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Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath

b. circa 1270, d. 8 September 1306

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1790 Nidpath Castle

Birth

Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, was born circa 1270 in Oliver Castle.

Parents

FatherSimon Fraser, pater, 2nd of Oliver Castle (b. 1245, d. before 15 January 1292)
MotherMaria Bisset

Children with Maria

DaughterJoan ("heiress of Sir Simon Fraser") Fraser+ (b. circa 1288)
DaughterMargaret or Mary Fraser (b. circa 1290)

Working life

  • Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, served in the military as captured by English forces at the Battle of Dunbar and imprisoned in England on 27 April 1296 in Dunbar.1,2
  • He served in the military as released to fight for England's King Edward I in Flanders in May 1297 in Flanders.1
  • He served in the military as undertook to fight in battle for Edward I on 28 May 1297.3
  • On 13 January 1298 Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, was occupied as was paid 27/4/- by Edward for 68 days services as Knight Banneret in Ghent.2,4
  • He served in the military as was allowed 64/18/- as pay for his retinue, consisting of three knights and twelve squires in 1300.3
  • He served in the military as was present on the English side at the siege of Caerlaverock in 1300 in Caerlaverock.1,2,3
  • In October 1300 Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, was occupied as keeper of the forest of Traquair in Traquair, Peebleshire.2,3
  • He served in the military as commanded an armed force at Stanhouse against King Edward in September 1301 in Stanhouse.5,6,7
  • In 1302 Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, was occupied as Guardian of Scotland.6,8
  • He served in the military as led the Scottish forces to victory at the Battle of Roslin in January 1303.1,2,8
  • He served in the military as was with William Wallace when their force was ambushed and defeated by English forces on 20 February 1304 in Happrew.1,9
  • He served in the military as switched sides again and was employed by King Edward I in the hunt for William Wallace in June 1304.1,10
  • He served in the military as switched sides again to again support Robert the Bruce in March 1306.1,2,11
  • He served in the military as escaped from the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Methven but was later captured by the English at a subsequent engagemnet at Kirkencliff near Stirling on 19 June 1306.1,2,11
  • He served in the military as saved Robert de Bruce's life several times during the Battle of Methven on 19 June 1306 in Methven.11,8

Property

Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, possessed granted a confirmation charter of Kingildore, the chapel of St Cuthbert, Hopeartane to Melrose Abbey along with rights of way through his lands of Hesilyard, Haldeyhardsted and Hoprewe after June 1292 in Kingledoors.12 He possessed was granted his father's lands by Edward I in payment of 100 merks of relief on 12 July 1292.2,1213 He possessed was restored to his estates by Edward I on 22 September 1297.2,14,15 He possessed was restored to all his forfeited lands by King Edward on 27 March 1299.16,3 He possessed maintained Oliver Castle as a stronghold in 1303 in Oliver Castle.17 He possessed paid 0/6/8 tax on Kingledoors in 1304 in Kingledoors.18 He possessed his estates were forfeited but returned on payment of three years' rental in 1305.2,10,11,8

Death

Simon Fraser, filius, 3rd of Oliver Castle and Neidpath, died hanged, drawn and quartered by order of England's King Edward I on 8 September 1306 at age ~36 in London.1,2,19,10

Citations

  1. [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: online 31 October 2023), Simon Fraser (died 1306) at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_(died_1306.)
  2. [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh: T and A Constable, 1911), vol 7, p 417-423.
  3. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 84; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  4. [S160] Joseph Stevenson, Editor, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland: from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, MCCLXXXVI–MCCCV, 2 vols (Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1870), ii, 139-140; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/documentsillust00stevgoog/page/97/mode/2up : accessed.
  5. [S160] Joseph Stevenson, Editor, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland: from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, MCCLXXXVI–MCCCV, 2 vols (Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1870), ii, 431; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/documentsillust00stevgoog/page/97/mode/2up : accessed.
  6. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 85; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  7. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 87; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  8. [S170] William Anderson, The Scottish Nation: The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co, 1877), ii, 264-265; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scottishnationor02ande/page/n7/mode/2up : accessed.
  9. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 88; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  10. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 90; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  11. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 89; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  12. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 79; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  13. [S160] Joseph Stevenson, Editor, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland: from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, MCCLXXXVI–MCCCV, 2 vols (Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1870), ii, 96; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/documentsillust00stevgoog/page/97/mode/2up : accessed.
  14. [S160] Joseph Stevenson, Editor, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland: from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, MCCLXXXVI–MCCCV, 2 vols (Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1870), ii, 230-231; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/documentsillust00stevgoog/page/97/mode/2up : accessed.
  15. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), II, 81; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
  16. [S160] Joseph Stevenson, Editor, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland: from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, MCCLXXXVI–MCCCV, 2 vols (Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1870), ii, 369; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/documentsillust00stevgoog/page/97/mode/2up : accessed.
  17. [S170] William Anderson, The Scottish Nation: The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co, 1877), ii, 258; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scottishnationor02ande/page/n7/mode/2up : accessed.
  18. [S162] Joseph Bain, editor, Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, Preserved in Her Majesty’s Public Record Office, London, 4 vols. (Edinburgh: General Register House, between 1881 and 1888), II, 428; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/calendarofdocume01edin/page/308/mode/2up : accessed.
  19. [S161] Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, The Frasers of Philorth, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Privately printed, between 1879 and 1880), I, xiii; online image, Internet Archive ( : accessed.
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