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Margaret (Maitland) Heriot 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Jun 1596

Death Location: Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland

Father: Richard Thirlestane

Mother: Lady Lauderdale**

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The story of Margaret (Maitland) Heriot began in 1520 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Margaret (Maitland) Heriot passed away in 1596 in Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret (Maitland) Heriot began in 1520 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret (Maitland) Heriot passed away in 1596 in Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland.

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Margaret Heriot's Ancestors

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Margaret Heriot
1520–1596
Birth Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Lord Maitland van Lethington en Thirlestane
1505–1586
Thirlestone, Berwick, Scotland
Lady (Mary Margaret Mariotta CRANSTOUN) Lauderdale**
1498–1585
Of, Crosbie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William of Thirlestane; Lethington (The Blind Baron)) Maitland
1455–1513
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Martha (Eliza) Seaton
1475–1510
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Home
1502–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Heriot's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Margaret (Maitland) Heriot in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1596
Jun 1596
Age 76
Death of Margaret (Maitland) Heriot in Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland
Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1596
    Event Place: Haltoun House, MidLothian, Scotland

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