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Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle 1530–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1530

Birth Location: St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Jun 1582 20 Jul 1588

Death Location: Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Andrew Avondale

Mother: Lady Caprington)

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Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle was born in 1530 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland, the child of Andrew Ii The Good Lord Ochiltree Stewart 2Nd Lord Avondale And Lady Agnes Cunningham Of Caprington. Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle passed away in 1582 in Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle was born in 1530 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland, the child of Andrew Ii The Good Lord Ochiltree Stewart 2Nd Lord Avondale And Lady Agnes Cunningham Of Caprington.
  • Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle passed away in 1582 in Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Avondale
1516–1601
Birth Location: Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Caprington)
1516–1557
Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Capt. Castle's Ancestors

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Capt. Castle
1530–1582
Birth Place: St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Andrew II "The Good"Lord Ochiltree Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale
1516–1601
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Cunningham (of) Caprington)
1516–1557
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
*Sir (Andrew Stewart II, 1st Lord Ochiltree, 2nd Lord) Avondale
1503–1548
Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Stewart
1470–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1472–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1530
22 May 1530
Birth of Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
1582
04 Jun 1582 20 Jul 1588
Age 52
Death of Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle in Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland
Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1530
    Event Place: St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1582 20 Jul 1588
    Event Place: Blakhill Ardgowane, West Lothian, Scotland
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