, Margaret? ¹

   Another name for Margaret? was CAMERON, Margaret.²

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Margaret? married Hubert DE MULTON by about 1293.¹ (Hubert DE MULTON was born about 1254 and died before February 1302.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Neil Campbell) died soon after having m. .... in about 1302, to Margaret, the widow of Hubert de Multon"

from The Red Book of Scotland

Margaret? next married Sir Neil CAMPBELL 2nd of Lochow, son of Sir Colin CAMPBELL 1st of Lochow and Unknown.² (Sir Neil CAMPBELL 2nd of Lochow was born about 1265 and died after 26 April 1315 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

" ... he (Neil Campbell) obtained from the same King a grant, dated 13 February 1301-2, of the custody of the lands in Cumberland belonging to the heir of Sir Hubert de Multon, till the heir's majority, with his ward and marriage ; also letters-patent empowering Margaret, Hubert's widow, to marry him, if she will ; but by January 8, 1304, the King had taken back this gift into his own hands, and not only so, but in the same year he gave a charter to John de Dovedale of Sir Nichol Cambel's lands in fee, and ward and marriage of his son and heir, as he is under age, which was confirmed at Westminster on October 24, 1305. No reason was given for this unusual procedure, but Sir Neil must have joined King Robert Bruce at the earliest opportunity, as on June 20, 1306, it is stated that the ward and marriage of Hubert de Multon's heir is in the King's gift, 'by reason of Sir Nigel Cambel, to whom the said custody was formerly granted, having betaken himself to Scotland against the King.' On August 15, 1306, le Roi granta a Mons. Johan Dovedale les terres qui furent a Mons. Nichol Cambel en Escoce." (pages 322 and 323)

In February 1301-2, Margaret, widow of Hubert de Multon was empowered by charter, under the Great Seal of England, to marry Sir Nigel Oambel, and he must therefore have been free to marry at the time. Moreover, John, not Colin, received the grant of the lands and title of Atholl, and he is called the King's beloved nephew, while Colin is not so styled in any charter granted to him by King Robert. It is possible that Sir Neil did actually marry Margaret, widow of Hubert de Multon, and that Colin was her son.

There is a constant tradition that he also married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Cameron of Lochiel, and that a son or grandson of that marriage, Duncan, was the ancestor of the Campbells of Inverawe. At that time there was no family known as Cameron of Lochiel, but there was a Fifeshire family of that name, one of whom subscribed the letter to the Pope in 1320." (page 324)

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"Married 2nd: He (Neil Campbell) married, secondly, Margaret Cameron between 1303 and 1312, possibly the widow of Hubert de Multon, and had by her issue:

Children by second wife: No issue." (see Note below)

from Clan Campbell website




"He (Neil Campbell) was present at the battle of Bannockburn in June 1314 and was one of the Barons in the Parliament that met at Ayr on 26 April 1315 when the succession of the Crown of Scotland was settled. He died soon after, having m. firstly, as previously mentioned, in about 1302, to Margaret, the widow of Hubert de Multon, by whom he had issue : 1. Sir Colin Campbell of Lochawe" (see Note below)

from The Red Book of Scotland

Note:

As can be seen from the extracts above, there is disagreement, confusion even, regarding the wives of Sir Neil Campbell of Lochow. Two, three or possibly four wives are referenced. There is also a lack of consensus about who was the mother of Sir Colin Campbell, Neil's son. See the Research Notes for Sir Neil Campbell for a full discussion.

The marriage to Mary de Brus is not in doubt. The marriage to Alice Crawford is likely. Whether Sir Neil Campbell married either of the two Margarets named above must be in doubt. ^{1 2 4}