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James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray 1564–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 February 1592

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Doune

Mother: Margaretha Campbell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stewart, Anna Denmark

Children(s): Margaret Howard, James Stewart

The story of James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray began in 1564 in Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray married Anna Denmark, Elizabeth Stewart, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, James Stewart, Margaret Stuart Howard, Mary Stewart. James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  • The story of James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray began in 1564 in Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray married Anna Denmark, Elizabeth Stewart, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, James Stewart, Margaret Stuart Howard, Mary Stewart.
  • James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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James Moray's Ancestors

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James Moray
1564–1592
Birth Place: Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Lord Stuart van Doune 2nd of Doune
1535–1590
Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Campbell
1545–1572
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (John VI Lindsay, Earl, Judge and Baron, 5th Lord of The) Byres
1502–1563
Byres, Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Archibald ((4th Earl of Argyll)) Campbell
1508–1558
Carrick, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Contess (Margaret) Graham
1522–1548
Menteith, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Graham
1495–1544
Margaret
1500–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Moray's Descendants

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James (Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of) Moray (1564–7 February 1592) m. Elizabeth Stewart (August 1565–25 Feb 1592) m. Anna Denmark (1574–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Stuart) Howard 1583–1639 m. Lord (High Admiral Charles Howard, 2nd Baron of Effingham, 1st Earl of) Nottingham) 1536–1624
    1. 1. James Howard 1608–1610
    2. 2. Charles (Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, 4th) Baron 1610–1681
    3. 3. Thomas Howard –1617
  2. 2. James Stewart 1581–1638

James Moray's Timeline

2 Records

1564
1564
Birth of James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray in Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
7 February 1592
Age 28
Death of James Stewart the Bonny Earl Earl of Moray Earl of Moray in Donibristle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Donibristle, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Castle Stewart, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 346
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3240519
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1029.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Clan Campbell

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1592
    Event Place: Donibristle, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1194
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 346
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3240519
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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