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FRASER, Thomas Roy 1st of Fairfield, 'Tomas Roy Mac a Mhaighistir' 1
- Born: About 1452
- Marriage (1): Unknown
User ID: L630.
General Notes:
"Lord Hugh (Fraser) had also two illegitimate sons, Hugh (error for Thomas - see below) Fraser, called 'Thomas Roy Mac a Mhaighistir,' which designation indicates that he was begotten while his lordship was Master of Lovat. He is said to have left 'a numerous progeny.' The other illegitimate son was Hugh Fraser, progenitor of the Frasers of Foyers, and 'eighteen others in Stratherrick,' where his father gave him 'a good patrimony.' " (page 68)
"The Frasers of Fairfield are descended from,
I. Thomas Roy Fraser a natural son of Hugh, third Lord Lovat (see Note), who succeeded in 1450 (see Note), and who had another and younger illegitimate son named Hugh, progenitor of the Frasers of Foyers. This Thomas is by a slip of the pen called 'Hugh' at page 68 (as quoted above), but the Gaelic name given in the same line, 'Tomas Roy Mac a Mhaighistir,' is quite correct, and it shows that Thomas was born while his father was Master of Lovat. He appears to have had a son, Donald Fraser" (page 682)
from Frasers of Lovat
Note:
The designations of the Fraser lairds of Lovat has changed since this book was published, as modern scholars review the material. Similarly Hugh Fraser is deemed to have been born about 1440 and inherited, according to this older narrative, about 1450, but the assertion that he fathered Thomas illegitimately while still Master of Lovat creates some doubt about these dates. 1
Thomas married.
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