Lauder, 12th BaronetSir George Andrew Dick Lauder, 12th Baronet, of the Fountainhall creation , , was a British author and soldier.-Education:...
(17 November 1917 – 11 August 1981) - Sir Piers Robert Dick Lauder, 13th Baronet, born 3 October 1947 at NicosiaNicosiaNicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, where his father Sir George Andrew Dick-Lauder, 12th Baronet was an officer serving in the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. From 1974 until 2006, Lauder (who only uses the surname Lauder) was a programmer and Computer Systems Officer in the Basser Department of Computer Science at Sydney University, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. His main interests are in the areas of networking and operating systems. With Judy Kay he co-authored the Fair Share Scheduler, now being sold by Aurema under the name "ARMTechShareExpress". With Professor Robert (Bob) Kummerfeld he co-authored the Message Handling Systems network ("MHSnet") used, amongst others, by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Professor Kummerfeld and Piers Lauder were jointly elected to the Australian Internet Hall of Fame in 1998. Sir Piers Lauder is a founding member of AUUGAUUGAUUG is an Australian association and users' group.It describes itself as the organisation for Unix, Linux and Open Source professionals.Its aim is to build a community of those interested in open systems and open standards. Both people and institutions may be members.The newsletter AUUGN is...
, the Australian Unix and Open Systems User Group. He has twice been appointed Programme Chairman at AUUG Conferences in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and has taken leave from the university to work overseas on three separate occasions, twice at the invitation of Bell LaboratoriesBell LabsBell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
to work in the lab that originated UNIX, and once at the invitation of UUNETUUNETUUNET founded in 1987, was one of the largest Internet service providers and one of the nine Tier 1 networks. It was based in Northern Virginia and was the first commercial Internet service provider...
to work in the burgeoning ISP business. He is an enthusiastic proponent of the PythonPython (programming language)Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
programming language. He has by his partner Jane Elix, a natural child, Angus Thomas Lauder Elix (b. 1996). They also have a foster-daughter, Akira Crease. The heir presumptiveHeir PresumptiveAn heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
to the baronetcy is Sir Piers's brother, Mark Andrew Dick Lauder, b. 3 May 1951, British Military Hospital, BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Shield
- Quarterly: for Lauder (Lord FountainhallJohn Lauder, Lord FountainhallSir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority...
's Arms of 1699), 1st and 4th: Gules, a griffin rampant within a bordure, Argent; and for Dick, 2nd and 3rd Argent, a fesse, wavy, Azure, between three mullets, Gules.
Crests
- 1st (for Lauder), a tower, with portcullis down, and the head and shoulders of a sentinel appearing above the battlements, in a watching posture, Proper; 2nd (for Dick) A stag’s head, erased, Proper, attired, Or.