Margaret Borthwick

MARGARET BORTHWICK

Margaret Borthwick is the daughter of William Borthwick, Lord Borthwick. The name of her mother has not been identified.The Scots Peerage II: 97

Marriage

Margaret Borthwick married Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood before 4 December 1450. RMS: 404

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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4 December 1450: Charter by which James II, King of Scots, confirms that he has given the barony of Fynlaustoun and the lands of Stanle in Renfrewshire to John Maxwell of Calderwood and his wife Margaret. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513. Edited by James Balfour Paul, Advocate, FSA . Scot. (H.M. General Register of House, Edinburgh, 1882), charter number 404 on p. 93

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1 February 1463: Charter by which John Maxwell of Calderwood confirms that he has given the barony of Hiltoun in the sheriffdom of Berwick, and various other lands in the earldom of Lennox and sheriffdom of Dumbarton, to Elizabeth Maxwell, his daughter by Margaret Borthwick. John Maxwell of Calderwood's charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 19 January 1477-78. Ibidem, charter number 1346 on p. 274

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16 August 1473: Charter by which he has given the lands of Stanele in the barony of Renfrew to Patrick Maxwell. This land had previously been resigned by John Maxwell of Calderwood, who reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Margaret. Ibidem, charter number 1137 on p. 232

Note: It is not yet clear who Margaret was.

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7 January 1476: Charter by which Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood confirms that he has given the barony of Finlastoun in the sheriffdom of Renfrew to his son and heir George Maxwell. The barony is held in conjunct fee and liferent by Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood and his wife Margaret, who reserved their liferent. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 22 January 1477-78. Ibidem, charter number 1352 on p. 275

Note: It is not yet clear who Margaret was.

Genealogical Accounts

1. The Scots Peerage II: 97
2. Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollock I: p. 463
3. Darryl Lundy's Peerage

SmartCopy Reference

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