LAUDER, Robert of the Bass, Sir

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  General Notes:

"It seems clear that this Robert was invested in fee by his grandfather, Sir Robert de Lawedre of The Bass (d.c1370) in the feudal barony of The Bass etc., and all its lands in his lifetime.[⁴Young, 1884, p.45.] Neither Robert's father Alan or Alan's elder brother William (d.s.p.) ever had possession, or were described with the territorial designation 'of The Bass'."

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Robert married Annabel. (Annabel was born about 1355 and was buried in St Mary's Church, (Lauder Old Church), Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"John J. Reid (1885) writes 'that Alan de Lawedre was dead by 20th March 1407 is clear, as his son, this Robert, accounts as 'executor testamenti quondam Alani de Lawedre patris sui nuper defuncti'. On 1st August 1414 Robert, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and of Menteith and Governor of the Kingdom of Scotland confirmed a charter (refer: Registrum Glasguense, vol.ii, p.304) of this Robert de Lawedre to Glasgow Cathedral, where it states 'my son and heir William',who was appointed Bishop in 1408. Another sentence mentions 'my consort Annabelle and the said William, Lord Bishop, our son.' (This charter, transcribed by Latin expert Frank Bigwood, also corrects several different and much later references which state that William was a son of Alan!)"

from Electric Scotland




"The most crucial piece of information on this Robert and his family is the very long Latin charter in the Registrum Glasguense[²⁶National Records of Scotland] dated 1st August 1414. In this charter Robert (Lauder) is making a settlement upon Glasgow Cathedral where his stated eldest son and heir, William, is the Lord Bishop. He states this several times. In addition he mentions his 'consort', Annabel, and it is witnessed in 'the presence of my said wife, the above-written Bishop, my son, and my sons [present] John, Robert, James, Alan, and Gilbert de Lawedre. The charter was confirmed at Renfrew on 28th September 1414 by Robert, Duke of Albany, witnessed by the Reverend Fathers in Christ, William, Bishop of Glasgow, and Gilbert Bishop of Aberdeen, Chancellor of Scotland; Robert Makiswell of Calderwod and Patrick de Dunbar of Cumnok, knights, and Andrew Hawik our secretary, Rector of Listoun'. [....]

Sir Robert and his wife Anabella had ten known children (one daughter), three of them Bishops. Sir Robert settled upon his fifth son, Alan, both superiorities and feus in and around the Royal Burgh of Lauder in Berwickshire, where Alan was progenitor of the subsequent 'of that Ilk' family.

Sir Robert and Anabella are said to have been interred in St. Mary's Church, near the fort at Lauder, Berwickshire. Their son Alexander, Bishop of Dunkeld, was also interred there.[³⁵Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, edited by D.E.R.Watt, volume 8, Book xvi, p.299, Aberdeen University Press, 1987.] This church was demolished in the 17th century by the Duke of Lauderdale as being inconvenient for the new Thirlestane Castle. Any tombs have vanished."

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