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Marjorie, Countess of Carrick was born 1256 in Carrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland to Niall Carrick (1202-1256) and Margaret Stewart (1206-1255) and died before November 1292 Turnberry Castle, Turnberry Castle+ Carrick+ Ayrshire, Turnberry Castle+ Carrick+ Ayrshire+ Scotland of unspecified causes. She married Adam de Kilconcath (?-1270) . She married Robert de Brus (1243-bef1304) 1271 JL in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Marjorie Carrick (1256-1292), was countess of Carrick, Scotland, and is most famous today as the mother of Robert the Bruce.

Marjorie is referred to in Barbour's Brus as "Marthok" which means "Little Martha" in Gaelic. When her first husband Adam died during the Eighth crusade, his companion at arms, Robert Bruse the 6th Lord Annandale, arrived to inform the young widow of her husband's death. Marjorie was so enamoured of this messenger that she held him captive until he agreed to marry her.

Disputations of lineage

Some traditions attribute the paternity of Thomas Randolph 1 Earl Moray to an unnamed daughter issue of Marjorie from her first marriage to Adam Kilconath. This has not been substantiated.


Children


Offspring of Robert de Brus (1243-bef1304) and Marjorie\Margaret, Countess of Carrick
Name Birth Death Joined with
Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Carrick (c1272-1318)
Christina Bruce (c1278-c1356) 1278 Scotland, United Kingdom 1356 Scotland, United Kingdom Gartnait, Earl of Mar (-1305)
Christopher Seton (1278-1306)
Andrew Murray (1298-1338)
Robert I of Scotland (1274-1329) 11 July 1274 Writtle, Essex, England, United Kingdom 7 June 1329 Cardoss Castle, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom Isabella of Mar (c1277-1296)
Elizabeth de Burgh (c1289-1327)
Isabel Bruce (c1272-1358) 1272 Carrick, Scotland 1358 Bergen, Norway Eirik II of Norway (1268-1299)
Niall Bruce (?-1306)
Thomas Bruce (?-1307)
Alexander Bruce (?-1307)
Mary Bruce (c1282-1323) 1282 Scotland, United Kingdom 22 September 1323 Scotland, United Kingdom Neil Campbell
Alexander Fraser
Margaret Bruce
Matilda Bruce (?-c1326)






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