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Alexander Stewart 1527–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 SEP 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Stewart

Mother: Margaret Dunbar

Spouse(s): Katherine Herries

Children(s): Isabel Brown, Alexander Garlies

Alexander Stewart was born in 1527 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Stewart And Margaret Dunbar. Alexander Stewart married Katherine Herries, and had children including Alexander Lord Stewart Van Garlies, Isabel Stewart Brown. Alexander Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Stewart was born in 1527 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Stewart And Margaret Dunbar.
  • Alexander Stewart married Katherine Herries, and had children including Alexander Lord Stewart Van Garlies, Isabel Stewart Brown.
  • Alexander Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Stewart's Ancestors

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Alexander Stewart
1527–1571
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Stewart
1507–1594
Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Margaret Dunbar
1511–1552
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Stewart
1481–1513
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Kennedy
1470–1573
Blairquhan, , , Scotland
Patrick Dunbar
1485–1508
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Margaret Vaus
1479–1540
Barnbarroch, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Stewart
1435–1500
Elizabeth Douglas
1455–
John Kennedy
1436–1508
Elizabeth Gordon
1444–1500
John Dunbar
1445–1503
Patrick Vaux
1449–1528
Mary Kennedy
1449–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1350–1421
Isabelle MacDougall
1355–1435
Archibald Douglas
1410–1486
Euphemia Graham
1408–1468
Gilbert Kennedy
1406–1479
Catherine Maxwell
1408–1484
Alexander Gordon
1410–1470
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
Alexander Westfield
1425–1497
Isabel Sutherland
1436–1505
Robert Vaux
1409–1498
Euphemia Graham
1408–1468

Alexander Stewart's Descendants

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Alexander Stewart (1527–04 SEP 1571) m. Katherine Herries (1533–11 Mar 1593)
  1. 1. Isabel (Stewart) Brown 1508–1694 m. John Hanna 1584–1640
    1. 1. Alexander Hanna* 1630–1683 m. Dorothy 1642–
      1. 1. Robert Hanna 1680–1749 m. Christian Taylyeor 1675–1722
        1. 1. Robert (A) Hannah 1698–1758 m. Elizabeth Brown 1700–1742
  2. 2. Alexander (Lord Stewart van) Garlies 1565–1596

Alexander Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Alexander Stewart in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1571
04 SEP 1571
Age 44
Death of Alexander Stewart in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 SEP 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

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