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William Maitland 1525–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 June 1573

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: Richard Maitland

Mother: Mary Cranstoun

Spouse(s): Mary Fleming

Children(s): Margaretha Maitland

William Maitland was born in 1525 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Maitland And Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun. William Maitland married Mary Fleming, and had children including Margaretha Maitland. William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Maitland was born in 1525 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Maitland And Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun.
  • William Maitland married Mary Fleming, and had children including Margaretha Maitland.
  • William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland.

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William Maitland's Ancestors

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William Maitland
1525–1573
Birth Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Maitland
1496–1586
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret Mariotta) Cranstoun
1505–1585
Crosbie Castle, Ayr, Scotland
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William Maitland's Descendants

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William Maitland (1525–9 June 1573) m. Mary Fleming (1542–1581)
  1. 1. Margaretha Maitland 1570–1614 m. Sir (Robert Ker Lord Ker Roxburgh) Member 1570–1647
    1. 1. Jean Ker 1590–1622 m. John (Earl of Perth) Drummond 1582–1662
      1. 1. Jane Drummond 1620–1657 m. John (3rd Earl of Wigton 8th Lord of Montrose) Fleming 1610–1664
        1. 1. John (Richard, Earl of Wigtown,) Fleming 1633–1665 m. Ann Kerr 1638–1673

William Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Maitland in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1573
9 June 1573
Age 48
Death of William Maitland in Leith Prison, Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith Prison, Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1573
    Event Place: Leith Prison, Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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