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CRICHTON, William of that Ilk
(About 1325-Before 1393)
CRICHTON, Stephen of the Cairns, Sheriff of Linlithgowshire
(About 1365-1433)
CRICHTON, George Earl of Caithness, Sir
(About 1390-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DOUGLAS, Daughter

2. BORTHWICK, Janet

CRICHTON, George Earl of Caithness, Sir 1 2

  • Born: About 1390
  • Marriage (1): DOUGLAS, Daughter 1
  • Marriage (2): BORTHWICK, Janet 1 2

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George married Daughter DOUGLAS, daughter of Sir William DOUGLAS of Strabrock and Unknown.1 (Daughter DOUGLAS was born about 1398.)


  Marriage Notes:

"The Earl of Caithness married, first, prior to 1425, a daughter of Sir William Douglas of Strabrock, by whom he had a son : -
James, who succeeded to Cairns ..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1

George next married Janet BORTHWICK, daughter of Sir William BORTHWICK 2nd of of that Ilk, Captain of Edinburgh Castle and Unknown.1 2 (Janet BORTHWICK was born about 1395.)


  Marriage Notes:

"The Earl married, secondly, Janet Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk, and widow of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith. By her he had a daughter : - Janet, who was married, in 1454, to John Maxwell, eldest son of Robert, second Lord Maxwell .... "

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)




"She (Janet Borthwick) survived Sir James, and married ... Sir George Crichton, afterwards Earl of Caithness, whom she also survived."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 6 (1909).

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