William Rigg

Abt 1590 - 1644  (54 years)

• Name	William Rigg
  Birth	Abt 1590
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Aithernie
  Occupation	Abt 1618	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Merchant
  Property	Abt 1619	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Fined £50,000 scots for his opposition to the introduction of the Perth Articles by James VI. Ordered to be imprisoned in Blackness Castle till the fine was paid
  Property	16 Aug 1619	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Retoured heir to his father
  Residence	22 Jun 1643	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Attended the Convention of Estates
  Death	2 Jan 1644
  	(as reported in Sir Thomas Hope's diary)
  Person ID	I29994	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Inglis,   b. Abt 1594, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  Marriage	12 Jan 1614/15	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Mr Thomas Rigg,   b. 1616, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland bur. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Janet Rigg,   b. 1614, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Dec 1682 (Age < 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Johnne Rigg,   b. 1620, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Rigg,   b. 1632, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Mar 1676/77, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Alison Rigg,   b. 1624, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1678 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Johne Rigg,   b. 1613, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1615, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William Rigg,   b. 1615, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 1622, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age < 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Walter Rigg,   b. 1630, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1691, Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Alexander Rigg,   b. 1629, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Rigg,   b. 1622, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Patrick Rigg,   b. 1617, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1654 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F20172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Euphame Monypenny
  Children	1. Katherine Rigg  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 12 Jan 1614/15 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - Abt 1618 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Fined £50,000 scots for his opposition to the introduction of the Perth Articles by James VI. Ordered to be imprisoned in Blackness Castle till the fine was paid - Abt 1619 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Retoured heir to his father - 16 Aug 1619 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Attended the Convention of Estates - 22 Jun 1643 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 20/121.