Thomas of Lundie

THOMAS OF LUNDIE

Thomas ostiary; Thomae filii Malcolmi de Lundyne, hostiarii domini regis Scotiae; Thoma de Lundin, hostiario; Thomas filius Malcolmi de Lunden, hostiarius domini Regis; Thomas Hostiarius

THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY

Thomas of Lundie, here treated, is the son of Malcolm of Lundie His surname is derived from his ownership of the barony of Lundie in Angus. He is not the same person as Thomas of Lundin whose surname is derived from the barony of Lundin in Fife. Nor is he the same person as Thomas of London who held land at Lessudden in Roxburghshire.

DEATH

A death date has not been identified for Thomas of Lundie, here treated, although it has been claimed that he died in 1231 and that he was buried at Cupar-Angus Abbey, It is certainly true that he expressed a desire to be buried there Cupar-Angus I: p. xv but it seems that he has been confused with Thomas of Galloway, Earl of Atholl, who is certainly known to have died in 1231 and to have been buried at the Abbey. Chronica de Mailros: p. 142

EVIDENCE FROM THE REGISTER OF ARBROATH ABBEY

Alan Durward is the son of Thomas Durward. Arbroath Liber: charter number 192 on p. 92

EVIDENCE FROM THE RENTAL BOOK OF CUPAR-ANGUS

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No Date: Carta donationis Thomae, filii Malcolmi de Lundyne, hostiarii domini regis Scotiae, facta Deo Sanctae Marriae et monachis de Cupro de vna merca argenti de terra mea de Balmeryremath annuatim solvenda per se et heredes suos etc. Si vero in regno Scotiae vniversae carnis fuero ingressus Corpud meum ad Cupram portabitur et ibi sepelietur, viz in Claustro ante ostium ecclesiae vbi locum meum elegi, etc. His testibus: MALCOLMO, Comite de Fyffe. GARTNEO, Comite de Mar, MALCOLMO, filio eius,.VILLIELMO DE BOIS. VALTERO, hostiario de Lundyn, et multis aliis. Cupar-Angus I: 341

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1165 X 1214: Charter by which William I, King of Scots, confirms the gift of Thomae, filii Malcolmi de Lundyne. Issued at Forfar on 3 April. Cupar-Angus I: 341

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1214 X 1249: Charter of confirmation by Alexander II, King of Scots . . . . . tem, donationem quam Thomas Hostiarius eiis fecit". Cupar-Angus I: 282

EVIDENCE FROM THE REGISTER OF PANMURE

1214 X 1249: Charter by which Alexander II, King of Scots, confirms that he has given a toft at Scone to his brother Robert of London. The charter was witness by Thomas of Lundin, hostiarius, and others. Panmure Registrum: p. 133

EVIDENCE FROM THE MUNIMENTS OF THE MONASTERY OF SCONE

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1214 X 1249: Charter by which 'Thome filii Malcolmi de Lunden hostiarius domine Regis' confirms that he has given the church of Hachtis in Mar to the monks of Scone. Scone Liber: charter number 91 on p. 58

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1214 x 1249: Witnesses: Thome de Lundy and others. Scone Liber: charter number 106 on p. 71

EVIDENCE FROM THE NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND

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1204 X 1266: Charter by Thomas de "Lundin" who grants to North Berwick Nunnery in free, pure and perpetual alms 12 acres of land in the North of " Adherenin" [Aithernie], the common pasture of his land of [?] which goes to "capud de cnoc derenin" towards the West, and the land called "alba" which used to be contested between Patras and Matherive and which falls in the valley towards the East. Witnesses: Earl Malcolm of Fife; Ness de "Ramesia" [Ramsey?]; Alexander "Uniet"; Thomas de "Kenmaron"; William de "Wivilla"; Alexander de "Blalre"; Alexander de "Sireis" [Ceres]; Richard Anglican; Walter and Alexander, chaplains; Hugh, clerk; David de "Atune"; and several others. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Maule Family, Earls of Dalhousie, reference GD45/13/281

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1217: Charter by Richard, son of Hugh de Camera, with consent of A, his spouse, and Richard, his heir, in favour of abbey of Inchcolm of oxgang of land in territory of Fordell next to the sea between lands of Dalgetty (Dalgathin) and Louhild, and a toft and croft in town of Fordell (Fordal). Witnesses: Hugh, bishop of Dunkeld; William, abbot of Holyrood; Patrick, abbot of Dunfermline (Dunfermeline); Alexander, sheriff of Stirling (Strivelin), and Thomas de Lundin. [Tag, seal gone.] With transcripts (3). Printed SHS Inchcolm, p.10. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell, reference GD172/1

SECONDARY SOURCE EVIDENCE

1. Rental Book of the Cistercian Abbey of Cupar-Angus with the Breviary of the Register. Edited by Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D. Vol I. (Grampian Club, Edinburgh, 1879), 372 pp.
2. Rental Book of the Cistercian Abbey of Cupar-Angus with the Breviary of the Register. Edited by Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D. Vol II. (Grampian Club, Edinburgh, 1880), 378 pp. including index

GENEALOGY

Medieval Lands: Scotland, Untitled Nobility

SHORT BIOGRAPHY FROM THE REGISTER OF CUPAR-ANGUS

Thomas de Lundie, or Lundin, constituted royal door-ward or usher by William the Lion, an office which became hereditary in his house, was a benefactor of the abbey ([of Coupar-Angus). At Forfar, on 3rd April, year unnamed, King William confirmed a charter of gift by Thomas, son of Malcolm of Lundyne, hostiar of the king, by which he bestowed on the monks one merk of silver from his land of Balemeryremath (Balmerino), to be paid yearly by himself and his heirs. He added: "And if I should go the way of all flesh in the kingdom of Scotland, my body shall be conveyed to Cupar, and there deposited in the cloister before the door of the church, in the spot I have chosen." The remains of the granter were deposited at the door of the Abbey in 1231; and in the same burial-place were deposited, in 1275, the remains of his celebrated son, Alan, Earl of Athole, his last male descendant. Cupar-Angus I: p. xv

Comment: It would appear that Thomas of Lundin has been confused with Thomas of Galloway, Earl of Atholl. The Scots Peerage I: p. 421

SHORT BIOGRAPHY FROM WIKIPEDIA

Alexander II granted Urquhart to his Hostarius (usher or door-ward), Thomas de Lundin. On de Lundin's death a few years later it passed to his son Alan Durward. It is considered likely that the original castle was built soon after this time, centred on the motte at the south-west of the site. In 1275, after Alan's death, the king granted Urquhart to John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. Wikipedia: Thomas de Lundin