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Elizabeth (Watson) Dundas (1690 - 1734)

Elizabeth "Lady Arniston" Dundas formerly Watson
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 27 Oct 1712 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
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Died at about age 43 in Scotlandmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of Robert Watson of Muirhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland and his spouse Mary Baird, daughter of Robert Baird, 1st Baronet of Saughtonhall.[1][2]

Elizabeth married Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, Solicitor-General (Scotland) in 1717 and Lord-Advocate (Scotland)on 27 October 1712 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland.[3] She was his first wife.

Elizabeth cared for her youngest brother David Watson, upon the death of her parents. David would later go on to become Major-General David Watson, famous for his role in the early creation of Ordinance Surveys of the United Kingdom.[4]

She and a number of her children died of smallpox in 1733/34.

Sources

  1. Birth and Baptism: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    FamilySearch Record: XTP2-R79 (accessed 20 June 2022)
    Elizabeth Watson's child Margaret Dundas baptism in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  2. "Scotland's People, Old Parish Registers Births 685/1 110 149 Edinburgh"
  3. Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
    FamilySearch Record: XYMM-W4X (accessed 20 June 2022)
    Elizabeth Watson marriage to Robert Dundas on 27 Oct 1712 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland.
  4. Insperata Floruit Biography of Major-General David Watson (1704-1762): insperatafloruit.substack.com




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