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Margaret Maitland 1529–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Dec 1621

Death Location: West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Richard Maitland

Mother: Mary Cranstoun

Spouse(s): James Heriot

Children(s): Helen Heriot

The story of Margaret Maitland began in 1529 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland. Margaret Maitland married James Heriot, and had children including Helen Heriot. Margaret Maitland passed away in 1621 in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Maitland began in 1529 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Maitland married James Heriot, and had children including Helen Heriot.
  • Margaret Maitland passed away in 1621 in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Margaret Maitland's Ancestors

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Margaret Maitland
1529–1621
Birth Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Maitland
1496–1586
Mary (Margaret Mariotta) Cranstoun
1500–1586
Crosbie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret Hume
1453–1522
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Maitland's Descendants

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Margaret Maitland (1529–24 Dec 1621) m. James Heriot (1514–29 Oct 1618 verfy)
  1. 1. Helen Heriot 1540–1612 m. Sir (Thomas) Craig 1538–1608
    1. 1. James Craig 1573–1641 m. Margaret 1580–1496 m. Mrs (Margaret Craig) 11GG 1580–1496 m. Margaret Craig 1580–1496
      1. 1. John Craig 1608–1639 m. Isabel Gouldie 1612–1639
        1. 1. John Craig 1639–1665 m. Margaret Dobie 1642–1650

Margaret Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Margaret Maitland in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1621
24 Dec 1621
Age 92
Death of Margaret Maitland in West Lothian, Scotland
West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1621
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland

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