d. 1239
Magnus son of Gilchrist, Earl of Angus (see Ogilvie)
obtained the southern half of
Magnus probably had a Norwegian mother through whom he received the earldom of Orkney, which the King of Scots could not have given him.
Auldwick Castle- Home of the Earls
of
Issue-
· 2I. MALCOLM-
Ref:
"The Scottish Nation"- William Anderson, A. Fullarton & Co.,
Edinburgh, 1880
Crawford's Peerage-
"Annals of Scotland"- Lord Hailes, Vol.I, p.48 note
Malcolm of Angus attested to a charter in Earl John's lifetime on 22 Apr.
1231 using his title of "Angus" only. After John's death, Malcolm
attested another charter on 7 Oct. 1232 as "M. Comite de Anegus et
Katania" using in addition to his own title of Angus, the title of a ward,
who was heir to another earldom, in this case Caithness. On 3 July 1236,
Malcolm, earl of Angus attested a third charter using his title of
"Angus" only without the addition "and of
Issue-
· I. Magnus- d.s.p.1284
· 3II. JOHN- d. before 28 Oct. 1312
Ref:
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time- James Gray, BiblioBazaar,
1922- pp.104-6
"The Scottish Nation"- William Anderson, A. Fullarton & Co.,
Edinburgh, 1880
3I. JOHN (MAGNUS 1, MALCOLM 2)
d. before 28 Oct. 1312
Sir John was one of the nobles to whom King Edward addressed a letter
proposing a marriage between his son and Margaret of Norway 12 March 1289/90.
In Aug. 1297 he swore allegience to Edward I at Murkle in
Issue-
· 4I. ______- m. MAGNUS, Earl of ORKNEY
· II. Magnus- m. Catherine ______, d. before 1321
Ref:
"The Scottish Nation"- William Anderson, A. Fullarton & Co.,
Edinburgh, 1880