Lillias Fleming

LILIAS FLEMING

Eventual Heiress of Cardarroch

It is suggested here that Lilias Fleming is the daughter of Malcolm Fleming of Cardarroch.This proposition is speculative, but it is founded upon the following facts:

(1) Lillias Fleming is identified as a member of the Cardarroch family in the Fasti of the Church of Scotland, which says that Robert Baillie married in 1631: "Lilias Fleming of the family of Cardarroch, parish of Cadder, who died 7th June 1653" Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 395]

(2) Lillias Fleming's only surviving son inherited the Cardarroch estate [Lanark Sasines, RS42/11/380, RS42/11/467, RS42/12/328, RS42/12/440]

Death

Lillias Fleming died on 7 June 1653. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae VII: 395

Marriage

Lillias Fleming married Robert Baillie. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae VII: 395 The marriage was booked at Glasgow on 12 July1632 [Glasgow Marriages]

Children

The children of Lillias Fleming and Robert Baillie are noticed in The Letters and Journal of Robert Baillie, AM., Principal of the University of Glasgow Robert Baillie's Journal For Robert Baillie's Testament Testamentar see Robert Baillie's Journal and for his family see Robert Baillie's Journal

(1) Robert Baillie

(2) Lillias Fleming

(3) Henry Baillie, afterwards Henry Baillie of Cardarroch

(4) daughter, name not known

(5) Helen Baillie

(6) Elizabeth Baillie

(7) Mary Baillie