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William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow

b. between 1544 and 1599, d. before 20 November 1636

Birth

William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow, was born between 1544 and 1599.1

Parents

FatherWilliam ("Burgess of Glasgow") Fleming (b. circa 1519, d. before 10 June 1584)

Children with Margaret Brodie (b. circa 1555)

DaughterMargaret Fleming (b. between 1572 and 1636)
SonArchibald Fleming, of Catgill, afterwards 1st Baronet of Ferme+ (b. circa 1599, d. before 2 August 1662)
DaughterJ Fleming (b. before 3 August 1609)

Working life

  • On 19 June 1629 William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow, was occupied as notary in a charter involving James Archbishop of Glasgow and his wife Mariot Boill in Glasgow.2

Property

William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow, possessed had a royal charter to himself and Agnes Gibson wife of his son Archibald Fleming for the lands of Nether Phillipshill on 16 November 1633 in Nether Phillipshill.3,4

Death

William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow, died before 20 November 1636.1,5

Citations

  1. [S27] Various genealogists, Various genealogists, "World Family Tree," pedigree, MyHeritage Ltd, Geni (https://www.geni.com/: accessed ), ., online; 12 March 2025; William Fleming, Commissary clerk of Glasgow
  2. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol viii, 1620-1633, ch 1425, p 481-482
  3. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol viii, 1620-1633, ch 2234, p 754
  4. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol viii, 1620-1633, ch 719, p 262-262
  5. [S96] George E Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, vol iii, p 331-333
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Last Edited9 September 2025