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Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray 1568–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 February 1592

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Lord Doune

Mother: Margaretha Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Moray

Children(s): Lord Moray, Margaretha Stuart

The story of Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray began in 1568 in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray married Lady Elizabeth Effie Stewart Houston Countess Of Moray, and had children including Lord James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray, Margaretha Stuart. Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray began in 1568 in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray married Lady Elizabeth Effie Stewart Houston Countess Of Moray, and had children including Lord James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray, Margaretha Stuart.
  • Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Moray's Ancestors

Self
Lord Moray
1568–1592
Birth Place: Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord James Stewart Of Doune
1529–1590
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Margaretha Campbell
1550–1597
Loudon, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Gillespic Roy Archibald Campbell, Master of The King's) Household
1508–1558
Inveraray, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Graham
1522–1545
Menteith, Perthshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Colin Campbell
1482–1529
Lady Huntly
1479–1530
William Graham
1489–1544
Margaret Mowbray
1505–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gillespie Argyll
1460–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529

Lord Moray's Descendants

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Lord (James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of) Moray (1568–7 February 1592) m. Lady (Elizabeth (Effie) STEWART Houston, Countess of) Moray (August 1565–18 November 1591)
  1. 1. Lord (James Stewart 3rd Earl of) Moray 1581–1638 m. Anne Gordon 1590–1674
    1. 1. John ((Dr )) Stewart 1625–1701 m. Margaret ((of Coll)) Maclean 1630–1685
      1. 1. Robert ((9th of Appin)) Stewart* 1672–1739
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Stewart 1725–1800
  2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1585–1639

Lord Moray's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
7 February 1592
Age 24
Death of Lord James Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray Earl of Moray in Donibristle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Donibristle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1592
    Event Place: Donibristle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1194
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage 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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