Author: Howden, Robert
Biography:
HOWDEN, Robert (1782?-1824: ancestry.co.uk)
MSP states that he was born to John Howden at Stow, Midlothian, in about 1776; however, Ancestry records show only a Robert Howden born at Stow to John and Janet (Thomson) Howden in 1782. He was a farm labourer who became gardener to the Drummonds of Hawthornden Castle; he and his wife (likely Janet Pride whom Robert Howden of Stow married in 1807) lived in a cottage on the estate grounds with their six children. He and his wife are buried in Lasswade churchyard. (MSP 2.34; ancestry.co.uk 28 Feb. 2019) SR
Other Names:
- R. Howden
Books written (4):
[Edinburgh]: [printed by J. Morren], [1820?]
[Edinburgh]: [printed by J. Morren], [1820?]
Edinburgh: printed for the author by Oliver and Boyd, 1820
Edinburgh: printed for the author, 1822