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HENRY SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN. 181
Earl of Lauderdale, and by her, who was born 24 Oct 17G8 (S.W. G98) and died at Part it.
Birkhill 21 Oct. 1851 {Gent. Hag. vol. xxxvi., p. GfiS), had issue four sous and eight ^^"^^ ^'
daughters, of whom, as we shall see, only one sou (the youngest, Fiodurick) survived, and
only one daughter (Mathilda) had is^sue.
Of the sons,
1. "David Scrymgeour (6th) was bom at Gayfield Place, Edin', ITtli August 1799.
Register'd in the West Church, parish of S' Cuthbert. l)icd at Ely, Fifeshire, ;
9th April 1804."'
2. " Alexander Scrymgeour (9th) was boni in Duke Street, Kdiu', IGth December
1805. Died IGth Febniary 180G." (See also J.W. 11.)
3. "Alexander Scrymgeour (10th) was boni in Duke Street, Ediur, on the 3ra day
of January 1807. liCLristcr'd in S' Andrew's parish, Miu'', Gth .March 1807. Died
at Edin'' on the 7th February 1820." He died in Abcrcroinljy Place of fever.
(See Gent. Mag., xc.. pt. i., p. 282 ; S.W. 708-10 ; J.W. 14).
4. "Frederick Louis Scrymgeour (11th) was born in Duke Street, Ivliu' on the
4th day of March 1808. Ueeister'd in S' Andrew's Church pari.sh, Kdin', 6th
August 1811." He succeeded his father as only surviving son, and carried on the
line of the family. See post, p. 182.
while of the daughters,
1. " Margaret Louisa Scrymgeour (1st) was bom at Edin' 21 Jan' 1794." She
is named in her uncle Alexander's bond of provision lSO-3 (U.D. 45S). She married
at BirkluU, 27 July 1842 (Gent. Mag. xviii., 420), Alt.ra,fl,r Smith, W.S. in
Edinburgh (son of Thomas Smith, one of the princiji.d clerks of the Mils). By
him. who died 3 Aug. 18G8, tet, 82,- she had no issue. She resided, after liis death,
at 18, York Place, Edinburgh, where she died, 10 -Ian. 1870. Ihiricd there.
2. "Catharine Scrymgeour (2nd) was born at Edin' 22'' Jan" 1794." being thus ,
twin with her sister Margaret.^ Also named in the said bond nf provision (u< sup.).
She married, 4 Dec. 1814 (S.W. 702), Captain liohert Cathrart. II.N'., of Carbitston
and Pitcairiie, co. Fife, but by him, who died Nov. 1833 (J.W. 1'.'), had no issue.
She died at Edinburgh, 12 April I^SO, and was buried at Pitcairiie.
3. "Elizabeth Wedderburn Scrymgeour (3d) was bom at VA'm' I'J"' VAi' 1795
Reo-ister'd S. Andrew's Church, Edin^" She also is named in th.- bond of provision
{utsup). She died unmarried at Macao in China 23 An-. lf').
5 "Mary Turner Scrymgeour (5th) was born at lUuionue, I'lfcshiro, Gtli March
1798 Ke"ister'd at Kettle Church, Fifeshire." She again is namc.l in the at-ovc
bond {nt sup). She married Thomas Smith. Physician General ni the Ijist Inaia
Company's service, but by him, who predeceased l.er, had no is-sue. All-r his death
she lived at West Grange, Edinburgh, where slie died 2.J Mareh_l>.^/ {lin»,,
')8-29 March 1887). She was buried at Edinbur-h. Coi.fmnaliou ..l her wdl wan
granted bv the Edinburgh Commissariot, 13 Aprd 18S7 (\..\\. 5.!)
6 "Isabella Scrymgeour-(7th) was born at Cayiield place, bin.'. l.nhM:m-h 1,^01
Died at Ediur ISti^ April 1826." See again the bond of prov>,>nn {ut .up.), and
J.W. 20, where the day of her birth is given as 19th April.
. TheSS!^^^S:^::i^ut,ow their na.^';i^U..^.^ ^,^ , ,
* She ia described as " Elizabeth Sc7n^geour ^\ edderbun . 1, r^^ ,^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^.^ ,__^ ^^^ .^.,_
note of her ae,Uh, in her fathers hand on the oa^cr 01..^^^^^^^^^^^ „ j^ •.
J3S oj . UU.^. ter Eli.a W. .S died Morca (s,c) in Um.a ... the loru.^^.n
of three weeks standing, got accounts of .t 14th Jan? liiJ.