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James II Stuart Earl van Moray 1531–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1531

Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 21 January 1569

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Margaretha Erskine

Spouse(s): Agnes Keith

Children(s): James Stewart, Margaretha Stuart, Elizabeth Stewart, Annabel Stewart, James Stewart, Son Stewart

In 1531, James II Stuart Earl van Moray entered the world in Midlothian, Scotland, born to James V King Stewart And Margaretha Erskine. James II Stuart Earl van Moray married Agnes Keith, and had children including Annabel Stewart, Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Of Moray Stewart, James 2Nd Earl Of Moray And 2Nd Lord Doune Stewart, James Stewart, Margaretha Stuart, Son Stewart. James II Stuart Earl van Moray passed away in 1569 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1531, James II Stuart Earl van Moray entered the world in Midlothian, Scotland, born to James V King Stewart And Margaretha Erskine.
  • James II Stuart Earl van Moray married Agnes Keith, and had children including Annabel Stewart, Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Of Moray Stewart, James 2Nd Earl Of Moray And 2Nd Lord Doune Stewart, James Stewart, Margaretha Stuart, Son Stewart.
  • James II Stuart Earl van Moray passed away in 1569 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Moray's Ancestors

Self
James Moray
1531–1569
Birth Place: Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James V King Stewart
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (H) Stewart
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ((Baroness of Argyll) Campbell) Hay
1489–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Isabella Campbell
1465–
James Campbell
1473–1531
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503

James Moray's Descendants

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James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray (22 May 1531–21 January 1569) m. Agnes Keith (14 July 1530–16 July 1588)
  1. 1. James (2nd Earl of Moray and 2nd Lord Doune) Stewart 1568–1592 m. Elizabeth (2nd Countess of Moray) Stewart 1565–1591
    1. 1. James (Stuart Earl van) Moray 1585–1638
    2. 2. Jane Monson 1590–1639 m. Sir (Francis) Howard 1585–1651
      1. 1. John Stewart –1659
      2. 2. Charles (Sir) Howard 1615–1672 m. Frances Courthope 1620–1681
        1. 1. Sir (Francis) Howard 1643–1695 m. Philadelphia Pelham 1650–1685
        2. 2. Francis Howard 1642–1642
        3. 3. George Howard 1647–1684
        4. 4. Jane Howard 1645–
      3. 3. James Howard –1610
      4. 4. William Howard 1615–1615
      5. 5. Thomas Howard –1617
      6. 6. Anne Howard 1612–
  2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1570–1585
  3. 3. Elizabeth (2nd Countess of Moray) Stewart 1565–1591 m. James (2nd Earl of Moray and 2nd Lord Doune) Stewart 1568–1592
  4. 4. Annabel Stewart 1567–1571
  5. 5. James Stewart 1564–1591
  6. 6. Son Stewart 1564–

James Moray's Timeline

3 Records

1531
1531
Birth of James II Stuart Earl van Moray in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1531
22 May 1531
Birth of James II Stuart Earl van Moray in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1569
21 January 1569
Age 38
Death of James II Stuart Earl van Moray in Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Schotland
Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Edinburgh
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1531
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1569
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

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