MAULE, Thomas of Panmure, 'the blind knight', Sir ¹

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  General Notes:

"Sir Thomas died after 16 January 1497-98, on which date he gave possession to his grandson and heir, Thomas, of all his moveable goods, only providing that he should supply his grandfather with all necessaries and pay his debts. He had previously, on 2 March 1490-91, conveyed the barony of Panmure to him, and he had also, on 14 March 1497-98, a charter of the lands of Balishan. The reason of his divesting himself of all his property, both heritable and moveable, during his lifetime, may perhaps be found in the fact that, according to the family genealogist, 'rydand at the huntes neir to the Grein Lane of Brechine [he] swddenlie become blind and lost his sight, quharfor he was called the blind knight.' "

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ²

Thomas married Elizabeth LINDSAY, daughter of David LINDSAY 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory OGILVY of Auchterhouse.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce. (Elizabeth LINDSAY was born about 1432.)

  Marriage Notes:

" ... Elizabeth, married to Thomas Maule of Panmure, who died 1498."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)




"Sir Thomas married, first, Elizabeth, younger daughter of David, third Earl of Crawford : he seems to have divorced her, apparently for no fault but because his brother-in-law, Sir David Guthrie, had attempted to divorce his sister on the ground that they were within the prohibited degrees. Lord Crawford had supported Guthrie in his contention, and Maule's revenge was to divorce Crawford's daughter in return. .... this story .... rests on the authority of the family chronicler of the seventeenth century .... By his first wife he had a son,... Alexander"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ^{1 2}

Thomas next married Katharine CRAMOND before 12 August 1489.² (Katharine CRAMOND was born about 1465 and died about 1532 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

" .... there is no doubt that Sir Thomas did marry, before 12 August 1489, 1 a second wife in the person of Catherine (Katharine in the Index) Cramond, a daughter of the Laird of Aldbar.... By his second wife Sir Thomas had a son .... William,"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ²