Andrew LAUDER

  General Notes:

Lauder of Fountainhall, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lauder8.htm

By his second wife Andrew Lauder had issue:

Andrew, in Melville Mill, (died before 20th February 1693) mentioned in a Bond in June 1672 with that designation, and in numerous subsequent Deeds, including one of 1695 pertaining to his daughter, where he was stated to be a son of Andrew Lauder in Melville Mill. He married at Lasswade, 8th June 1648, Katherine Bell, by whom he had a family of fifteen children. A daughter, Agnes, married at Lasswade 4th December 1692, Thomas Marjoribanks, junior of Huntleywood, Berwickshire.

James, mentioned in his mother's Testament as a minor, and apprenticed to his half-brother John, merchant in Edinburgh, on 26th August 1646 and noted incorrectly in a Great Seal charter dated 14th January 1662 as brother-german to John Lauder, merchant-burgess of Edinburgh (later 1st Bt., see below);

Robert, mentioned in his mother's Testament, as a minor – alive June 1636;

Helen, baptized 29th October 1620, Lasswade;
Isobel, also mentioned in her mother's Testament, as a minor;
Margaret, also mentioned in her mother's Testament, as a minor;
Christian, also mentioned in her mother's Testament as a minor.

By his first wife Janet or Bessie Ramsay, Andrew Lauder had:

Robert, baptised 2nd June 1601 at Lasswade, d.s.p.,young;

Bessie, mentioned in her mother's Testament, alive April 1617;
Jean, also mentioned in her mother's Testament;

and

Sir John Lauder, of Newington and Fountainhall, etc., Baronet,

Andrew married Katherine BELL on 8 Jun 1648.