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Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll 1520–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1520

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Apr 1565

Death Location: possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Sir Lennox

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): WILLIAM Erroll, John husband

Children(s): Lady Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Alexander Sutherland

In 1520, Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Grandson Henry Married Mary Queen Of Scots Knight Of Lennox And Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox. Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll married John The Good Earl Gordon 11Th Earl Of Sutherland 2Nd Husband, William Hay 6Th Earl Of Erroll, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Alexander I Gordon Knight Of Dunrobin 12Th Earl Of Sutherland, Lady Margaret Gordon. Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll passed away in 1565 in possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • In 1520, Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Grandson Henry Married Mary Queen Of Scots Knight Of Lennox And Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll married John The Good Earl Gordon 11Th Earl Of Sutherland 2Nd Husband, William Hay 6Th Earl Of Erroll, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Alexander I Gordon Knight Of Dunrobin 12Th Earl Of Sutherland, Lady Margaret Gordon.
  • Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll passed away in 1565 in possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Erroll's Ancestors

Self
Lady Erroll
1520–1565
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, grandson Henry married Mary Queen of Scots, knight of Lennox
1490–1526
Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew (Stuart, 2nd Earl of) Lennox
1460–1513
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Hamilton, Countess of) Lennox
1473–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1428–1495
Margaret Lennox
1436–1493
James Arran
1410–1479
Marjory Hamilton
1430–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan d'Aubigny
1408–1439
Catherine Dunbar
1410–1478
Sir Montgomerie
1404–1452
Elizabeth Hepburn
1408–1457
James Cazow
1398–1441
Janet Arran
1399–1457
James Scots
1430–1460
Mary Scotland
1433–1463

Lady Erroll's Descendants

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Lady (Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland &) Erroll (25 Nov 1520–5 Apr 1565) m. WILLIAM (Hay, 6th Earl of) Erroll (1520–11 Apr 1541) m. John ("The Good Earl' Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland, 2nd) husband (1526–23 June 1567)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1539–1607 m. Sir (William Douglas of) Hawick 1541–1572
    1. 1. Janet Douglas 1560–1624 m. Sir (James Murray of) Cockpool 1548–1620
      1. 1. Margaret (Murray of) Cockpool 1593–1701 m. Sir (Robert Grierson, Scot Parliament member: MP Lord Lag, 10th Unrecognized Chief of Clan) Grierson 1598–1654
        1. 1. Lady (Nicola) Grierson 1625–1653 m. James (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Galloway 1610–1671
        2. 2. Lancelot (Grierson) Lag 1629–1697
        3. 3. Gilbert Grierson 1627–1661
        4. 4. Sir (Rodger) Grierson 1628–1690
        5. 5. William Grierson 1626–1665
    2. 2. James Douglas 1559–1615 m. Lady (Maria Margaret Fleming, Countess of Douglas Fleming) Bothwell 1563–1635
      1. 1. Sir (William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig 1582–1640
      2. 2. Sir (William Douglas, 9th lord of Drumlanrig, 1st Earl of) Queensbury 1585–1638
      3. 3. William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton 1584–1648
  2. 2. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
  3. 3. Alexander (I Gordon, Knight of Dunrobin, 12th Earl of) Sutherland 1552–1594

Lady Erroll's Timeline

2 Records

1520
25 Nov 1520
Birth of Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1565
5 Apr 1565
Age 45
Death of Lady Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland & Erroll in possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1520
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1565
    Event Place: possibly poisoned, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

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