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     James Murphy lived at New York, U.S.A..¹

     James Lauderdale Burnett was the son of Sir Robert Burnett of Leys, 11th Bt. and Matilda Josephine Murphy.¹ He died in 1874.¹

     Lauderdale Ramsay was the daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Bannerman.^1,2 She married, firstly, David Duncan before 1837.¹ She married, secondly, Sir James Horn Burnett of Leys, 10th Bt., son of Sir Robert Burnett of Leys, 7th Bt. and Margaret Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, on 12 July 1837.¹ She died on 4 November 1888 at 47 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.²
     From before 1837, her married name became Duncan.¹ From 12 July 1837, her married name became Burnett.¹

     David Duncan married Lauderdale Ramsay, daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Bannerman, before 1837.¹ He died before 1837.¹
     David Duncan lived at Rosemont, Forfarshire, Scotland.¹

     Colonel Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 12th Bt. was born on 27 November 1840.¹ He was the son of Sir James Horn Burnett of Leys, 10th Bt. and Lauderdale Ramsay.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Cumine, daughter of James Cumine, on 2 June 1875.¹ He died on 25 January 1926 at age 85.¹
     Colonel Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 12th Bt. gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1885 in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery.² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1890 in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Baronet Burnett, of Leys, co. Kincardine [N.S., 1626] on 15 January 1894.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Aberdeenshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.¹

     Elizabeth Bannerman Burnett was the daughter of Sir James Horn Burnett of Leys, 10th Bt. and Lauderdale Ramsay.¹ She married George John Pitt Taylor, son of Major William Stanhope Taylor and Lady Sarah O'Brien, on 2 February 1869.¹ She died on 22 February 1877.¹
     From 2 February 1869, her married name became Taylor.¹

     George John Pitt Taylor is the son of Major William Stanhope Taylor and Lady Sarah O'Brien.¹ He married Elizabeth Bannerman Burnett, daughter of Sir James Horn Burnett of Leys, 10th Bt. and Lauderdale Ramsay, on 2 February 1869.¹
     George John Pitt Taylor gained the rank of officer in the service of the 78th Regiment.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Cumine was the daughter of James Cumine.¹ She married Colonel Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 12th Bt., son of Sir James Horn Burnett of Leys, 10th Bt. and Lauderdale Ramsay, on 2 June 1875.¹ She died on 8 November 1928.¹
     From 2 June 1875, her married name became Burnett.¹

     
     James Cumine lived at Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹

     Major Sir Alexander Edwin Burnett of Leys, 14th Bt. was born on 26 April 1881.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 12th Bt. and Mary Elizabeth Cumine.¹ He died on 9 May 1959 at age 78, unmarried.¹
     Major Sir Alexander Edwin Burnett of Leys, 14th Bt. was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was severely wounded.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kincardineshire.¹ He succeeded to the title of 14th Baronet Burnett, of Leys, co. Kincardine [N.S., 1626] on 13 August 1953.¹
     On his death, his baronetcy became dormant. The heir is likely to be Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain, 7th Bt., as his heir male.¹