Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 3rd Baronet was born 3 and baptised 5 December 1669 at
Greyfriars Kirk
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,
Edinburgh
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,
Midlothian
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, Scotland. He died in February 1728 at Fountainhall manor, near
Pencaitland
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The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, ...
, and was interred in the Lauder burial vault within Greyfriars. He succeeded his father
John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall in the baronetcy in September 1722.
Biography
Sir John was greatly esteemed and made an Honorary Burgess of the following:
*the burgh of
Aberdeen
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to John Lauder younger of Fountainhall, 28 October 1701;
*the City of Edinburgh, 18 February 1702;
*the burgh of
North Berwick
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to John Lauder younger of Fountainhall, 21 October 1702;
*the burgh of
Haddington to John Lauder younger of Fountainhall, 17 April 1703;
*the City of
Elgin
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to John Lauder younger of Fountainhall, 5 October 1714;
*the burgh of
Forres
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to Sir John Lawther
icyounger of Fountainhall, 26 July 1715.
He married 10 August 1696, at Edinburgh, his cousin Margaret, daughter of
Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden, 1st Baronet by his wife Margaret, daughter and heiress of William Lauder, Writer (solicitor) and Clerk of Session. They had seven sons and two daughters. He was succeeded by his son and heir,
Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th Baronet
Sir Alexander Lauder of Fountainhall, 4th Baronet (6 November 1698 – 17 May 1730) 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 16 September of ...
.
References
* , has the burial vault within the church of the family of Lauder of Lauder, and all who are contained therein.
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1669 births
1728 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Nobility from Edinburgh
Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard
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