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

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 March 1646

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

Father: Robert Orkney

Mother: Janet Kennedy

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In 1574, John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney And Janet Cassillis Kennedy. John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick passed away in 1646 in Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1574, John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney And Janet Cassillis Kennedy.
  • John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick passed away in 1646 in Carrick, Orkney Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (between February 14, 1533 and June 04, 1533)
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Janet Kennedy
1540–1598
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Carrick's Ancestors

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John Carrick
1574–1646
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van Orkney
1533–1592
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (between February 14, 1533 and June 04, 1533)
Janet (Cassillis) Kennedy
1540–1598
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (King Of Scotland) I
1512–1542
Linlithgow, Palace, Scotland
Euphemia (Elphinstone Queen of Scotland, Mistress of King James) V
1509–1564
Elphinstone, East-Lothian, Scotland
Gilbert Kennedy
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Margery (Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1596
Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Lord I
1480–1513
Elisabeth Barlow
1485–1518
Gilbert Cassillis
1485–1527
Isabel Campbell
1489–1553
Alexander Kennedy
1491–1551
Lady Dunbar
1495–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James III,
1450–1488
Margeret Scotland
1469–1486
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Sir Cassilis
1463–1513
Lady Borthwick
1465–1516

John Carrick's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of John Stewart 1st Earl of Carrick in Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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: Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 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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