William Bothwell, burgess of Edinburgh, Dean of Guild

Biographical Summary

"William Bothwell, burgess of Edinburgh, Dean of Guild of that city in 1503, and for some years after, married a lady named Katherine, her surname being unknown."

SOURCE: The Scot Peerage, Volume IV, page 425

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• William Bothwell (d before 28.03.1515, Dean of Guild of Edinburgh) m. Katherine
  • 1. David Bothwell in Edinburgh (dsp) m. Christian Lamb (dau of Edward Lamb)
  • 2. Richard Bothwell, Apostolic Protonotary (d 01.01.1548-9)
  • 3. William Bothwell m. Marion Somerville
    • A. Richard Bothwell (dsp)
    • B. William Bothwell of Quhelpsyde (d 06.1575, Chamberlain of Orkney) m. Janet Cuninghame (d 20.4.1591)
  • 4. Francis Bothwell, Provost of Edinburgh (d c12.1535, Lord of Session) m1. Janet Richardson (a 01.1527, dau of Patrick Richardson of Meldrumsheugh, Treasurer of Edinburgh)

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Notes

NAME: In An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII he is referenced as Richard Bothwell, Provost of Edinburgh during the reign of King James III.

PARTNER: Second discrepancy pertains to his partner's name, An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII states Elizabeth Somerville was the father of Richard Bothwell.

https://books.google.com/books?id=3sZPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360&d...

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:131?rgn=div1...

RICHARD de BOTHWELL,* who was
provost of Edinburgh in the reign of king James III. and married Elizabeth, daughter of William Somerville of Plain, in the county of Stirling, by whom he had two sons and one daughter.

1. Sir Francis, his heir.

2. Sir Richard Bothwell, a man of great parts,* and bred to the church. He was ap∣pointed one of the senators of the college of justice by king James V. at the first instititu∣tion of that court, and got charters, under the great seal, of the lands of Bogend, and others, inter 1532 et 1534, and died anno 1547.

His daughter,*Margaret, married to sir Duncan Forrest of Garden, comptroller to king James IV. anno 1503.