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John Fleming
b. circa 1313, d. before September 1351
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Birth
John Fleming was born circa 1313.
Parents
| Father | Malcolm ("the Good") Fleming, of Fulwood, 1st Earl of Wigtown (b. circa 1280, d. before 11 January 1358) |
| Mother | Marjory the Queen's nurse, foster-mother to King David II, Countess of Wigtown (b. circa 1290, d. before 7 July 1361) |
Family life
Child
| Son | Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (b. circa 1333, d. after 1382) |
Working life
- In 1342 John Fleming was occupied as clerk of the wardrobe on a salary of 22/15/4.3
- In 1342 John Fleming was occupied as was paid a further 10/-/- as clerk of the wardrobe.4
Death
John Fleming died before September 1351. He must have died before this because his son Thomas was then identified as heir to the earldom as a hostage for King David II.5,6,7,1,8,9
Citations
- [S41] Richard Oram, The making and breaking of a comital family, downloaded; 13 January 2025; page 42
- [S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 1, p 216
- [S107] Thomas Thomson, The accounts of the great chamberlains of Scotland, vol i, p 274
- [S107] Thomas Thomson, The accounts of the great chamberlains of Scotland, vol i, p 282
- [S23] Peter Barns-Graham, Peter Barns-Graham, "Families Database," pedigrees, Stirnet Limited, Families Database (https://www.stirnet.com/: accessed ), ., downloaded; 2000; Fleming of Boghall and Wigtown at https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/fleming01.php
- [S3] Sir Robert Douglas, The peerage of Scotland, Fleming Earl of Wigtown VIII
- [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
- [S21] George Crawford, The Peerage of Scotland, p 491-499, Fleming, Earl of Wigtown
- [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 477
| Last Edited | 7 May 2025 |