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THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part II.
Chap. II.
divisions, while on the centre moulding is incised the name Duncane, with the
initials C(hirurgeon) W(illiam) Duncan, the arms of the Duncans of Lundie,
together with the name " Wedderburne " the initials C(atherine) W(edderburn),
the arms of Wedderburn of Kingennie, and the date 1600. The letters S.J.S. also
appear on the casket, and probably refers to Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, who
was provost of Dundee 1593 — 1609. 1
CATHAKINE WEDDERBURN S CASKET.
1 The curio was unearthed by Mr. G. B. Simpson, a collector, of Dundee, in 1S88, and was exhibited to
the Society of Scottish Antiquaries in March of that year, when a description of it was read by
Mr. A. H. Millar, F.S A. Scot. An account of it, with the above illustration, was printed in the
Dundee Advertiser of 17 March 1888, in which Katherine Wedderburn was wrongly described as a sister
of Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness. The original use of the box seems to have puzzled the
antiquarians. Some suggest that it was a cash box, others a " pomanda box," and others that it was
part of a sun-dial. It is now in the possession of Mrs. Anstruther (Miss Morison Duncan) of
Naughton, co. Fife.
THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part II.
Chap. II.
divisions, while on the centre moulding is incised the name Duncane, with the
initials C(hirurgeon) W(illiam) Duncan, the arms of the Duncans of Lundie,
together with the name " Wedderburne " the initials C(atherine) W(edderburn),
the arms of Wedderburn of Kingennie, and the date 1600. The letters S.J.S. also
appear on the casket, and probably refers to Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, who
was provost of Dundee 1593 — 1609. 1
CATHAKINE WEDDERBURN S CASKET.
1 The curio was unearthed by Mr. G. B. Simpson, a collector, of Dundee, in 1S88, and was exhibited to
the Society of Scottish Antiquaries in March of that year, when a description of it was read by
Mr. A. H. Millar, F.S A. Scot. An account of it, with the above illustration, was printed in the
Dundee Advertiser of 17 March 1888, in which Katherine Wedderburn was wrongly described as a sister
of Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness. The original use of the box seems to have puzzled the
antiquarians. Some suggest that it was a cash box, others a " pomanda box," and others that it was
part of a sun-dial. It is now in the possession of Mrs. Anstruther (Miss Morison Duncan) of
Naughton, co. Fife.
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| Description | A history of the Wedderburns in the counties of Berwick and Forfar, designed of Wedderburn, Kingennie, Easter Powrie, Blackness, Balindean and Gosford and their younger branches; together with some account of other families of the name,1296-1896. By Alexander Wedderburn. [N.P.] : Printed for private circulation, 1898. With plates, including portraits, facsimiles and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. The history.--II. The evidence. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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