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Lesley Baillie (1768-1843), later Mrs Lesley Cumming, was born at Mayville, Stevenston, North Ayrshire. She was a daughter of Robert Baillie and married Robert Cumming of Logie, Morayshire, Scotland. Her lasting fame derives from being Robert Burns's 'Bonnie Lesley', ''"the most beautiful, elegant woman in the world"''.〔(Burns Encyclopedia ) Retrieved : 2012-0218〕 On her tombstone her name is given as Leslie Baillie. ==Life and character== The daughter of sea captain Robert Baillie of Mayfield,〔Love, Page 45〕 she married Robert Cumming of Logie, Morayshire in 1799. She had a sister named Maria (Grace) and her mother was May Reid. She was a grand-daughter of Anna Cunninghame and John Reid, second son of the minister of the parish, their daughter being her mother.〔Wallace, Page 31〕 Through her mother she was related to Sir Robert Cunninghame of Auchenharvie.〔Clements, Page 72〕 In 1799 Lesley married Robert Cumming of Logie, Morayshire. Lesley had six children of whom four sons died on army service in India. Her husband predeceased her by a good many years. Her character was ''much esteemed for her benevolence of character, kindness of disposition and agreeable manners.''〔Purdie, Page 37〕 Mayville House in Schoolwell Street is described as an ''"exceptionally attractive and delightful little mansion"'', built around 1720 for Robert Baillie and named for his wife, May Reid. The property became part of the Kerelaw Estate until sold by Mr James Campbell, a Saltcoats lawyer,〔Garrett, Page 1〕 in 1914.〔Davis, p. 327.〕 A Coal Merchant, John Alexander of Stevenston.〔 It has pediments with urns and a sundial dated 1773.〔 Lesley Baillie was a descendant of the family who had owned the Orangefield estate〔Harvey, Pages 134 - 135〕 John Dalrymple owned Orangefield in the time of Robert Burns.〔 Lesley was buried in the graveyard of St John's on Princes Street, Edinburgh in one of the lower eastern terraces.〔Clements, Page 74〕 Her sister Grace Baillie is buried with her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lesley Baillie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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