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John Maitland 1429–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1429

Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1484

Death Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland

Father: Sir Maitland

Mother: Margaretha Wardlaw

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In 1429, John Maitland entered the world in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland, born to Sir William Of Thirlestane 1St Lord Of Lethington Maitland And Margaretha Wardlaw. John Maitland passed away in 1484 in Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1429, John Maitland entered the world in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland, born to Sir William Of Thirlestane 1St Lord Of Lethington Maitland And Margaretha Wardlaw.
  • John Maitland passed away in 1484 in Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland.

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John Maitland's Ancestors

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John Maitland
1429–1484
Birth Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland
Parents
Sir William of Thirlestane, 1st Lord of Lethington Maitland
1403–1471
Lethington Lennoxlove Tower, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaretha Wardlaw
1405–1454
Thirlestane, , Berwick, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Sir Maitland van Lethington en) Thirlestane
1370–1435
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Maria Abernethy
1380–1430
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Andrew Wardlaw
1365–1417
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Christian (De) Valoniis
1370–1425
Torrie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Thirlestane
1340–
Elisabeth Canmore
1345–1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1429
1429
Birth of John Maitland in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland
1484
1484
Age 55
Death of John Maitland in Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1429
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland

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