Andrew Lumsden, FRSE., FSA., Secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart

ANDREW LUMSDEN (aka ANDREW LUMISDEN) FRSE., FSA.

Scottish Jacobite; Lawyer; Law Agent; Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh; Secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart; Joint Founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

According to the Dictionary of National Biography, Andrew Lumsden, here treated: "was the only son of William Lumisden (descended from the Lumsdens of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire), a law agent in Edinburgh, by Mary, daughter of Robert Bruce, merchant there. DNB

Evidence from the Burgess Records of Edinburgh

5 September1744: Lumsden. Andrew, B. and G., along with his fr. Wm. L., writer (q.v.) by act of C. Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses 1701-60: 124

Genealogy and Biography

1. Dictionary of National Biography
2. Wikipedia: Andrew Lumisden