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Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion

b. circa 1170

Birth

Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, was born circa 1170.

Parents

Father

Jordan Fleming (b. circa 1120)

Child

Son	Archibald Fleming+ (b. circa 1200)

Working life

Between 1198 and 1214 Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, was occupied as Sheriff in Edinburgh.^1,2,3
Between 1198 and 1214 Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, was occupied as clerk to King William the Lion.^4,1
Between 1200 and 1210 Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, was occupied as Sheriff in Edinburgh.³
Between 1217 and 1220 Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, was occupied as clerk to King Alexander II.⁵

Property

Michael Fleming, Sheriff under William the Lion, possessed had as Michart Flerdius bthe gift of Gilberton from King William between 1198 and 1214 in Gilmerton in Midlothian.^4,1 He possessed had as Michaeli Flandrence a confirmation from King Alexander II of the gift of Gilberton that King William had previously made between 1217 and 1220 in Gilmerton in Midlothian.⁵ He possessed was as michaeli fiandrens clico fils Jordani fland'ns described as a former owner of Wymeth in a charter of the abbot of Dunfermline granting the estate to William de Ramsay and his wife Elizabeth between 1217 and 1222 in Wymeth.⁶⁷

Citations

[S40] GWS Barrow, editor, Regesta Regum Scottorum, The Acts of William I, King Of Scots 1165-1214: vol II of VI (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971), ch 560, p 477; image, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine (http://archive.org/details/actsofwilliamiki0002barr : online 22 December 2024; Michael Flandrensis (a son of Jordan the Fleming) was sheriff of Edinburgh at some date between 1198 and 1224.
[S40] GWS Barrow, editor, Regesta Regum Scottorum, The Acts of William I, King Of Scots 1165-1214: vol II of VI (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971), Introduction, p 41; image, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine (http://archive.org/details/actsofwilliamiki0002barr : online 22 December 2024; Not all of William I's sheriffs were barons as Michael Fleming and others were surely royal servants.
[S93] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Liber Cartarium Sancte Crucis: Cartulary of Holyrood Abbey (Edinburgh: The Bannatyne Club, 1840), charter 7, appendix ii, p 212-213, Carta Willelmi de Veteri ponte de Okeleffas; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/libercartarumsan00holy/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 19 March 2026.
[S32] Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed), Document 1/6/491 (APS, vii, 144) Gift (?) of the land which belonged to Gilbert Suffach (Gilberton, MLO.)
[S32] Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed), Document 1/7/36 (RRS, iii, no. 36) Renewal of gift of Gilberton (MLO.)
[S159] Cosmos Innes, Editor, Registrum de Dunfermline: Liber cartarum Abbatie Benedictine S.S. Trinitatis et B. Margarete Regine de Dunfermelyn (Edinburgh: The Bannatyne Club, 1842), ch 384, p 264-265; online image, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/registrumdedunfe00bann/page/264/mode/2up : viewed 17 March 2026; michaeli flandrens clico fil Jordani fland'ns'.
[S32] Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed), Document 1/7/129 (RRS, iii, no. 126) Grant of succession of the land of Gilberton (MLO.)

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20 March 2026