Buddo Family History

[NZGrant]

Yes.  It is interesting how your perspective changes once you understand the background.  DB had a rural childhood because he was living with his mother and stepfather who was an agricultural labourer/crofter.  Therefore his upbringing was much more humble than might have been anticipated.  Presumably his inheritance of 497 pounds allowed him to get his education in Perth.

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Its strange that the OPR's have 2 christening records showing for his birth. 1 without his fathers name

08/04/1854 BUDDO DAVID OR DORWARD at St Cuthbert's Blotter EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN


 08/04/1854 BUDDO DAVID BUDDO born to DAVID BUDDO/EUPHEMIA STEVENSON DORWARD at St Cuthbert's  EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN

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The records state that Sir David Buddo built the house in 1855 and it is named after a battle in the Crimean War

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I found this birth entry quite interesting

14/03/1824 DORRAT EUPHEMIA born to WILLIAM DORRAT and EUPHEMIA STEVENSON at Balmerino /FIFE

Is it possible that Euphemias surname changed after birth

[NZGrant]

Well spotted!   You have to be quite a detective to dig into the murky past.  Euphemia Dorrat certainly looks like DB's mother.  I guess Euphamia or her family may have changed their surname. 

When DB jnr was born, DB snr was 54 and Euphemia 30.  Quite a big age gap which, given the Euphemia is subsequently living with Robert Johnston makes me wonder about the legitimacy of DB jnr.  Perhaps Euphemia was a servant at Kinburn House!  The double christening record for DB jnr perhaps there was some debate over the parentage.

With regard to Kinburn House, the St Andrews Museum is now housed there.  I put a query in to the museum to see if they had any information about DB snr but they have not replied.  Have you got any suggestions as to who I could contact in St Andrews that might be able to check out the early ownership history of the house?  There are internet references to the David Buddo and architect John Milne but not to subsequent ownership prior ot the St Andrews Town Council buying it in 1920.

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David jnr was conceived and born before the house was built.

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst75.html

Does it mention in the will who inherited the house?

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In the 1881 census it is the Paterson family who are living in the house

Dwelling: Kinburn House  John  PATERSON  Head  Married  43  Male  Retired Ironmaster  born at St Ninians, Stirling, Scotland

Dwelling: Kinburn House  Jane A.  PATERSON  Wife  Married  44  Female  Retired Ironmaster Wife  born in England

6 children and 3 servants included

[NZGrant]

The preamble to the will says ". . . David Buddo Senior, Surgeon sometime in the Honorable East India Company’s Service, afterwards residing at Kinburn House near St Andrews who died at St Andrews on the twenty third day of September Eighteen hundred & Sixty Two. . .".  There is no mention of the house in the inventory of personal estate and effects. 

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On the 1861 Census Sir David may be living in Midlothian