Helen Schaw, lady of Dirleton

Helen Schaw (James Schaw2, James Schaw1) was born ABT 1450 in Sauchie, Clackmannshire, Scotland, and died AFT 1541.

Family

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She was the daughter of James Schaw and Isabel Unknown.

She married Archibald Haliburton, son of George Haliburton and Mariota Unknown. He was born AFT 1455 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, and died BEF MAR 1490.

She married Patrick Home, son of David Home and Elizabeth Carmichael. He was born ABT 1434 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died NOV 1503 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland.

She married Robert Hamilton. He was born ABT 1455 in Craigton, Strathclyde, Scotland, and died ? .

	  Children of Helen Schaw and Patrick Home are:

* 2 i. Janet Home was born ABT 1490 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died 5 OCT 1543 in Fernihurst, Berwickshire, Scotland. She married Andrew Kerr. He was born ABT 1471 in Fernihurst, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ABT 1545.

• + 3 ii. Margaret Home was born ABT 1498 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ? .
• 4 iii. George Home was born ABT 1502 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ABT 1568. He married Margaret Erskine AFT 1547. She was born ABT 1508 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and died ? .

Biographical Summary

Patrick Hume married "secondly, previous to 24 March 1490, Ellen, daughter of Sir James Shaw of Sauchie, lady of Dirletoun, widow of Archibald Halyburton, Master of Halyburton. She survived him, and was married, thirldy, to Sir Patrick Houston of that Ilk, and fourthly, in 1516, to Sir Robert Hamilton of Fingalton, and was still alive in 1541."

SOURCE: The Scots Peerage, Vol. VI, page 3

Notes

Gordon A. MacGregor posts: "Helen Schaw, m. firstly, to Archibald Haliburton, eldest son and heir of George, 4th Lord Haliburton, and had issue ; and secondly, to Patrick Hume, 1st of Polwarth, (he was widow of Margaret, second daughter and coheiress of Sir John Sinclair) and had issue."

Dave Utzinger posts: "He (Archibald) married Helen, daughter of Sir James SHAW, of Sauchie. He died v.p. (probably very shortly before his father), before 24 March 1489/90, when his widow was 2nd wife of Patrick Home, of Polwarth, who died November 1503, She married, 3rdly, Sir Robert HAMILTON, and was living 1541. [CP 4:384]"

"Archibald, master of Halyburton, eldest son and heir of George, 4th Lord Halyburton, married Helen [Elene] Schaw, daughter of Schaw of Sauchie. He died before his father, leaving a son, James, who succeeded his grandfather as 5th Lord Halyburton. (Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, page 322.) His relict married Sir Patrick Home of Pol wart before 28 April, 1490, and a daughter of theirs, Alison Home, married her cousin, Sir James Shaw of Sauchie. (Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. II., pp. 176, 177.) [Home was a big man in his day : w T ent on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, 1493, just 100 years after Chaucer. Sir Patrick was Comptroller of Scotland, 1499- 1502. Allison Home's sister was Abbess of North Berwick. At this period the family of Shaw must have been of great importance by reason of their position and alliances, and the offices held. (Lord Cathcart.)" https://archive.org/details/anent1884/page/103/mode/1up

Genealogical Accounts

Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, pp. 339-63 for Hamilton of Preston