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86 THE "VVEDDEUBURN BOOK.
Janet ofWedderburne. There is
Ctop V
a decreet 19 July U76, in an action by Janet of
^\ edderburne v. James of Ochterlowny for 1 00 murks " aucht to him he ane obliim Ma», mercliant, burgess of Dundee. She and her
husband arc occasionally named i5C:i-G7. Thus, 20 March 1563-64, they get sasino
of one rood of land in the Forfar Road (S.W. 18 ; D.l'.B. 54) ; July 1563, there is
a decree in her favour (D. It.R. 130 c): 6 Xov. 1564, a discharge to lier and her
husband, William Man, elder (IM'.B. 137) ; IS Feb. 156-5, sasins to their son, Robert
(D.P.B. 57 //) ;
and, 31 Oct. 1567, decree for her, wife of William Man (D.R.R. 155 (/)
Her husband died between then and 2 Dec. 1568, when she is tii-st named as his
relict (D.P.B. 76).
I think it very iK,»iUe that she i.s i.leiitical with Jiuiet, (Uughter of Robert Wedderburn and
Janet Kyd, who m.irriwl (in this case, .secondly) James Thomson. See post, p. 95.
Janet Wedderburn, married Andrew Auchinlek.
Perliaps a daughter of Ale.xauder Weilderburn, elder, and Isobell Anderson. See ante, p. 77.
Janet Wedderburn, wife of Alexari'l'-r Iiines co. Moray. Once named in a discharge,
26 Feb. 161it, by lier and her husband to John Wedderburn (son of Robert Wedderburn
and Eufame Coustoun), David Wedderburn and Edward Frissell being their
cautioners (R.D. 67).
Perha|)3 this Janet is the .same sm Janet Wedderburn who manied William Davidson (post,
p. 99, n. 2), and may have married secondly Alexander lunes.
Janet Wedderburn (not designed). There are some references, 1573-1618. in the
J)undee Records to a Janet Wedderburn, in no way described, viz. :— 25 Feb. 1573
named with Andro May (D.B.R. 206); 19, 24 May 1581 named re house maills
(i6. 260a); 6.)une 1601 decree {ib. 337 c); 10 Feb. 1618 decree for hoiisemaills
(i/.. 403).
John Wedderburn, matriculated at S.Andrew's 1500-4, and described as "born in
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Angus " (S.A.R. 2 n). See ante, p. 15 ?t.
John Wedderburn matriculated at S. Andrew's 1507 (S.A.R. in).
See ili.
Katharine Wedderburn, relict of George Roclit, burgess of Dundee, named in a
di>.charge to her, 16 Nov. 1527 (D.P.B. 23). See the ne.xt entry.
Katharine Wedderburn, relict of Aialreio BalJomj, named in a decreet 3 Feb
1541-42 (R.A.D. 8).
This indivi(hial and the one immediately preceding may be identical.
Katharine Wedderburn (not designed). There are some references 1550-1600, in the
Dundee Records to a Katrine, Kathrene or Katharine Wedderburn in no way
described, viz. :— 5 Nov. 1550. decree for her (D.B.R. 24 «) ; 23 Aug. 1.552, another
such decree {ih. 38); 28 Nov. 1555, named {ib. 61 b) ; 15 Nov. 1564, distrains
{ib. 139 b); 28 Nov. 1572, poynds (ib. 205 a).
Margaret Wedderburn. wife of George Rollol;, son and heir of Walter Rollok, named
1531-35, (a) in a charter by her husband and herself, in favour of their sou Richard,
of land in Dundee "occupied by Janet Froster, relict of Robert Wedderburn,''
28 Feb. 15.31 ;
{b) in a similar charter of eight acres in Dudop, 22 Oct. 1535.
(G.S.R. 18, 23). She is also named with her husband, 26 Nov. 1535 ( D.C. 74), and as
taxed to Cupar Abbey in 1532 (Eeg. Ci'jk Abbey, i, 316).
Margaret Wedderburn, wife of David Camegy, burgess of Dundee. She is once
named (as deceased) IS Jan. 1558, when her grand-daughter Elizabeth C'arnegv, wife
,
of Robert Fotheringham, is entered as her heir in a tenement in North ^Searrait
(D.P.B. 90).
Margaret Wedderburn, wife of John Rolf, named 10 April 1583 (D.B.R. 263 b).
Margaret Wedderburn [1530 ?— 1578], wife of Robert Lovell, burgess of Dundee.
is named 1560-78. Thus, 18 July 1560, there is a settlement by her liusijand on his
son Robert (D.P.B. 102) ; 0, 7 June 15(16, her husband binds their eldest son John
Lovell, then a minor, within the years of curatory, to infeft Mar'ntret Wedderburn
his mother, in the life-rent of one third, and Robert Lovell, his brother, in the fee
She