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FAMILY REGISTERS.
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Two certificates of baptisms are pasted into the book : — Part III.
" This is to certify that Catharine Georgina, daughter of John and Mary Wedderburn born Feb. 1st 1791 App.
was baptised this 16th day of March 1791 as appears by the Register of Baptisms for the South West
Division of S' Pancras in the county of Middlesex.
Witness my Hand. Henry Mead, Minister of S. Pancras."
" This is to certify that Thomasina, daughter of John and Mary Wedderburn born Sept. 19 th 1793 was
baptised this 14th day of Nov r 1793 as appears by the Register of Baptisms for the South West
Division of S l Pancras in the county of Middlesex.
Witness my Hand. Henry Mead, Minister of S. Pancras."
(b) Thomas Wedderburn' s Prayer book.
This book, published at " Oxford. Printed by the University Printer 1729," is bound in red leather
and has inside the cover a small leather panel, stamped : — " Thomas Wedderburn, 1732." It is now at
Marfield, Blairgowrie. On the two first blank pages is the following : —
A Gift from Tho s Wedderburn J's Wedderburn sen r born the
to John Wedderburn. 23 d September 1751
John Wedderburn born John 8 th January 1798
19 th August 1743 Clapham, Surry
Mary Wisdom Bed ward born (married Lady H. Ogilvy
1' June 1764 Married 27 th Died April 2 nd 1S39)
of May 1782.
Married 27'" Dec. 1802.
died 22 d Dec 1 ' 1803 at Inveresk
Married 7 June 1817
Married 13 Feb>" 1810
(died 13 June. 1863.)
died 21 th March. 1806.
E. S. W. born 31 st December 1773
half past 9 o'clock at Night
Mary Born 2 d August 1786
between 7 & 8 Oclock in
the Morning, Wednesday.
James born the 2 d June
1788 2 Oclock at Noon,
Monday.
Catherine Georgina born
1 Feby 1791.
Thomasina, 19 Sept 1 " 1793.
[All the above is in the hand of John Wedderburn, son to Thomas, except the two entries here
bracketed, which have been added by Mrs. John Walter Wedderburn of Marfield, Blairgowrie.]
On the back of page 2 is written —
(a) John Wedderburn died 29 111 Dec r 1820 aged 77 years and a quarter. Buried in the Vault of S*
James Chapel, Hampstead Road.
(6) John Wedderburn (his son) bom at Clapham 8 th Jany 1798, married 30 th April 1823 Lady Helen
Ogilvy, died April 2 nd 1839. She died April 29 th 1868. Their son John Walter born 1824 Beddington
July 20 th , married April 27 th Marg* A. Whaite (1854).
(c) John Walter Maurice born at Stirling March 17 tb 1855. Helen Margaret Ogilvy born at Rosebank
Dec r 12* 1857, Charles David S» Clair born Feb? 7 th 1864.
[The first of these three entries is in the hand of Mary Wisdom Bedward, the other in that of Mrs.
John Walter Wedderburn. I have omitted some memoranda stating the gift of the book in 1820 to John
Wedderburn of Auchterhouse by his mother ; in 1837 by him to his son John ; and again in 1870 by him
to his son John Walter.]
NOTE II.
Inscriptions in the Church at Auchterhouse, co. Forfar.
James Alexander Wedderburn
second son of John Wedderburn, Esq 1 '
was born in August 1825
and died at Madras in May 1 854.
David Ogilvy Wedderburn
youngest son of John Wedderburn Esq 1 '
was born 18 01 June 1826
and died also in India at
Ootacamund 2 nd Sept. 1853.
I believe in the Resurrection
of the dead.
Sacred to the Memory of
John Wedderburn Esq 1 '
Who departed this life on
the 2n d April 1839
Aged 42 years.
Lieut Colonel
John Walter Wedderburn
Late 42 nd Royal Highlanders
and Perth Rifles.
Born 20 t!l July 1824.
Died 20 th July 1879.
I know that my Redeemer
liveth
In thee, O Lord, have I put
my trust.
The Lady Helen Wedderburn
Widow of John Wedderburn Esq 1 "
and youngest daughter of Walter,
7 th Earl of Airlie
Died at Rosebank, Roslin,
29" 1 April 1S68.
Her remains rest in the private
burying ground of Roslin chapel.
I believe in the communion of Saints.
In loving and dutiful remembrance
of her dear mother, by
Helen Wedderburn
May 186S.
[There are two errors in this inscription, viz., June for July as the birth-month of David Ogilvy
Wedderburn ; and "7th (for 5th) Earl of Airlie " in the third column.]
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