TAIT, Helen
- Born: 25 Jul 1838, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
- Marriage (1): QUIGLY, John 1 2 3
- Marriage (2): WILSON, Anne Carmichael on 13 Dec 1573 in Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2 3
General Notes:
Helen was aged 2 years when recorded by the 1841 census for Stow in Midlothian, the county where she had been born.
Helen married John QUIGLY.1 2 3 The marriage ended in annulled 7 may 1567. (John QUIGLY was born about 1795.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (James Hepburn) married, contract dated 9 February 1565-66, the Lady Jane Gordon, daughter of the then deceased George, (fourth) Earl of Huntly, and sister of George, (fifth) Earl of Huntly. The latter, with Dame Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntly, his mother, was a party to the contract, which was passed with advice and express counsel of Queen Mary. The parties were related to each other within the degrees of consanguinity prohibited by the canon law. Earl James being fourth in descent from George, second Earl of Huntly, through Lady Margaret Gordon, wife of Patrick, first Earl of Bothwell (vide supra), while the bride was fourth in descent from the same Earl George in the male line, and also through her mother. Accordingly a dispensation for the marriage notwithstanding this impediment was granted by John, Archbishop of St. Andrews, dated 17 February 1565-66. The marriage took place on 24 February 1565-66.
On 26 April 1567, a week after the Earl of Bothwell's project of marrying the Queen had been made public, and two days after he carried her off to Dunbar, a suit was begun in the Commissariot Court of Edinburgh, at the instance of Lady Jane Gordon, his spouse, for the dissolution of their marriage, on the ground of his adultery with one of her maidservants ; and proof having been led, the Court pronounced sentence of divorce on 3 May. On 27 April a suit was instituted on the part of the Earl before the Court of the Archbishop of St. Andrews for a declaration of nullity of marriage ; the dispensation which legalised the union was withheld ; and on 7 May sentence was given that the marriage was and had been null from the beginning in respect of the contiugence in blood of the parties, 'which liiudered their lawful marriage without a dispensation obtained of befoir.' "
from Scots Peerage (vol 2)
"Jean (Gordon), married, first, 24 February 1565-66, to James Hepburn, fourth Earl of Bothwell (see vol. ii. p. 165) ; she and her husband divorced each other in 1567"
from Scots Peerage (vol 4)
"Mary Beton certainly died before 1599, as in that year Alexander Ogilvie married, secondly, Lady Jane Gordon, daughter of George, 4th Earl of Huntly, who had, in 1566, married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. "
from Paper by Alistair Tayler 1 2 3
Helen next married Anne Carmichael WILSON, daughter of Sergeant Major George WILSON of the Royal Artillery and Elspet HERD, on 13 Dec 1573 in Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 3 (Anne Carmichael WILSON was born about 1818 4 and died 3 May 1909 at 10.00 pm in Elmbank, Castle Street, Banff, Scotland 4.). The cause of her death was acute colitis over 1 day.
Marriage Notes:
" Lady Jane Gordon was married Secondly, at Strathbogie, on 13 December 1573, to Alexander, (eleventh) Earl of Sutherland, who died on 6 December 1594."
from Scots Peerage (vol 2)
Note:
Alexander was the 12th Earl of Sutherland.
"Jean, married .... secondly, 13 December 1573, to Alexander, eleventh Earl of Sutherland. He died 6 December 1594"
from Scots Peerage (vol 4)
" Lady Jane Gordon married, secondly, in 1573, Alexander, 12th Earl of Sutherland, by whom he had five sons and two daughters."
from Paper by Alistair Tayler 1 2 3
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