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David Stewart 1520 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1556

Death Location: Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Archibald Stewart

Mother: Princess cousin)

Spouse(s): Janet Cunningham

Children(s): John Castlemilk

The story of David Stewart began in 1520 in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. David Stewart married Janet Cunningham, and had children including John Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of Castlemilk. David Stewart passed away in 1556 in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Stewart began in 1520 in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • David Stewart married Janet Cunningham, and had children including John Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of Castlemilk.
  • David Stewart passed away in 1556 in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Stewart
1500 – 1525
Birth Location: Scotland
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Princess cousin)
1499 – 1530
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, / Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Cunningham
1520 – 1591
Birth Location: Edinburg, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC

Children(s)

John Castlemilk
1543 – 1598
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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David Stewart's Ancestors

Self
David Stewart
1520 – 1556
Birth Place: Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Henry Stewart
1500 – 1525
Scotland
Princess (Margaret Jane Stewart Maxwell (distant) cousin)
1499 – 1530
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, / Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Stewart's Descendants

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David Stewart (1520 – 1556) m. Janet Cunningham (1520 – 20 April 1591)
  1. 1. John (Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of) Castlemilk (1543 – 18 August 1598) m. Margaret Maxwell (1539 – 16 November 1622)
    1. 1. Sir (Archibald Baronet Blackhall Ardgowan) Stewart (about 1589 – 08 Mar 1665) m. Margaret Blair (1596 – 30 Jul 1622)
      1. 1. Johne Stewart (1620 – 06/1685) m. Janet Graham (1610 – 1685)
        1. 1. James Stewart (1653 – 28/09/1725) m. Catharine (Catherine) Rutherford (Abt 1654 – Deceased)

David Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of David Stewart in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1556
1556
Age 36
Death of David Stewart in Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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