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Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle

b. 1326, d. circa 1378

Birth

Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was born in 1326.

Parents

Father	Sir John de Danielstoun, Of That Ilk (b. circa 1307, d. circa 1330)
Mother	Mary Fleming (b. circa 1312)

Children with Maria Stewart (b. circa 1332)

Son	Robert de Danielstoun (b. circa 1350)
Son	Walter de Danielstoun, Canon of Glasgow (b. circa 1360, d. circa 1402)

Working life

Circa 1357 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.¹
In 1359 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.²
In 1360 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.³
In 1361 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.⁴
In 1364 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle. Soon after, he lost the job to Malcolm Fleming of Biggar, who held it in 1364, 1365 and 1367. Dalielstoun was back by 1371.^5,6
In 1371 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.⁷
In 1372 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle. His fee was reduced to 80 pounds pa.⁸
In 1373 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.⁹
In 1374 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.¹⁰
In 1375 Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.¹¹
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Property

Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, possessed had a charter of Sir Malcolm Fleming, his grandfather circa 1357 in Isle of Inchcaillock, Loch Lomond.^{13,1,14,15,16,17,18} He possessed had a charter of Sir Malcolm Fleming, his grandfather circa 1357 in Kilmaronock.^13,1,19,15²⁰

Death

Sir John de Danielstoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle, died circa 1378 at age ~52.

Citations

[S41] Richard Oram, The making and breaking of a comital family, downloaded; 13 January 2025; page 40
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 1, p 582
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 50-51
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 79
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 167-8
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 174
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 364
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 393
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 435
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 461
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 500
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 2, p 585
[S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
[S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol i, 1306-1424, app 2, ch 1190
[S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 477
[S34] J Arnold Fleming, Flemish Influence in Britain, vol 2, p 101
[S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland, p 30, ch 10, Inchcailloch, David II
[S64] Cosmos Nelson Innes, Origines Parochiales Scotiae, vol i, p 33
[S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol i, 1306-1424, app 2, ch 1144
[S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 13 September 2025; GD124/1/409, 1359, Charter by Thomas Flemyng [Fleming], Earl of Wigtoun [Wigtown], to Sir Robert de Erskyne

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Last Edited

2 February 2025