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Margaret Laurie - Mother of William McQuhae

Personal data
Name
Margaret Laurie
Alias
Mrs. McQuhae
Biography

Married to David McQuhae. Mother of William McQuhae.

Life with Boswell

Boswell visited Mrs. McQuhae and her husband at Wigtown on September 29, 1762, them being the parents of his friend and former tutor William McQuhae. He described her as "a smiling, sweet-tempered, active woman".

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals. 

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