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John Maitland 1442 – 1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1442

Birth Location: Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1484

Death Location: Lauder, Berwick, Scotland

Father: William Maitland

Mother: Margaret Wardlaw

Spouse(s): Margaret Dundas

Children(s): William Maitland, Richard Maitland, James Maitland

John Maitland was born in 1442 in Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Maitland and Margaret Wardlaw. John Maitland married Margaret Dundas, and had children including William of Thirlestane & Lethington Maitland, Richard Maitland, James Maitland. John Maitland passed away in 1484 in Lauder, Berwick, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Maitland was born in 1442 in Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Maitland and Margaret Wardlaw.
  • John Maitland married Margaret Dundas, and had children including William of Thirlestane & Lethington Maitland, Richard Maitland, James Maitland.
  • John Maitland passed away in 1484 in Lauder, Berwick, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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John Maitland's Ancestors

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John Maitland
1442 – 1484
Birth Place: Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Maitland
1390 – 1471
Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Wardlaw
1419 –
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwick, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maitland
1369 – 1434
Thirlstane Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion Abernethy
1371 – 1431
Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Wardlaw
1389 –
Low Torry, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Lauder
1412 – 1447
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Abernathy
1360 – 1420
Mary Stewart
1368 – 1420
john Lauder
1385 – 1421
catherine landells
1380 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Abernethy
1339 – 1388
Abernethy
1343 –
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1420
Margaret Menteith
1334 – 1380

John Maitland's Descendants

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John Maitland (1442 – 1484) m. Margaret Dundas (1438 – FEB 1486)
  1. 1. William (of Thirlestane & Lethington) Maitland (JAN 1455 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Margaret Seton (1476 – 1533)
    1. 1. Richard ("The Blind") Maitland (1495 – 20 MAR 1586) m. Mary (Margaret Mariotta) Cranston (1503 – 23 MAR 1585)
    2. 2. Janet Maitland (ABT 1497 – 19 AUG 1559) m. Hugh Somerville (1483 – 1549)
      1. 1. Somerville (ABT 1513 – ) m. James Lindsey (ABT 1500 – )
      2. 2. Catherine Somerville (1518 – ) m. James Denham (1514 – 1562) m. John Cockburn (ABT 1530 – )
      3. 3. Hugh Somerville (ABT 1518 – ) m. Eleanor Seton (1543 – 1603)
      4. 4. John Somerville (1520 – FEB 1594) m. Elizabeth (Katherine) Carmichael (1514 – 25 NOV 1564)
        1. 1. James Somerville (1538 – SEP 1623) m. Margaret Hamilton (1542 – )
      5. 5. Marjory Somerville (ABT 1522 – ) m. James Tweedie (ABT 1519 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Somerville (ABT 1523 – ) m. John (Carmichael) SR. (ABT 1519 – 1594)
      7. 7. Robert Somerville (ABT 1524 – BEF 5 MAR 1591)
      8. 8. Margaret (de) Somerville (1526 – 1574) m. Charles Murray (ABT 1534 – 1570)
      9. 9. Michael Somerville (ABT 1526 – )
      10. 10. William Somerville (ABT 1528 – )
      11. 11. John Somerville (ABT 1530 – 1583)
      12. 12. Agnes Somerville (ABT 1534 – ) m. John Tweedie
    3. 3. Robert Maitland (ABT 1502 – )
    4. 4. William Maitland (ABT 1504 – )
    5. 5. Roger Maitland (1506 – )
  2. 2. Richard Maitland (1467 – )
  3. 3. James Maitland (1470 – )

John Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1442
1442
Birth of John Maitland in Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland
Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland
1484
1484
Age 42
Death of John Maitland in Lauder, Berwick, Scotland
Lauder, Berwick, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Lethington, Midlothian, Scotland

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

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