William (10th of Hallgreen) Rait

Bef 1670 - 1698  (28 years)

• Name	William (10th of Hallgreen) Rait
  Birth	Bef 1670
  Gender	Male
  Death	Feb 1698
  Person ID	I57796	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	William Rait,   b. Abt 1620   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Arbuthnott
  Family ID	F63680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Crichton,   b. Bef 1670   d. Bef 1714 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1670	Dundee
  Children	1. James Rait,   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dr George Rait,   b. Bef 1718   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Rait,   b. Bef 1724   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F63671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2017

  
  

• Notes

  the tenth Laird. In 1670 he gave a bond of life-rent to his mother "when he comes into full possession of the whole estate". He was appointed as Justice of the Peace in 1681, and in 1687 he "rebuilt" Hallgreen Castle. In 1690 he was appointed one of the Commissioners for Kincardineshire to ensure the supply of revenue offered to their majesties (William and Mary) under the Act of Parliament registered in Edinburgh on 9 June 1690. In 1697 he was imprisoned in the Edinburgh Tolbooth for five months. In April 1670 in Dundee he married Helen, daughter of Crichton of Ruthven, who was the widow of David Clayhills of Invergowrie, and they had at least four children. He died in February 1698, and she had died by 1714.