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Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle 1548–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Dec 1595

Death Location: Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew Avondale

Mother: Agnes Cunningham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stewart

Children(s):

In 1548, Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle entered the world in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Andrew Ii The Good Lord Ochiltree Stewart 2Nd Lord Avondale And Agnes Margaret Cunningham. Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle married Elizabeth Countess Of Arran Stewart. Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle passed away in 1595 in Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle entered the world in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Andrew Ii The Good Lord Ochiltree Stewart 2Nd Lord Avondale And Agnes Margaret Cunningham.
  • Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle married Elizabeth Countess Of Arran Stewart.
  • Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle passed away in 1595 in Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Avondale
1516–1601
Birth Location: Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Cunningham
1516–1557
Birth Location: Pennymore, Argyll, Scotland or Caprington, Riccarton, Ayrshi, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stewart
1549–1622
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Capt. Castle's Ancestors

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Capt. Castle
1548–1595
Birth Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew II "The Good"Lord Ochiltree Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale
1516–1601
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes (Margaret) Cunningham
1516–1557
Pennymore, Argyll, Scotland or Caprington, Riccarton, Ayrshi, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew Stewart II, 1st Lord Ochiltree, 2nd Lord) Avondale
1503–1551
Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1595
5 Dec 1595
Age 47
Death of Capt. James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Capt of Doune Castle in Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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