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DINWIDDIE, Lawrence Merchant, Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow
(About 1660-Before 1740)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GARTSHORE, Sarah

DINWIDDIE, Lawrence Merchant, Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow 2 3

  • Born: About 1660
  • Marriage (1): GARTSHORE, Sarah on 27 August 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
  • Died: Before 26 April 1740 4

   Other names for Lawrence were DINWIDDIE, Laurence,2 5 6 DINWIDDIES, Laurence,2 DINWODIE, Lawrence,2 DINWOODIE, Laurence,1 DINWOODIE, Lourance 4 7 and DUNWOODIES, Lawrence.2

   User ID: I53.

  General Notes:

"The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow

1695

Dinwiddie, Laurence, merchant, B. and G.B., purchase 25 Feb."


"Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow.

1720

Garshore, John, merchant, B. and G.B., as serving appr. with Laurence Dinwiddie, merchant, B. and G.B. 24 Dec."

from The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 3 6


Lawrence married Sarah GARTSHORE, daughter of Alexander GARTSHORE of that Ilk, Merchant and Sarah BRAND, on 27 August 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 (Sarah GARTSHORE was baptised on 5 March 1670 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland,2 died in April 1740 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 4 and was buried on 26 April 1740 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GARTSHORE
SARAH
LAURENCE DINWOODIE/
27/08/1691
644 / 1
240 / 22
Glasgow"

from Index of Marriages

Old Parish Registers
High Church parish Glasgow
Marriages

"Agust 27 1691
Dinwoodie
Laurence Dinwoodie and Sarah Gartshore"





Old Parish Registers
Glasgow parish Lanarkshire
Deaths and Burials

"The City of Glasgow Records 1740
April 26
Sara Gartshore Relik of the desised Lourance dinwoodie Mert" 1 4 8

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

3 Internet Site, https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/1355/Provosts-of-Glasgow Provosts of Glasgow.

4 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Glasgow Lanarkshire Deaths 1740.

5 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, High Church Glasgow Lanarkshire Baptisms 1698.

6 e-books, The Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1573-1750 ed. James R. Anderson (1925).

7 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Glasgow Lanarkshire Deaths 1736.

8 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, High Church parish Glasgow Marriages.

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