LAUDER, Richard of that Ilk, Senator of the Collegae of Justice ¹

   Cause of his death was murder.¹

   Another name for Richard was LAUDER, William.³

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  General Notes:

"On 19th September 1566 Richard, son and heir apparent of Robert Lauder of that Ilk, had to find caution to answer for his part in the crime of the slaughter of George Wedderat, Burgess of Lauder, in September 1565.

He is mentioned in his father's confirmation of the tenancy of certain lands to his second wife, Margaret Cairncross, on 1st March 1567. However, he was murdered in June 1567 by a party led by David Hume of Blackadder."

from Electric Scotland ¹

Richard married Mary MACDOUGAL, daughter of Thomas MACDOUGAL of Mackerstoun, Roxburghshire and Janet SCOTT, 4 May 1556(contract).¹ (Mary MACDOUGAL was born about 1530 and died before 23 January 1565 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Richard Lauder, the successor to his father's estate of Lauder, was a Senator of the College of Justice by the title of Lord Lauder, and as his successor was appointed in 1575, he is supposed to have deceased before that year. It is said, however, that his name does not appear in Brunton and Haig's Account of the Senators of the College of Justice; but on July 9, 1575, James Meldrum, younger, of Segie, is appointed an ordinary lord on the temporal side in place of William Lauder of that ilk, of whom no account is given. He married Mary MacDougal, daughter of the Laird of Mackairstone, in Teviotdale, by whom he had his eldest son"

from Family of Lauder

Richard next married Margaret CAIRNCROSS after 21 June 1565(contract).¹ (Margaret CAIRNCROSS was born about 1535 and died after April 1597 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"On 19th September 1566 Richard, son and heir apparent of Robert Lauder of that Ilk, had to find caution to answer for his part in the crime of the slaughter of George Wedderat, Burgess of Lauder, in September 1565.

He is mentioned in his father's confirmation of the tenancy of certain lands to his second wife, Margaret Cairncross, on 1st March 1567. However, he was murdered in June 1567 by a party led by David Hume of Blackadder."

from Electric Scotland ⁴