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John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl 1440–1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1440

Birth Location: Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Sep 1512

Death Location: Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Joan Beaufort

Spouse(s): Lady Sinclair

Children(s): Elspeth Stewart

John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl was born in 1440 in Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of James Stewart And Joan Beaufort. John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl married Lady Eleanor Sinclair, and had children including Elspeth Elizabeth Stewart. John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl passed away in 1512 in Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle.

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Biography

  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl was born in 1440 in Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of James Stewart And Joan Beaufort.
  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl married Lady Eleanor Sinclair, and had children including Elspeth Elizabeth Stewart.
  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl passed away in 1512 in Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Stewart
1383–1451
Birth Location: –
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Joan Beaufort
1404–1445
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Lady Sinclair
1457–1518
Birth Location: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
LS

Children(s)

Elspeth Stewart
1474–1564
Birth Location: Balveny, Fife, Scotland
ES

John Atholl's Ancestors

Self
John Atholl
1440–1512
Birth Place: Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Beaufort
1404–1445
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
John (Beaufort) Plantaganet
1373–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margaret Holland Duchess of) Clarence
1385–1439
Up Holland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lancaster
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster
1350–1403
Thomas Kent
1350–1397
Alice FitzAlan
1350–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa Hainaut
1314–1369
Richard FitzAlan
1313–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

John Atholl's Descendants

1.
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John (Stewart 1st Earl of) Atholl (12 Oct 1440–15 Sep 1512) m. Lady (Eleanor) Sinclair (19 Apr 1457–21 March 1518)
  1. 1. Elspeth (Elizabeth) Stewart 1474–1564 m. Sir (Robert 2nd Earl Innermarky HAINES) INNES 1470–1551
    1. 1. Janet (Haines) Innes 1530–1576 m. William (Leslie 4th Baron of) Wardis 1526–1602
      1. 1. James (Leslie of) Milton 1552–1620 m. Magdalen Erskine 1557–1618
        1. 1. James Leslie 1600–1689 m. Isabella Conyngham 1620–

John Atholl's Timeline

2 Records

1440
12 Oct 1440
Birth of John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl in Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland
Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland
1512
15 Sep 1512
Age 72
Death of John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl in Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle
Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1440
    Event Place: Duffyown, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1512
    Event Place: Roxbury Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Killed In Battle At The Seige of the Castle
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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