Wedderburn book; a history of the Wedderburns in ... - waughfamily.ca

IsxTi. THE WEDDEKBURN ]!00K.
Introd. Wedderburn, who married aud had issue two daughters. The male line of John
of Spring Garden has thus been carried on bv the descendants of his second
SOD, John Wedderburn of Auchterhouse, co. Forfar, the J.W. so often natned
in these volumes. He, like his brother, became a partner in the Wedderburn
firm, but left it after a few years. He resided at one time at
Beddington Park, co. Surrey, but on the failure of West In.liau atfuirs retired
in 1820 to Auchterhouse, where he partly occupied himself in writing the
MS. edition of his printed memoir of the famdy. He died in IS.'W. He
had married in I82:i Lady Helen Ugilvy. youngest daughter of Walter, fifth
Earl of Airlie, and by her (born 17'J«, died 18U.S) had issue three sons and a
daughter. An account of his family and descendants is given at pp. .•i4Jti» '•rn J..(in, Prior, ami Alexander, whose
names occur repeatedly in \arf"i» rntai.t ol bn i.t.,fyrty. John, who was born
in 1C57, e.lucatol at S. And»p» », and admitted a burgess of
JohnorGosrord, ]jun,iee in 1671, » -v* m>>ii ft pruy couiicdlor l»efore he was
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twenty, and on K'%rr»l kca.i.u* »at in jvirl lament for Haddington.
His profession, however, wa< that o( a t^.^Urr, »ud he uw tcrvice Iwth at home