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William Maitland 1525–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1573

Death Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

Father: Richard Thirlestane

Mother: Lady Lauderdale**

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William Maitland was born in 1525 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Maitland Van Lethington En Thirlestane And Lady Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun Lauderdale. William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Maitland was born in 1525 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Maitland Van Lethington En Thirlestane And Lady Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun Lauderdale.
  • William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.

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William Maitland's Ancestors

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William Maitland
1525–1573
Birth Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, 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

William Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Maitland in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1573
29 May 1573
Age 48
Death of William Maitland in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1573
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland

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