LAWSON, Margaret 'of Humbie' ¹

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Margaret married Alexander BORTHWICK of Nenthorn and in Johnstonburn, son of Sir William BORTHWICK 3rd Lord Borthwick and Unknown.¹ (Alexander BORTHWICK of Nenthorn and in Johnstonburn was born about 1471 and died before 17 August 1513 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The charter alleged to have been granted by him (William 3rd Lord Borthwick) on 5 December 1489, 'dilecto filio meo naturali Alexandre Borthwick et Margarete Lawson spouse sue,' and the precept and sasine following thereon, all mentioned in Douglas's Peerage, edited by Wood, ii. 653, and in Riddell's Inquiry into the Law and Practice in Scottish Peerages, 580, were annulled by the Court of Session, the precept on 9 June 1868 and the charter and sasine on 28 February 1871." (page 98)


"Alexander (Borthwick), of Nenthorn, and in Johnstonburn, who married Margaret Lawson (whom Douglas states to have been a daughter of Lawson of Humbie), and died before 17 August 1513" (page 99)

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ¹