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John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland 1527–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1579

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: John Atholl

Mother: Grizel Rattray

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Atholl

Children(s): Lady Campbell

John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland was born in 1527 in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Atholl And Grizel Rattray. John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland married Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Campbell. John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland was born in 1527 in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Atholl And Grizel Rattray.
  • John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland married Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Campbell.
  • John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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John Scotland's Ancestors

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John Scotland
1527–1579
Birth Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl
1507–1542
Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grizel Rattray
1507–1542
Rattray Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stewart, 2nd Earl of) Atholl
1475–1513
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Mary Campbell, Countness of) Atholl
1480–1546
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Scotland
1439–1512
Beatrix Douglas
1430–1473
Archibald Campbell
1460–1513
1440–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lorn
1399–1451
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Archibald Douglas
1390–1439
Lady Graham
1408–1468
Sir IV
1433–1493
Lady Argyll
1437–1510
John Lennox
1428–1495
Margaret Lennox
1436–1493

John Scotland's Descendants

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John (Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of) Scotland (1527–24 Apr 1579) m. Elizabeth (Gordon, Countess of) Atholl (1530–1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Stewart, Baroness) Campbell 1554–1585 m. Donald (Robertson, 13th of Struan, 9th Chief of Clan) Donnachaidh 1550–
    1. 1. Robert (Robertson, 14th of Struan, 10th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh, from) O'Tullybelton 1580–1636 m. Agnes MacDonald 1585–1634
      1. 1. Mary (of Clan) Donnachaidh 1609–1692 m. George Robertson 1617–1690
        1. 1. William (Penn Bennett) Robertson 1637–1698 m. Nancy (Nanse Bennett) Bennet 1637–1692 m. Agnes Kelley 1636–1698
        2. 2. Rev. (William) Robertson\Roberson\Robinson 1620–1708
        3. 3. Daniel Robins 1627–1714
      2. 2. Alexander (Robertson, 15th of Struan, \11th Chief (Laird) of Clan) Donnachaidh 1608–1639
      3. 3. Captain (Donald Robertson, Tutor of) Struan 1598–1662

John Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1579
24 Apr 1579
Age 52
Death of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland in Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland
Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 169209
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1210
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 169209
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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