Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...was seized of the lands of Howatstone, on a precept of Clare Constat in his favour by Sir William A. Cunynghame of Livingston, as heir of his brother Capt. William Hardy, in August 1825; and of the lands of Grange of Breich upon a charter by Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton of North Berwick, dated 13th March 1826. This proprietor was at that time a surgeon in private practice in Edinburgh, but for many years before his death he lived with his family for the greater part of each year at Charlesfield House. He married, in 1821, Robina Forrester, daughter of Robert Forrester, Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland, and died at his town house in Duke Street, Edinburgh, 4th March 1836. His eldest son, the Rev. Thomas Hardy, sometime of Charlesfield, is the present minister of Fowlis Wester, Perthshire; and of his other children mention may be made of the late Miss Robina Hardy of Edinburgh, author of Jock Halliday and numerous other works of fiction, who died 12th August 1891. For several years after 1836 Charlesfield House became the residence of Thomas Robertson-Chaplin of Colliston, a well known Edinburgh citizen, under lease from the testamentary trustees of the late Mr Hardy; and in 1846 the estate passed by purchase into the possession of Henry Raeburn of Howden. Mr Raeburn was the only surviving son of Sir Henry Raeburn, the distinguished portrait painter of the early part of the present century. Having married Charlotte, daughter and eventual heiress of Mrs Elizabeth White of Howden, he ultimately succeeded with his wife to that property, which continued to be his residence for many years after his acquisition of Charlesfield. He removed hither in the year i860, and devoted much care and large sums of money to the improvement of the estate, until...
