MELDRUM, William of Haltoun of Auchterless ¹

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  General Notes:

"In a retour above quoted, part of the barony of Auchterless'is called Auchterless- Meldrum. It had been acquired by the Meldrum family. The chief of the name was Meldrum of Meldrum, and a descendant had Fyvie down to 1596. They were in Hatton before 1621, as appears from the following record of the Privy Council, which affords an example of the conduct of north country gentlemen under the ban of the law in those times. 'November, 162 1. George Meldrum of Haltoune had been put to the horn and denounced rebel for some failures of duty towards James Crichton of Frendraught [....]'

George Meldrum appears to have been succeeded by

II. William Meldrum of Haltoun.

Little is known legarding him, except that he died in 1644, and was succeeded by his brother,

III. James Meldrum of Haltoun.

On 7 December, 1644, he was served heir to his elder brother, William."

from Thanage of Fermartyn ²

William married Elizabeth FRASER, daughter of Alexander FRASER 9th of Philorth and Margaret ABERNETHY 10th Lady Saltoun of Abernethy, in December 1645.¹ (Elizabeth FRASER was born about 1620.)

  Marriage Notes:

" ... George Gordon, IV. of Coclarachie, married (2) in December, 1645, Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Fraser of Philorth, and widow of William Meldrum of Haltoun of Auchterless (Appendix VIII.). Elizabeth Fraser had, by her first marriage, an only child, Isabella Meldrum, who married in May, 1664, William, eldest son of John Forbes of Asloun (Appendix IX.)."

from Coclarachie ¹