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Descendants of Marjoribanks Progenitor-35112

Second Generation


2. Of Lees House, Berwickshire, wine merchant at Bordeaux Marjoribanks Edward-45154 (Progenitor ) was born in 1738. He died in 1815.

Lees is on the River Tweed. Does bipolar disorder (manic-depression) run in this family? He has a "violent and excitable temper, amounting almost to madness at times". See also http series of The Marjoribanks Journal, eg, No. 3, January 1995. Http says he is wine merchant of Bordeaux. Edna Healey's book on Coutts the bankers, table. He is a friend of Thomas Coutts "the true founder" of Coutts Bank. Stenton, Brit Partls, Vol. 1, p. 260. From http series of The Marjoribanks Journal, eg, No. 2, January 1994. This man may possibly have a son Sir John, Bart Captain and Provost of Edinburgh.

Edward married Stuart Grizel-45155 daughter of Provost of Edinburgh Stuart Archibald-111677 and Gordon Grizel-46294.

Edna Healey on Coutts. She is "Grizell Stewart" in http series of The Marjoribanks Journal, eg, No. 3, January 1995.

Edward and Grizel had the following children:

+ 4 M i Banker with Coutts Marjoribanks Edward Coutts-20589 was born in 1776. He died in 1868.
+ 5 M ii Sir Bart1 of Lees, MP, Freemason, Banker Mansfields Marjoribanks John-48333 was born in 1763. He died in 1833.
  6 M iii Dir EICo, Chairman twice of EICo Marjoribanks Campbell-287142.

From http series of The Marjoribanks Journal, eg, No. 3, January 1995.
+ 7 M iv Shippng magnate, MP, AACo, NZCo, Australia trade Marjoribanks Stewart-47431 was born in 1776. He died on 31 Aug 1883.
  8 M v Judge, Bengal Civil Service Marjoribanks James-287168.

He has an illegitimate son James who went to England, married and had children, untraced.

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