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William Maitland 1517–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1573

Death Location: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

Father: Richard Thirlestane

Mother: Mariotta, (Lauderdale)

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The story of William Maitland began in 1517 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland. William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Maitland began in 1517 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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William Maitland's Ancestors

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William Maitland
1517–1573
Birth Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Lord Maitland van Lethington en Thirlestane
1495–1586
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mariotta, (Mary Margaret Cranstoun) (Lauderdale)
1505–1586
Crosbie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Maitland
1455–1513
Lauder Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Martha Seton
1475–1510
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Thomas (Sir Cranston van) Crosbie
1474–1563
Bold, Peebleshire, Scotland
Janet Scot
1481–1531
Buccleuch, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Thirlestane
1424–1484
Margaret Dundas
1426–1486
George Seton
1455–1513
Margaretha Campbell
1460–1475
William Cranston
1452–1515
Margaret Hume
1453–1522
SIR BUCCLEUCH
1444–1504
Lady Kerr
1466–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Maitland
1403–1471
Margaretha Wardlaw
1405–1454
Archibald Dundas
1415–1479
Margaret Borthwick
1413–1490
John Seton
1428–1476
Christian Lindsay
1430–1491
Colin Argyll
1433–1493
Isabelle Stewart
–1510
Thomas Cranstoun
1411–1475
Lady Ruthven
1412–1456
George Wedderburn
1430–1497
Mariota Sinclair
1436–1496
Sir Scott
1427–1491
Mary Somerville
1432–1492
Walter Cessford
1445–1501
Isabelle Hay
1445–1508

William Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of William Maitland in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1573
29 May 1573
Age 56
Death of William Maitland in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1573
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

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