Doctor Laurence EDMONDSTON

1795 - 1879  (84 years)

• Name	Laurence EDMONDSTON
  Prefix	Doctor
  Birth	9 Feb 1795	Lerwick, SHI, SCT
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Resident at Halligarth, Unst.   [1]
  Census	1851	Resident at Halligarth, Unst.   [1]
  Census	1861	Resident at Halligarth, Unst.   [1]
  Census	1871	Resident at Halligarth, Unst.   [1]
  Occupation	Physician
  Death	7 Mar 1879	Halligarth, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT   [2]
  Burial	Halligarth Cemetery, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
  Person ID	I10647	Shetland
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Laurence EDMONDSTON,   b. 5 Aug 1740, Hascosay, Colgrave Sound, Yell, SHI, SCT d. Sep 1814, Lerwick, SHI, SCT (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary SANDERSON,   b. 6 Mar 1751, Buness, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. May 1831 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1775
  Family ID	F4307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza Tod MACBRAIR,   b. 10 Jul 1801, Frankfield, Glasgow, LKS, SCT d. 19 Feb 1869, Halligarth, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1824	St. Mary’s Church, Dublin, IRE   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas EDMONDSTON,   b. 20 Sep 1825, Buness, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 24 Jan 1846, Sua Bay, Peru (Age 20 years) + 2. Reverend Biot EDMONDSTON,   b. 14 May 1827, Buness, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 24 Aug 1906, Buness, Unst, SHI, SCT (Age 79 years) + 3. David Charles EDMONDSTON,   b. 4 May 1837, Halligarth, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 23 Dec 1884, 15 North Mansion House, Edinburgh, MLN, SCT (Age 47 years)   4. Jane Mary EDMONDSTON,   b. 26 Jan 1831   d. 3 Apr 1831 (Age 0 years)   5. Isabella Auld EDMONDSTON,   b. 20 Oct 1839, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 23 Jun 1923, London, England (Age 83 years) + 6. Mary Sanderson EDMONDSTON,   b. 9 Feb 1832, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 4 Jan 1917, 8 Dunearn Street, Glasgow, LKS, SCT (Age 84 years) + 7. Jessie Margaret EDMONDSTON,   b. 30 Jun 1842, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 27 Dec 1940, Wulver's Hool, Unst, SHI, SCT (Age 98 years)   8. Janet Helen EDMONDSTON,   b. 12 May 1834, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 23 Nov 1841, Unst, SHI, SCT (Age 7 years) + 9. Thomas EDMONDSTON,   b. 28 Jan 1847, Halligarth, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 19 Oct 1923, Lewisham, SRY, ENG (Age 76 years)   10. Margaret Moody EDMONDSTON,   b. 24 Feb 1841, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 24 Mar 1843, Unst, SHI, SCT (Age 2 years) + 11. Margaret Ellen EDMONDSTON,   b. 9 Jul 1845, Halligarth, Baltasound, Unst, SHI, SCT d. 1 May 1931, Victoria, BC, CAN (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2003

  
  

  Family 2	Penelope HAMILTON,   b. 4 Apr 1839, Manse, Bressay, SHI, SCT d. 25 Dec 1888, 5 Rothesay Villas, Richmond, SRY, ENG (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1871	Perth, PER, SCT
  Family ID	F4312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Halligarth Cemetery, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, graduated M.D., and settled in Unst, residing at Halligarth. He was a distinguished naturalist, familiarised the public with the Shetland Chromate of Iron, experimented in agriculture, and acclimatized trees on his property. He was also a Scandinavian scholar, and author of many papers on natural history. Laurence inherited the estate from his brother Thomas, who died in 1858. SC12/6/1843/66 Summons (for £1.12s.2d. stg.) 29:03:1843 Pursuer : Arthur Robertson, late master of the Magnus Troil. Defender : Dr Laurence Edmonston, Unst. Items : 3 SC 12/6/1845/80 Diligence in causa. 10:04:1845 Pursuers : Thomas Edmondston Jr., student of medicine res. near Baltasound and Laurence Edmondston, doctor of medicine, his curator. Defenders : John Mouat of Springfield, Gilbert Spence of Hammer, James Williamson or Jamieson, tenant in Hagdale, and John Anderson, tenant in Roe, all in Unst. 6072 1861 Laurence Edmonston v. Ursula Bruce or Edmonston and her husband. Summons, 8 Mar 1860, claiming that a disposition and settlement in 1819 by the late Thomas Edmonston of Buness in favour of pursuer, subject to certain burdens, is the only valid settlement of the said deceased Thomas, whereby said Thomas promised and engaged that in the event of pursuer going to reside and settle in Unst as a medical practitioner, and as the medical attendant of the deceased, he would make him generally his heir and executor. Seeks to reduce deed of settlement, 16 Sep 1847, by said Thomas, and corroborative deed of settlement, 13 July 1850. Condescendance gives much interesting information on family. Letters quoted. [several papers] (NAS, CS46, no.100 of July 1861) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175818700/laurence-edmondston

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Census return. [S36] Shetland Times, 8th March 1879. [S64] Halligarth cemetery, Unst.