HAMILTON, Margaret ¹

   Another name for Margaret was HAMMILTOUN, Margaret.²

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Margaret married Maurice LAUDER MP, Notary Public, Bailie and Burgess of Dunbar, son of William LAUDER of Belhaven and West Barns, Bailie and Burgess of Dunbar and Jonet LIDDELL, before 23 April 1571.¹ (Maurice LAUDER MP, Notary Public, Bailie and Burgess of Dunbar was born about 1519 and died before 9 March 1603 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Hammiltoun
Margaret
27 / 2 / 1582
sometime spouse to Maurice Lauder, burgess of Dunbar
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/10"

from Wills and Testaments




"Margaret Hamilton

Maurice Lauder's second wife. Refer the Testament Testamentar drawn up by herself on 6th October 1580 and registered at Edinburgh on 27th February 1582.[¹Commissariot of Edinburgh CC8/8/10.] Her date of death is recorded as 2nd November 1580. Her witnesses were George Home, laird of Broxmouth, John Kellie, elder, Alexander Cauldecleugh ['grieve' or overseer to Sir Robert Lauder of Poppil], William Bunkill, notary public.

Her inventory was considerable: £1110/6/8. She states that she is owed money by [the late] Robert Lauder of The Bass [d.June 1576) and also his son Mr James Lauder [k.1580]. Her overall list of debts due to her was £601.15s. There is a reference to Robert Lauder in Tyninghame; and another to Robert Lauder, son to Maurice, with regard to money due to him, from his late mother's testament - he was her executor dative.

There were no children of this marriage.[²The Parliaments of Scotland - Burgh & Shire Commissioners edited by Margaret D. Young, M.A., vol.2, Edinburgh, 1993, p.408.]"

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