LAUDER, William of Haltoun, Sir ^{1 2}

   Cause of his death was killed in siege of haltoun Tower by the Douglases.³

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  General Notes:

"As Sir William Lauder of Haltoun was a confidant of both his King and the Earl of Douglas, in 1452 he was the King's Messenger, sent to escort Douglas to Stirling Castle whereupon the Earl was murdered by the King on 22nd February.[¹⁶Fraser, Sir William, C.B., LL.D., The Douglas Book, (4 vols) vol.1, p.472, Edinburgh, 1885] Haltoun Tower was subsequently besieged by the Douglas followers and during that siege Sir William was killed. The tower was subsequently restored to good condition by the King, at Exchequer expense".[¹⁷The Douglas Book, by William Douglas (Fraser?), CB., LL.D., vol.1, p.472, and vol.2, p.609, Edinburgh 1885][¹⁸The Grange of St.Giles, by J. Stewart-Smith, Edinburgh, 1898, p.228.]The Exchequer Rolls state William Lauder of Haltoun is deceased before 1453.[¹⁹The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland edited by George Burnett, vol.v, Edinburgh, 1882, p.605 and index]"

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William married.