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James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland 1243–1309 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1243

Birth Location: Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 JULY 1309

Death Location: Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Scotland

Mother: Beatrix DeAngus

Spouse(s): Egidia Burgh, Cecilia Dunbar, Egidia Burgh, Egidia DeBurgh

Children(s): Walter Scotland, Mary Stewart

The story of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland began in 1243 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland married Cecilia Dunbar, Egidia De Burgh, Egidia Deburgh, Egidia Giles De Burgh, and had children including Mary Stewart, Walter Stewart 6Th High Steward Scotland. James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland passed away in 1309 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland began in 1243 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland married Cecilia Dunbar, Egidia De Burgh, Egidia Deburgh, Egidia Giles De Burgh, and had children including Mary Stewart, Walter Stewart 6Th High Steward Scotland.
  • James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland passed away in 1309 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Scotland
1180–1241
Birth Location: Paisley,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
WS
Beatrix DeAngus
1184–1270
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
BD

Spouses(s)

Egidia Burgh
1227–1294
Birth Location: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
EB
Cecilia Dunbar
1263–1327
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
CD
Egidia Burgh
1263–1327
Birth Location: Ulster, , , Ireland
EB
Egidia DeBurgh
1243–1294
Birth Location: of Ulster, Ireland
ED

Children(s)

Walter Scotland
1292–1326
Birth Location: Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
WS
Mary Stewart
1295–1360
Birth Location: Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
MS

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1243–1309
Birth Place: Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Stewart 3rd High Steward of Scotland
1180–1241
Paisley,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Beatrix DeAngus
1184–1270
Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
Grandparents
Alan (FitzWalter Stewart 2nd High Steward of) Scotland
1107–1174
Paisley Abbey,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Margaret Degalloway
1130–1182
East Ayrshire, Scotland
Gille (Christ) deAngus
1154–1211
Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
Marjory (Princess of) Scotland
1152–1201
,Forfarshire,Angus,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Alan
1105–1177
Eschyna Molle
1125–1209
Earl Gilchrist
1124–1207
De Dunbar
1124–1154
Henry Northumberland
1114–1152
Ana Warrene
1120–1178
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan Baron
1078–1114
Aveline Hesding
1081–1126
Thomas Londoniis
1077–1191
DeMolle
1085–1147
David Schotland
1080–1153
Mathilde Huntingdon
1074–1131
William Warenne
1081–1138
Elisabeth Leicester
1081–1131

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (Stewart 5th High Steward of) Scotland (1243–16 JULY 1309) m. Egidia (De) Burgh (1227–1294) m. Cecilia Dunbar (1263–26 OCTOBER 1327) m. Egidia (Giles De) Burgh (1263–26 OCTOBER 1327) m. Egidia DeBurgh (1243–1294)
  1. 1. Walter (Stewart 6th High Steward) Scotland 1292–1326 m. Egidia (De) Burgh 1263–1327 m. Marjorie (Bruce Princess daughter of Robert I Bruce King of) Scotland 1306–1316 m. Alice Erskine 1292–1309 m. Isabel (de) Graham 1298–1325
    1. 1. Robert (King of Scots first House of Stewart monarch) II 1316–1390 m. Marion Cardny 1318–1334 m. Margaret Graham 1328–1389 m. Eupheme Lindsay 1360–1415 m. Eupheme (Leslie De) Ross 1333–1387 m. Leitch 1320–1380 m. Mariot 1360– m. Euphemia (Leslie Ross) Queen 1320–1387 m. Elizabeth (Mure) Muir 1320–1355
      1. 1. Lord (of) Badenoch 1343–1404 m. Euphemia Ross 1352–1395 m. Eupheme (Leslie De) Ross 1333–1387 m. Joanna Turnbull 1347–1381 m. Janet (DeKeith Lady Countess) Ross 1351–1421 m. Janet Keith 1360–1403 m. Isabel Douglas 1360–1408 m. Margaret, (Mariot Atheyn filia Athyn) Mackay 1356–1410
        1. 1. Janet (Darnley) Stewart 1428–1492 m. Thomas (LORD Worm Slayer De) SOMERVILLE 1370–1444 m. Thomas (De Somerville) Sir 1420–1482
        2. 2. Margaret (Stewart) Countess 1373–1439 m. Robert (Sutherland Sir 6th Earl of) Sutherland 1347–1427
        3. 3. William (Stewart Sir of Jedworth and) Teviotdale 1356–1402 m. Isabel Oliver 1360–1420
      2. 2. David Stewart 1356–1390 m. Eupheme Lindsay 1360–1415
        1. 1. Euphemia 1384–1434 m. Patrick (Lord Graham van Kincardine) II 1350–1413 m. Sir (Patrick) Graham 1365–1412
      3. 3. Robert (III John Stewart King of Scotland Earl of) Carrick 1337–1406 m. Muriella (Stewart) Keith 1351–1449 m. Annabella (Drummond Stewart) Scotland 1350–1401 m. Margaret (Countess Menteith) Graham 1334–1372 m. Margaret Murdoch 1336–1357
        1. 1. Princess (Elizabeth Stewart of) Scotland 1378–1411 m. William (1st Lord Drumlanrig) Douglas 1375–1427
        2. 2. Elizabeth--*Lady (of Dalkeith, Gifford) * 1387–1411 m. James (II) Douglas 1386–1443
        3. 3. Scotland (James I) I 1394–1437 m. Joan (Beaufort Queen Consort of) Scotland 1402–1440
        4. 4. Sir (John (The Leper) Stewart 2nd Liard of Lorn and) Innermeath 1400–1463 m. Florence ((Flora) Fingula Ross Mac-Donald, Lady) Stewart 1425–1463 m. Margaret DeBeaumont 1418– m. Florence MacDonald 1439–1463 m. Isabelle MacLaren 1430–1463 m. Agnes MacDonald 1415–1466 m. Johanna Stewart 1397– m. Isabel MacDougal 1408–1466
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stewart 1387–1411 m. James Douglas 1350–1420 m. Michael Mercer 1379–1439
        6. 6. Isabel Stuart 1360–1385 m. David (Murray Sir VI of) Tullibardine 1359–1446 m. James Douglas 1358–1388
      4. 4. Catherine Stewart 1362–1446 m. David (Lindsay Sir First Earl of) Crawford 1360–1406 m. Robert (First) Logan 1360–1439
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsay 1391–1452 m. Robert ((Sir)) Erskine 1368–1452
      5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1363–1417 m. John (De) Yle 1345–1400
        1. 1. Donald Ile 1384–1440 m. Mariota Leslie 1386–1435
      6. 6. Walter (Atholl) Stewart 1360–1437 m. Margaret Barclay 1362–1404
        1. 1. Marion 1385–1449 m. John (Forrester of Corstorphine Sir) II –1448 m. John Forrester 1390–1448 m. John (Stewart Sir) Garlies 1382–1424
      7. 7. Sir (John Lord Lorn) Stewart 1355–1421 m. Isabel (MacDougall Lady de) Ergadia 1362–1439 m. Isabel (Argyll) Dougall 1370– m. Elizabeth Graham 1370–1372
        1. 1. Isabel (Lady of Perth Perthshire) Stewart 1385–1410 m. David (Murray Sir VI of) Tullibardine 1359–1446
        2. 2. James Stewart 1383–1451 m. Joan (Countess of Wessex) Beaufort 1379–1445 m. Joan (Beaufort Queen Consort of) Scotland 1402–1440
  2. 2. Mary Stewart 1295–1360 m. Henry (de Wardlaw Lord of) Wilton 1293–1368 m. John Graham 1302–1347 m. John Murray 1306–1333
    1. 1. Andrew Wardlaw 1365–1375 m. Christian Valonils 1335–
      1. 1. Henry (Wardlaw 5th Lord of) Wilton, 1356–1458 m. Christian Lauder 1420–1420
        1. 1. Henry (Wardlaw 6th Lord of) Wilton 1410–1475 m. Margaret Oliphant 1435–1471 m. Margaret Oliphant 1410–
    2. 2. Henry Wardlaw 1318–1398 m. Margaret Halkett 1323–1390
      1. 1. William Wardlaw 1340–1417 m. Margaret (de) Wardlaw 1345–1420

James Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1243
1243
Birth of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1243
1243
Birth of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1309
16 JULY 1309
Age 66
Death of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1309
16 JULY 1309
Age 66
Death of James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1243
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1243
    Event Place: Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JULY 1309
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JULY 1309
    Event Place: Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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