OGILVY-WEDDERBURN, Lt Col Sir Andrew John Alexander 1952-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 15 April 2025: OGILVY-WEDDERBURN Lt Col Sir Andrew  Bt, died peacefully at home on 9th April 2025, aged 72. Beloved husband to Fi and much loved father to Katie, Peter and Geordie and grandfather to Gus, Tillia and Rose. Private family funeral. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at Alyth Parish Church on 24th April at 2 p.m. Family flowers only.

He was s of Cdr Sir John Peter OGILVY-WEDDERBURN 6^th Bt 1917-77 and Elizabeth Katharine 1912-2003 d of John Arthur COX 1878-1937 of Drumkilbo, Meigle, Perths by his 20 Oct 1910 m ref 282/3/152 St Clement, Dundee to Catherine Brown 1882-1964 d of Andrew Peebles AITKEN 1843-1904 by his 1880 m ref 431/3 Forgan to Georgiana Burnett BROWN 1855-1943. He m 1st 1984 (div) Gillian Meade b 1951 reg Q2 Yorkshire d of Richard Boyle ADDERLEY MBE 1906-98 of Shepherds Hill, Pickering, North Yorkshire, and Margaret (Peggy) Voase HUTCHISON 1920-2017, and had 3 sons and a dau. He m 2^nd as her 2^nd h Fiona Margaret Anne d of William BEATON of Earlsmill, Moray. His elder twin s succeeds him:

Sir PETER ROBERT ALEXANDER 8^th Baronet has yet to establish his claim; b 20 April 1987: m 2017 Kate E d of Shane Lorne CADZOW b Feb 1954 of Isle of Luing, Oban, Argyll by his 1985 m ref 393/11 Callander to Elaine Christine (Tootie) CAMERON b April 1959, and had issue

SON LIVING

(AN)GUS JAMES S. b 2019 reg Q4 Ken&Chelsea (exact date unknown)

DAUGHTER LIVING

Tillia Elizabeth b 19 July 2021 ref 390/591 Perth

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He descended from James Wedderburn, whose older brother was created a Baronet in 1704, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever.

The 5th Baronet was attainted in 1746, but his heirs used the title anyway until 1803, when Sir David, who would have been 7th Baronet of the 1704 creation, was himself created a Baronet, with remainder including the issue male of the 4th Baronet of the 1704 creation, from whom the present Baronet descended.

From my file on the family:

WEDDERBURN, of Blackness [S] (1704); WEDDERBURN, later OGILVY-WEDDERBURN, of Balindean (1803)

 

Sir Alexander Wedderburn, of Blackness (22 Mar 1610-28 Nov 1675); m.Matilda Fletcher

1.Sir John, of Blackness, cr Baronet [S] 1704, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever, d.1706; m.9 Apr 1667 Rachel Dunmuir

1.1.Sir Alexander, 2^nd Bt. (7 Apr 1672-Feb 1710); m.1 Jun 1693 Elizabeth (d.before 9 Apr 1709), dau of Sir Alexander Seton, Bt.

1.1.1.Sir John, 3^rd Bt. (2 Dec 1700-1723); he sold Blackness to his successor

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2.James (1649-1696); m.1673 Elizabeth Davidson

2.1.Sir Alexander, 4^th Bt., d.21 Sep 1744; m.15 Nov 1697 Katherine Scott

2.1.1.Sir John, 5^th Bt., b.4 Aug 1704, attainted 1746, executed 28 Nov 1746; m.22 Oct 1724 Jean Fullarton (d.ca 1768)

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2.1.1.2.John, but for the attainder 6^th Bt., which title he assumed (21 Feb 1729-13 Jun 1803); m.1^st 25 Nov 1769 Lady Margaret Ogilvy (23 Jun 1748-23 Mar 1775); m.2^nd 27 Dec 1780 Alice (d.24 Jun 1831), dau of Dundas of Dundas

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2.1.1.2.2.Sir David, of Balindean, but for the attainder 7^th Bt., which title he assumed, until he was himself cr a Baronet 10 Aug 1803, with remainder, failing his own issue male, to that of his great-grandfather the 4^th Bt. of the 1^st creation; born 30 Mar 1775, d.7 Apr 1858; m.2 Sep 1800 Margaret Brown (d.14 Feb 1845), gdau of Dundas of Dundas

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2.1.1.2.6.Sir John, 2^nd Bt. (1 May 1789-2 Jul 1862); m.7 Sep 1822 Henrietta Louisa Milburn (d.7 Apr 1881)

2.1.1.2.6.1.John (9 May 1825-murdered during Indian Mutiny 29 May 1857); m.29 Jan 1856 Alice Bell (murdered with husband)

2.1.1.2.6.1.1.John James (15 Nov 1856-murdered with parents 29 May 1857)

2.1.1.2.6.2.Sir David, 3^rd Bt. (20 Dec 1835-18 Sep 1882)

2.1.1.2.6.3.Sir William, 4^th Bt. (25 Mar 1838-25 Jan 1918); m.12 Sep 1878 Mary Blanche Hoskyns (d.7 Oct 1933)

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2.1.1.3.James WEDDERBURN-COLVILE of Inveresk (28 Aug 1730-14 Dec 1807); m.Mar 1774 Isabella Blackburn (d.14 Jan 1821), great-great-niece of 3^rd and last Lord Colvill of Ochiltree

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2.1.1.3.2.Peter WEDDERBURN-COLVILE, 1826 WEDDERBURN-OGILVY (23 Sep 1781-30 Mar 1873); m.20 Apr 1811 Anna Ogilvy (d.May 1853), heiress of Ruthven

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2.1.1.3.2.4.John Andrew, of Ruthven (2 Jul 1818-17 Sep 1906); m.26 Jun 1860 Janet Stuart Gray (d.7 May 1912)

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2.1.1.3.2.4.3.Sir John Andrew WEDDERBURN-OGILVY, later OGILVY-WEDDERBURN, 5^th Bt. (16 Sep 1866-10 Mar 1956); m.4 Oct 1909 Meta Aileen Odette Grogan (d.23 Sep 1952)

2.1.1.3.2.4.3.1.Sir [John] Peter, 6^th Bt. (29 Sep 1917-13 Aug 1977); m.16 Mar 1946 Elizabeth Katharine Cox (d.8 Nov 2003)

2.1.1.3.2.4.3.1.1.Sir Andrew John Alexander, 7^th Bt. (4 Aug 1952-9 Apr 2025); m.1984 Gillian Meade Adderley

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DPB Online has now updated this page.

The information shown in Richard's post is, not surprisingly, confirmed.

I would just add that next in line, after the new baronet's son, would be his twin brother, Geordie Richard Andrew, shown as unmarried.

Brooke

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Obit in the Telegraph -  Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, officer in the Black Watch and Olympic bobsleigh competitor – obituary

EXTRACTS:

Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, Bt, officer in the Black Watch and Olympic bobsleigh competitor

A natural leader who was the best of company, ‘Ogg Wedd’ served in Northern Ireland several times at the height of the Troubles

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, 7th Bt, of Balindean, Perthshire, who has died aged 72, was a soldier, an Olympic bobsledder, a marksman and an all-round sportsman.

The baronetcy was created in 1704, but forfeited in 1746 after the Jacobite Rebellion. Sir John Wedderburn was accused of high treason for supporting the uprising , imprisoned in Southwark Gaol and executed at Kennington Common. It was restored in 1803 for Sir David Wedderburn, the Scottish businessman and Tory politician.

Andrew John Alexander Ogilvy-Wedderburn was born in Fareham in Hampshire on August 4 1952. His father, Sir John, the 6th baronet, served in the Royal Navy. Young Andrew was brought up at naval bases in Malta and Helensburgh, Firth of Clyde, before moving to the family home in Perthshire in 1960.

He was educated at Gordonstoun and, after attending Mons Officer Cadet Training Unit, in 1971 he joined the Black Watch on a Short Service Commission. He converted to a Regular Commission four years later and served in Northern Ireland several times at the height of the Troubles .

Between 1974 and 1980, he competed in bobsleigh competitions, raising the funds himself, travelling through the Alps in an ancient Bedford van and staying in modest inns. He won the British Bobsleigh Championship in 1976-77 as part of the four-man team. As the brakeman, he was also part of the four-man bobsleigh team that represented Great Britain in the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck in 1976 and at Lake Placid, New York State, in 1980 [….]

The battalion returned to Northern Ireland in 1995 and the following year Ogilvy-Wedderburn received the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service. After an appointment as Commander of Recruiting Scotland, followed by that of Scottish Divisional Lieutenant-Colonel, in 2004 he retired from the Army. He was a director of the Scottish Army Benevolent Fund from 2003 to 2007.

Ogg Wedd, as he was known, was the best of company, with a fund of amusing stories. Latterly, he spent his time enhancing the wildlife at his home in Perthshire, and even as health declined his love of the Scottish countryside never deserted him.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn married first, in 1984, Gillian Adderley; the marriage was dissolved in 2014. He married, secondly, Fiona (Fi) Beaton, who survives him with a daughter and two sons from his first marriage. Another son died in infancy. His son Peter (born 1987) succeeds in the baronetcy.

Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, born August 4 1952, died April 9 2025