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William Maitland 1528–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jun 1573

Death Location: Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Richard Thirlestane

Mother: Mary Cranstoun

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William Maitland was born in 1528 in Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Maitland Van Lethington En Thirlestane And Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun. William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Maitland was born in 1528 in Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Maitland Van Lethington En Thirlestane And Mary Margaret Mariotta Cranstoun.
  • William Maitland passed away in 1573 in Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William Maitland's Ancestors

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William Maitland
1528–1573
Birth Place: Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard Lord Maitland van Lethington en Thirlestane
1496–1586
Lauder, Berwickshire, , Scotland
Mary (Margaret Mariotta) Cranstoun
1500–1585
Crosbie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Maitland
1455–1513
Lauder Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Martha Seton
1475–1510
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
sir (thomas) cranstoun
1457–1563
Crombie, Fife, Scotland
Helen MacGill
1463–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cranstoun
1411–1473
Lady Ruthven
1412–1456
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Maitland's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Maitland in Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
1573
9 Jun 1573
Age 45
Death of William Maitland in Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1573
    Event Place: Leith Prison, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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