BURNET, Robert Advocate, Lord Crimond ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Robert was BURNETT, Robert Lord Crimond.¹

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Robert married Beatrix MAULE, daughter of William MAULE Merchant and burgess of Edinburgh and Bethia GUTHRIE, on 24 February 1620 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Beatrix MAULE was born about 1595 and died in 1622 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"BURNET
ROBERT
ELIZABETH MAULD/FR725 (FR725)
24/02/1620
685/1 430 124
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




"Elizabeth or Beatrix, married, 24 February 1620, to Robert Burnet of Crimond,11 and died 1622. 12"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7)




"He (Robert Burnet) was admitted to the Scottish bar on the 20th February, 1617, and married his first wife in 1620. That his career at the bar was a successful one is evinced by the fact that in 1628 he acquired Banachtie and Mill of Bourtie from William Seton of Meldrum, and, in 1634, Crimond which afterwards became his residence, and from which he took his territorial appellation), in Aberdeenshire, from John Johnston of that Ilk" (page 131)

"He married, in 1620, Beatrix (who died in 1622), youngest daughter and co-heir of William Maule of Glaster, son of Robert Maule of Panmure, and had by her one daughter, Bethia (born 1622, died 1624" (page 133)

from Family of Burnett of Leys ^{1 2}

Robert next married Rachel JOHNSTON of Warriston, daughter of James JOHNSTON Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh and Elizabeth CRAIG.¹ (Rachel JOHNSTON of Warriston was born about 1605.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Lord Crimond married, 2ndly, Rachel, daughter of James Johnston, merchant in Edinburgh (by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Craig, the distinguished jurist), and sister of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Warristoun, and had by her five sons and three daughters" (page 133)

from Family of Burnett of Leys ¹