Helen (Tait) Lauder (1772 - 1850)

Born 17 Aug 1772 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Lauder — married 4 May 1796 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1850 at age 77 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Helen Tait, daughter of John Tait and Mary Neven was baptised in the parish of Canongate, Edinburgh on 29 August 1772.^[1]

Helen's father was John Tait, a Writer (solicitor) from Selkirk who became a prominent poet, lower court judge and Writer to the Signet while he lived in Edinburgh

of Note: Her Paternal grandmother was named Helen Eckford.

Helen married John Lauder in the parish of St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh on 4 May 1796.^[2]

Helen died before December 1850, when her will was confirmed in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; TAIT, HELEN; JOHN TAIT/MARY NEVEN FR2839 (FR2839); F; 29/08/1772; 685/3 90 371; Canongate; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ↑ OPR Marriage indexes; TAIT, HELEN; JOHN LAUDER/FR5108 (FR5108); 04/05/1796; 685/2 170 468; St Cuthbert's; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
3. ↑ Index of wills & testaments; Lauder, Helen; 13/12/1850; or Tait ,widow of John Lauder of Silvermills; Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills; SC70/4/12; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk