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John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick 1574–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 3 March 1646

Death Location: Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland

Father: Sir Line)

Mother: Janet m:1561

Spouse(s): Countess Carrick, Elizabeth Howard, Margaret Stuart, Lady Carrick

Children(s): James Lennox, Charles Stewart, Lady Broke, Sir Southwell, Robert Hamilton, Robert Stewart, Christiana Stewart, Johnathon Hamilton, John Traquair, James Stewart, Lady Stewart

In 1574, John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick entered the world in Islands, Orkney, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Stewart Of Strathdon 1St Earl Of Orkney And Lord Of Shetland Prior And Commendator Of Holyrood Abbey My Line And Janet Johanna Kennedy Lady Countess Of Orkney Baroness Campbell M 1561. John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick married Countess Lady Anne Elizabeth Howard Southwell Stewart Countess Of Carrick, Elizabeth Howard, Lady Anne Elizabeth Howard Countess Of Carrick, Margaret Stuart, and had children including Charles Southwell Stewart, Christiana Stewart, James Earl Of Galloway Stewart, James Stewart Of Lennox, John Stewart Earl Of Traquair, Johnathon Stewart Child Of Robert Stewart Child Of Isobel Hamilton, Lady Catherine Southwell Verney Lady Willoughby De Broke, Lady Margaret Stewart, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart Child Of Robert Stewart Jr Child Of Isobel Hamilton, Sir Thomas Southwell. John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick passed away in 1646 in Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland.

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  • In 1574, John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick entered the world in Islands, Orkney, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Stewart Of Strathdon 1St Earl Of Orkney And Lord Of Shetland Prior And Commendator Of Holyrood Abbey My Line And Janet Johanna Kennedy Lady Countess Of Orkney Baroness Campbell M 1561.
  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick married Countess Lady Anne Elizabeth Howard Southwell Stewart Countess Of Carrick, Elizabeth Howard, Lady Anne Elizabeth Howard Countess Of Carrick, Margaret Stuart, and had children including Charles Southwell Stewart, Christiana Stewart, James Earl Of Galloway Stewart, James Stewart Of Lennox, John Stewart Earl Of Traquair, Johnathon Stewart Child Of Robert Stewart Child Of Isobel Hamilton, Lady Catherine Southwell Verney Lady Willoughby De Broke, Lady Margaret Stewart, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart Child Of Robert Stewart Jr Child Of Isobel Hamilton, Sir Thomas Southwell.
  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick passed away in 1646 in Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland.

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John Carrick's Ancestors

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John Carrick
1574–1646
Birth Place: Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Stewart, of Strathdon, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland, Prior and Commendator of Holyrood Abbey, (My Line)
1533–1593
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet (Johanna Kennedy Lady, Countess of Orkney Baroness Campbell,) m:1561
1530–1596
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (of Scotland James V Stewart) Stuart
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Euphemia (mistress of King James V) Elphinstone
1509–1547
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Gilbert Kennedy Earl of) Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Sophia Kennedy) Wallace
1515–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James ⭐️
1473–1513
Margaret Scotland
1489–1541
Gilbert L852-RZY
1500–1551
Lady Dunbar
1495–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
Henry Richmond
1457–1509
Elizabeth ⭐️
1465–1503

John Carrick's Descendants

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John (Stewart 1st Earl of) Carrick (1574–3 March 1646) m. Countess (LADY ANNE ELIZABETH HOWARD (Southwell\Stewart) Countess of) Carrick (3 Mar 1564–31 March 1646) m. Elizabeth Howard (1563–31 March 1646) m. Margaret Stuart (1575–2 August 1669) m. Lady (Anne Elizabeth Howard, Countess of) Carrick (3 March 1564–31 January 1646)
  1. 1. James (Stewart of) Lennox 1600–1679
  2. 2. Charles (Southwell) Stewart 1586–1608
  3. 3. Lady (Catherine Southwell (Verney) Lady Willoughby de) Broke 1593–1657
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas) Southwell 1596–1643
  5. 5. Robert (Stewart Child of Robert Stewart Jr. Child of Isobel) Hamilton 1588–1656
  6. 6. Robert Stewart 1600–1656
  7. 7. Christiana Stewart 1580–1676
  8. 8. Johnathon (Stewart Child Of Robert Stewart Child of Isobel) Hamilton 1590–1659
  9. 9. John (Stewart Earl of) Traquair 1590–1659
  10. 10. James (Earl of Galloway) Stewart 1600–1679
  11. 11. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1605–1631

John Carrick's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick in Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Islands, Orkney, Scotland
1646
3 March 1646
Age 72
Death of John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick in Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland
Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Islands, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1646
    Event Place: Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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