TOWER, Katherine 'Mrs Lumsden' ¹

   Other names for Katherine were LUMSDEN, Catherine ² and TOWER, Catharine.⁴

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Katherine married Henry LUMSDEN of Auchindoir, Advocate, son of Harry LUMSDEN of Belhelvie, Advocate and Catherine McVEAGH, on 26 June 1815 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Henry LUMSDEN of Auchindoir, Advocate was baptised on 16 July 1784 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland,⁴ died on 26 June 1856 in 255 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁵ and was buried in 1856 in Kildrummy Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⁵.). The cause of his death was Atrophy from obstruction of the thoracic ducts of 21 months accelerated by slight pneumonia in right lung during 6 weeks.

  Marriage Notes:

"LUMSDEN
HENRY
KATHERINE TOWER/
26/06/1815
168/B 80 484
Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages




"Lumsden, Henry. 5th December, 1807.

Third son of Hary Lumsden, advocate (1778). Born 16th July, 1784. Alumnus, Mar. Coll., 1797-1801. App. to his father. Sometime in partnership with his younger brother Clements (1825), firm being Henry & Clements Lumsden. Joint collector of County Rates for Aberdeenshire, 1826-44. Director, Aberdeen Banking Company. One of the Assessors to the Rector of Mar. Coll., 1837. Fiars Juror, 1838-50. Convener of Banffshire. D.L., Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire. Prominent Freemason. Lieut, Royal Aberdeen Vols., 1803, Captain, Aberdeenshire Local Militia, 1808. Proprietor of Tilwhilly, and subsequently (as heir of entail) proprietor of the Auchindoir estates. Treasurer of the Society of Advocates, 1828-30. President, 1834-36. Portrait by John Moir, painted in 1842, at 12 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh. Portrait in Committee Room.

Married, first, at Ferryhill, 26th June, 181 5, Catherine (died 1st November, 1834, aged 38), third dau. of John Tower, sometime of St. Croix, with issue : -

1. Harry, born 18th September, 1817 ; married, 12th October, 1841, Anne, third dau. of Hugh Gordon of Manar, and died 1850.

2. John Tower, born 30th December, 1823 ; Captain, Bengal N.I. ; 'fell while leading the stormers to the assault of Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, 16th November, 1857.'

3. Hugh Thomas, born 31st August, 1829; died 14th October, 1845.

1. Elizabeth Cruger, born 22nd June, 1816; married, 13th September, 1836, James Gordon of Manar, and died at Midmar Castle, 2nd January, 1911.

2. Catherine McVeagh, born 31st May, 1819; married, at Doneraile Church, County Cork, nth October, 1842, John Davis Garde of Dublin.

3. Margaret Mary, born October, 1820 ; married, at Aberdeen, 3rd May, 1843, Major James Forbes, sometime of the 11th Regiment.

4. Henrietta Anne, born 9th June, 1822; married, at Aberdeen, 28th June, 1842, James Foote of Springfort House, Cork.

5. Jeanette Isabella, born 1st February, 1826; married, at Aberdeen, 5th July, 1845, Carbery Baldwin Egan of Hazlewood, County Cork, and died at Monkstown, Cork, 6th June, 1878.

6. Georgiana Louisa, born 27th May, 1827 ; married, at Clova, 26th August, 1847, John McDowall Skene, Captain, R.N., Inspecting Commander, Coast Guard, and died at Banff, 10th October, 1848."

from History of the Society of Advocates




Catherine Tower was painted by Henry Raeburn (1756-1823), as "Mrs Lumsden". The painting is owned by the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Scotland.(ArtUK)




"The sitter, Catherine Tower, was the third daughter of John Tower and Elizabeth Cruger. Her maternal great-grandfather had been Mayor of New York. In 1815 she married Henry Lumsden of Tilwhilly and Auchindoir in Aberdeenshire. The artist who captured her likeness, Henry Raeburn, is one of the best known Scottish portrait painters. In his lifetime the considerable demand for his work allowed him to maintain a successful career within Scotland, and he spent most of his working life in Edinburgh. Bequeathed by Dr Charles Hepburn, 1971" This image is in the public domain. Copyright on the painting has expired. Source: Hunterian Art Gallery collections, catalogue number GLAHA 44018

from Farnol-diaspora Family Tree




"Inscription
MRS CATHERINE TOWER, spouse of Henry Lumsden of Tilwhilly,
advocate in Aberdeen d there 1 Nov 1834 aged 38 yrs."

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