Mary Maitland (abt. 1531 - 1596)

Born about 1531 in Lethington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Lauder M.P., J.P. — married 25 Jun 1586 in (Date of Contract)

Descendants

Died Jan 1596 at about age 65 in Haltoun House, Edinburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

William St.Clair of Herdmanstoun granted a charter to Mary Maitland, daughter of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, of 110 merks payable from that barony, on 4th May 1569.^[1]

In a charter confirmed at Falkland on 9th August 1586 there are relationship details including that Marie is Richard Maitland's daughter plus that she is the wife of Alexander Lauder of Haltoun and that he in turn is the eldest son of Sir William Lauder of Haltoun.^[2]

The Testament dative of Marie Maitland "sometime wife of Alexander Lauder of Haltoun in the parish of Ratho, sheriffdom of Edinburgh, who died in January 1596, [was] given up by her relict spouse as father and lawful administrator to Richard, James [or Jean?] and Helen Lauder, their lawful children."^[3]

Name

Name: Mary /Maitland/

Given Name: Mary

Surname: Maitland^[4][5]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Record ID Number: MH:I389

User ID

User ID: AED5D0A5-0E5C-4ACB-B008-9C4E9B695835

Sources

1. ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland no.1853 confirmed at St.Andrews twelve days later.
2. ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland no.1031.
3. ↑ Commissariot Court of Edinburgh, NRS CC8/8/33.
4. ↑ Source: #S2 Record ID Number: MH:SC901 Data: Text: Date of Import: Apr 7, 2004
5. ↑ Source: #S1 Record ID Number: MH:SC902 Data: Text: Date of Import: Apr 18, 2004

• History of Peeblesshire, chapter "The Parish of Eddleston" and sub-heading iv, 'The Lauders of Haltoun', p.468 for marriage details.
• Finlay's Hatton House, Edinburgh, 1875.
• The Parliaments of Scotland - Burgh & Shire Commissioners edited by Margaret D. Young, M.A., vol.2, Edinburgh, 1993, p.409.
• The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and Cadets Thereof by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood, Edinburgh, 1888, p.275.

• Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 User ID: 613290D5-EE54-404E-9292-0759263B2A0E Title: Ratliff Family.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other
• Source: S2 Record ID Number: MH:S2 User ID: A48359A3-5007-43C3-94AA-0C97FB462ED0 Title: Ratliff-Blair2.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sonja Ratliff for creating WikiTree profile Maitland-112 through the import of Maitland.GED on Oct 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sonja and others.