Marion Tulloch

MARION TULLOCH (aka MARION TULLOCHE or MARION TULLOCHT)

Marion Tulloch's parents have not been identified. On 16 October 1620 she and her husband had a charter by which James Tulloch of Ness gave them one half of the room and lands of Ness in the parish of Saint Andrew, together with other lands in Shapinsay, Birsay, Firth, and Kirkwall, and the fact of this suggests that Marion Tulloch was James's mother. Records of the Earldom of Orkney, p. 460

Death

Marion Tulloch died before 16 July 1664, the date upon which Thomas Tulloch of Flushing, raised a legal action against William Lauchland, merchant in Kirkwall, for exhibition and production of certain writs and evidents.National Records of Scotland, James Brown Craven bequest relating to local and ecclesiastical history on Orkney, reference GD106/48

First Marriage

Marion Tulloch married Gilbert Tulloch of Ness.National Records of Scotland, James Brown Craven bequest relating to local and ecclesiastical history on Orkney, reference GD106/48

Child of the First Marriage

1. James Tulloch of Ness

Second Marriage

Marion Tulloch married Arthur Sinclair, merchant in Kirkwall. The Moodie Book They were married before 12 June 1618, the date upon which she and her husband had a charter from Adam Bellenden of Stenness for an annualrent of 24 meills malt to be uplifted from the lands of Burgar in the parish of Evie. They had another charter from him for an eight penny land in Burgar on 29 June 1618. Orkney and Shetland Records II Marion Tulloch's second husband died in March 1622. Marion gave up his testament dative and the inventory of his moveable estate in name and behalf of their daughters Euphame Sinclair, Marie Sinclair, and Margaret Sinclair. [National Records of Scotland, Commissary Records of Orkney and Shetland, Testament Dative of Arthur Sinclair, merchant in Kirkwall, reference CC17/2/1 pp. 180-81]

Children of the second Marriage

1. Edward Sinclair, merchant in Kirkwall
2. daughter
3. Euphame Sinclair
4. Marie Sinclair
5. Margaret Sinclair

Third Marriage

Marion Tulloch married Francis Mudie of Breckness. The Moodie Book She is identified as the relict of the deceased Arthur Sinclair in a deed dated 30 July 1624 but she married Francis Mudie of Breckness before 1 December 1625, the date upon which she had a charter by which her husband confirmed that he had given her a liferent of the rooms and lands of Breckness.National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/60

Petition for Divorce

On 22 November 1627 Marion Tulloch petitioned the Archbishop of St, Andrews for a divorce from her second husband Francis Mudie of Melsetter: "for the cryme and fact of adulterie comittit be him wt Katherein Nicoll ..... at divers tymes sen our marriage quha hes borne to him in adulterie ane sone James Mwdy yett liveand." Marion Tulloch's son Edward Sinclair, merchant in Kirkwall was one of the witnesses to the petition. [Orkney Archives, Orkney Library and Archive, Kirkwall, George W. Reid Collection, reference D20/4/7/2]

Evidence from the Orkney Sasine Register

On 16 October 1620 James Tulloch of Ness gave one half of his room and lands of Ness to Arthur Sinclair and his wife Marion Tulloch, together with various other lands in Shapinsay, Birsay, Firth and Kirkwall, all in Orkney. The sasine was registered at Kirkwall on 27 October 1620. Orkney and Shetland Records III: Orkney Sasines, 1617-21, sasine number 159 on page 116

Evidence from the Orkney Archives

                   1

30 July 1624: Instrument of Sasine made in favour of James Tulloc.t of Langskaill, following from a charter of alienation by Edward Sinclair, only lawful son and heir of umqle Arthure Sinclair, merchant in Kirkwall in Orkney, with consent of Mareon Tullo.t his mother, relict of the said Arthure for her interest. [Orkney Archives, Transcript of the Protocol Book of David Heart, reference D1/239, protocol number 90]

                   2

30 July 1624: Instrument of Sasine made in favour of James Tulloc.t of Langskaill, following from a charter of alienation by Mareon Tullo.t relict of umqle Arthur Sinclair, merchant indweller in Kirkwall. . [Orkney Archives, Transcript of the Protocol Book of David Heart, reference D1/239, protocol number 91]

                   3

3 July 1626: Obligation by Mareon Tullo.t relict of Arthure Sinclare mchant indweller in Kirkwall now spouse to Francis Mudie of Brecknes, who borrowed one hundred and ninety pounds Scots from Andro Sinclare, merchant in Kirkwall. [Orkney Archives, George W. Reid Collection, Obligation by Mareon Tullo.t to Andro Sinclare, reference D20/4/3/5]

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                   1

1 December 1625: Charter de me by Francis Mudie of Breknes to Marion Tullocht, his spouse, relict of Arthur Sinclair, merchant, indweller in Kirkwall, in liferent, of rooms and lands of Breknes, extending to 18d. land, in parish of Stromnes, reserving his own liferent; with judicial ratification by said Marion of disposition by said Francis to William Mudie, his eldest son and apparent heir, of said land, and renunciation thereof by said William to said Francis National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/60

                   2

3 June 1626: Disposition by Marion Tullocht, relict of Arthur Sinclair, merchant, indweller in Kirkwall, with consent of Francis Mudie of Breknes, now her spouse, to William Mudie, eldest son and apparent heir of said Francis, of her liferent of all rooms and lands of Brecknes extending to 18d. land, in parish of Stromnes National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scarth Family of Breckness, Orkney, reference GD217/61

                   3

16 July 1664: Part of Court of Session Decreet in causa Thomas Tulloch in Fluscheing in Zeeland, son and apparent heir to umq. James Tulloch of Ness, burgess of Kirkwall, and oy and heir appar. to umq. Gilbert Tulloch of Ness, his goodschir, and oy and heir apparent to umq. Mareon Tulloch, spouse to said Umq. Gilbert, his goodome and oy and heir apparent to umq......Tulloch, his grandschir, father to said Mareon against Wm. Lauchland, merchant in Kirkwall for exhibition and production of certain writs and evidents specified therein National Records of Scotland, James Brown Craven bequest relating to local and ecclesiastical history on Orkney, reference GD106/48

Genealogy

The Moodie Book