Robert Wardlaw (1759 - 1817)

Born 29 Jul 1759 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Husband of Helen (Ross) Wardlaw — married 7 Feb 1800 in Saline, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1817 at age 57 in 'Miryhall', Saline, Fifeshire, Scotland

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Biography

Birth: “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTFV-XVS : 2 January 2015), Robert Wardlaw, 12 Jul 1759; citing , reference 2:39FWB5J; FHL microfilm 889,488.

Wills and Testaments search on Scotlands People wwwsite: Wardlaw, Robert, 24/01/1818, tenant in Mireyhill parish Saline, Testament and Dative Inventory, St Andrews Commissary Court, CC20/4/30 - Copy downloaded from ScotlandsPeople. [see text below]

(page 325) Confirmed Testament Uniquhile Robert Wardlaw - The Testament dative and Inventory of the Goods Gear and debts of Uniquhile Robert Wardlaw Tenant in Miryhall within the parish of Saline, and the Sheriffdom of Fife, the time of his death which was upon the third day of March last, faithfully made and given up by Helen Rofs Relict of the said defunct and Executrix dative qua Relict decreed to him (after due citation by Public Edict of all parties having or pretending to have interest and none others comprearing to accept of the said office. by decreet of the commifsary of St Andres dated the fourteenth day of November Eighteen hundred and Seventeen years.The said Executor gives up for confirmation the sums of money following. Cirt, Im primus Six pounds as the balance of Wheat due by John Anderson to the said defunct. Item One pound one shilling as the value of Mortar Tubs and buckets. Item three pounds five shillings as the value of Kitchen furniture. Item Two pound five shillings as the value of back room furniture. Item Nine pounds ten shillings as the Value of Fore room furniture. Item three pounds as the Value of back Eastroom (Custroom?)furniture. Item one pound as the value of the furniture of Eastroom upstairs. Item fourteen shillings as the Value of Nine sacks. Lastly one pound as the Value of West room furniture up stairs Amounting in whole the sums now given up for confirmation to Twenty seven pounds fifteen shillings Sterling Salvo justo Calclo. Summa Inventary patet – the foregoing Testament was confirmed on the twenty fourth day of January Eighteen hundred and Eighteen years and Andrew Gibson residenter in Saline is become Cautioner for the said Executor.

Wardlaw,Robert, 06/01/1818, tenant in Mireyhall,Inventory, St Andrews Commissary Court, CC20/7/9: (page 348) Inventory Robert Wardlaw. At St Andrews the Sixth day of January Eighteen hundred and Eighteen years. In presence of Robert Low Esq. of Clatto [?] Commissary of St Andrews Compeared to Stuart Grace Writer [?] in St Andrews aspior [?] for Helen Rofs after designed [?] and gave in the Inventory under written, desiring the same might be recorded in the said Commissary Court Books in terms of the Act of Parliament which desire the said Commissary found reasonable and ordained the same to be done accordingly, whereof the tenor follows. Inventory of the Personal or Moveable Estate of the deceased Robert Wardlaw Tenant in Miryhall who died on the third day of March Eightenn hundred & eighteen Intestate. Balance of Wheat due by John Anderson – £6; Boiler Tubs and buckets – £1.1.0; Kitchen furniture – £3.5.0; Back furniture – £2.5.0; Fore room furniture – £9.10.0; Back east room furniture – £3; East room upstairs furniture – £1; Nine Sacks [?Jacks] – 14 shillings; Westroom upstairs – £1; Total – £27.15.0. At Saline the Thirtieth day of December Eighteen hundred [page 1 of 2 - page 349 did not download - document incomplete].

“Sacred Ground The Old Saline Cemetery” by Jean COKER with Elizabeth Auld GRYMES says the following about this family: ¶gravestone 98; [top] R W H R 1823; [no insciptions on east or west sides of stone] R W = Robert WARDLAW; H R = Helen ROSS. ¶ROBERT WARDLAW, tenant in Myrie Hall (Miryhall, Mireyhall), married HELEN ROSS on 7 Feb 1800 in Saline. ¶ROBERT WARDLAW died intestate on 3 Mar 1817. His widow, HELEN ROSS, was his executor, who valued his estate at £27.15.00, consisting mostly of furnishings in the home. HELEN ROSS gave testimony that John Ayton, Esq., of Inchdairney, his landlard [sic], had sequestered all of ROBERT WARDLAS’s croft stocking and labouring instruments 8 days after his death. Andrew Gibson of Saline was the cautioner. (NRS: Testament CC20/4/30/326-327; Inventory CC20/4/30/348-349). ¶From records currently available, it is not possible to determine whether the 1823 date on the stone refers to the date of death of “H R” (Helen Ross) or whether it is the date of death of one of their children. Perhaps in time other documentation will help determine the meaning of this date. ¶[a photograph of the gravestone is included; and a list of their children with known births, and baptisms]

Sources

• Book: “Sacred Ground The Old Saline Cemetery” by Jean COKER with Elizabeth Auld GRYMES

Scotlands People - will

familysearch.org - birth