Marjory de Schireham

Marjory de Schireham held office in the customs system of 14th century Scotland. She was Scotland's earliest recorded woman custumar, a collector of the king's customs on certain exports. It was usual for most towns to have two custumars, and so did Dundee where Marjory and Alan de Balmossy were the custumars from 1327 to 1331. In 1326, she received a royal pension for six years, although the reason for this is unknown. After her no female custumars held office until 1513, when several women took up the office following the deaths of their husbands at the Battle of Flodden (9 September 1513).