Simon Fraser 
Simon was born in 1282 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Simon's father is Andrew Fraser and his mother is Beatrix Le Cheyne. His paternal grandfather was Richard Fraser; his maternal grandparents are Reginald Le Cheyne and Mary of Moray. He had a brother named Alexander. He is the older of the two children.General Notes
Sir Simon Fraser, of Brotherton and 1st of Lovat; probably the Simon comme
morated in the Gaelic name for the Chief of the House MacShimi, MacShimi
dh or Mac Simi ("son of Simon"); Sheriff of Kincardine 1317; married Marga
ret, daughter of John, Jarl of Orkney and Earl of Caithness, by his wif
e, who was possibly daughter but evidently ultimate heiress of Sir David G
rahame, feudal Lord of Lovat, and was killed at the Battle of Halidon Hil
l. [Burke's Peerage]
The Frasers of Lovat are descended from Sir Alexander Fraser's younger bro
ther, Simon, who also fought at Bannockburn, and each chief of Clan Fras
er of Lovat is known as MacShimi (son of Simon).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1151 in Drumeizier, Peebleshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1189 in Oliver Castle, Tweedmuir, Peebleshire, Scotland d.~ 1263 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1170 in Oliver Castle, Tweedmuir, Peebleshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1208 in Drumelzier, Peebleshire, Scotland d.< 1264
- b.~ 1190
- b.~ 1230 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.> 1307 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1180 in Stapilgorton, Scotland
- b.~ 1208 in Stapilgorton, Scotland
- b.~ 1183
- b.1240 in Oliver Castle, Tweedmuir, Peebleshire, Scotland
- b.1282 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1200
- b.~ 1240 in Scotland
- b.~ 1228
- b.~ 1266 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1162 in Duffus Castle, Morayshire, Scotland d.~ 1220 in Duffus Castle, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1205 in Duffus Castle, Morayshire, Scotland d.1263
- b.~ 1185 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland d.< 1269
- b.~ 1220 in Duffus Castle, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1195 in Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d.01 Feb 1257 in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland
- b.~ 1213 in Ross, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1198
- b.~ 1245 in Scotland
- b.~ 1225 in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
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