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Nicholas, of Biggar
b. circa 1240, d. before 13 December 1292
Birth
Nicholas, of Biggar, was born circa 1240.
Parents
| Father | Hugh Flandrensis, of Biggar (b. circa 1214) |
Children with Mary, wife of Nicholas de Biggar, (d. after 13 December 1292)
| Daughter | Marjory, heiress of Biggar+ (b. circa 1279) |
| Daughter | Ada, of Biggar (b. circa 1282) |
Working life
- In 1269 Nicholas, of Biggar, was occupied as knight.1
- In 1270 Nicholas, of Biggar, was occupied as sheriff in Lanarkshire, Scotland.2,3
- Circa 1280 Nicholas, of Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff of Lanarkshire in Carstairs.4
Property
Nicholas, of Biggar, possessed reached an agreement with Sir Robert de Bruce of Annandale for his support in suing Sir John de Bailliol and Sir John of Hastings in relation to tenements held in Garioch on 19 April 1290 in Lochmaben.5 He possessed had been the overlord of land worth 12 pounds 15 shillings and sixpence annually and owing him the service of half a knight by Sir John of Seagrave and Sir John Baird on 20 January 1303 at Elemston, Strathaven, in Lanark.6
Death
Nicholas, of Biggar, died before 13 December 1292. Custody and marriage, &c. are given to the same bishop.
The King and Supremacy of the Kingdom of Scotland to whom &c only Know that we have given & granted the first of the R. of Glasgow the marriage of Marie, who is the wife of Nick de Biger, deceased, who held the royal dignity of Scotland in the head. We have also given & granted to the same the custody of Margie & Alde, two daughters & heirs and partakers of the inheritance which is due to Nick and in addition the custody of two parts of Trae, who are the heirs of the same Nick, Margie & Alde, contingent on the inheritance due to him & assignees of his with the advocators of the church & others to the custody of that property, until the legitimate age of the child, together with the marriage of the same heirs without payment — in which &c.
Lanarkshire - He died previous to 1292, leaving a widow and two daughters co-heiresses, as in that year Robert, Bishop of Glasgow obtained from Edward I. of England a grant of the marriage of Marie, who was wife of the deceased Nicholas of Biger, who held of the king in capite, and of the ward and marriage of Margerie and Aide, the daughters and heirs of the said Nicholas (Rot Scot, I., 14). By marriage with one or other of these young ladies, mo^ probably the elder, the barony of Biggar passed into the possession of the family of Fleming.7,4,8,2,3 He had his estate probated after 1292 in Biggar.
The King and Supremacy of the Kingdom of Scotland to whom &c only Know that we have given & granted the first of the R. of Glasgow the marriage of Marie, who is the wife of Nick de Biger, deceased, who held the royal dignity of Scotland in the head. We have also given & granted to the same the custody of Margie & Alde, two daughters & heirs and partakers of the inheritance which is due to Nick and in addition the custody of two parts of Trae, who are the heirs of the same Nick, Margie & Alde, contingent on the inheritance due to him & assignees of his with the advocators of the church & others to the custody of that property, until the legitimate age of the child, together with the marriage of the same heirs without payment — in which &c.
Lanarkshire - He died previous to 1292, leaving a widow and two daughters co-heiresses, as in that year Robert, Bishop of Glasgow obtained from Edward I. of England a grant of the marriage of Marie, who was wife of the deceased Nicholas of Biger, who held of the king in capite, and of the ward and marriage of Margerie and Aide, the daughters and heirs of the said Nicholas (Rot Scot, I., 14). By marriage with one or other of these young ladies, mo^ probably the elder, the barony of Biggar passed into the possession of the family of Fleming.7,4,8,2,3 He had his estate probated after 1292 in Biggar.
Citations
- [S79] C Innes, Liber S Marie de Calchou, charter 189, p 154-155
- [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 305
- [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 467
- [S34] J Arnold Fleming, Flemish Influence in Britain, vol 2, p 19-24
- [S32] Various contributors, Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed ), ., online; 31 October 2023; Document 4/26/18 (Stones and Simpson, ii, 342-3), Agreement between Sir Nicholas de Biggar and Sir Robert de Bruce of Annandale, 12 Apr 1290, DL36, vol 3, no. 152 at https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/source/7401/
- [S32] Various contributors, Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed ), ., online; 31 October 2023; Inquisition at Lanark, 20x29 January 1303, Document 4/38/29 (CDS, ii, no. 1343) at https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/source/8154/
- [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
- [S63] D. Macpherson, J. Caley and W. Illingworth, Rotuli Scotiae, p 14
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