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Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart 1534–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1607

Death Location: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Sir Traquair

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Katherine Rutherford, Janet KNOX, Lady Rutherford

Children(s): Marion Stewart, John Bothwell, Sir Schillinglaw, Sir Traiquar, Janet Stewart

Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart was born in 1534 in Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Willem William Laird Van Traquair Stewart Liard Van Traquair And Lady Christine Elizabeth Hay Van Culross Baroness Winton Van Yester Stewart. Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart married Janet Knox, Katherine Rutherford, Lady Catherine Rutherford, and had children including Janet Lady Of Dawyk Kerr Stewart Royal House Of Stewart, John Francis Stewart 5Th Earl Of Bothwell, Marion Stewart, Sir John 4Th Earl Of Atholl Stewart Lord Van Traiquar, Sir Robert Stewart Of Schillinglaw. Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart passed away in 1607 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart was born in 1534 in Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Willem William Laird Van Traquair Stewart Liard Van Traquair And Lady Christine Elizabeth Hay Van Culross Baroness Winton Van Yester Stewart.
  • Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart married Janet Knox, Katherine Rutherford, Lady Catherine Rutherford, and had children including Janet Lady Of Dawyk Kerr Stewart Royal House Of Stewart, John Francis Stewart 5Th Earl Of Bothwell, Marion Stewart, Sir John 4Th Earl Of Atholl Stewart Lord Van Traiquar, Sir Robert Stewart Of Schillinglaw.
  • Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart passed away in 1607 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Stewart's Ancestors

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Lord Stewart
1534–1607
Birth Place: Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Willem William Laird Van Traquair Stewart Liard van Traquair
1506–1548
Traquair, Peebles Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Christine Elizabeth Hay, van Culross, Baroness Winton, van Yester,) Stewart
1510–1548
Culross Castle, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (IV) Stewart
1473–1513
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catharina (Catherine) Rutherford) Tudor
1488–1505
Rutherford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (II Hay Laird Van) Yester
1450–1513
Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
Elizabeth Mackdowal-Crichton
1465–1524
Ayr, Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Philip Rutherfurd
1462–1493
Lady Kerr
1476–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Stewart's Descendants

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Lord (James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair) Stewart (1534–9 Mar 1607) m. Katherine Rutherford (1538–26 Feb 1606) m. Janet KNOX (1536–1610) m. Lady (Catherine) Rutherford (1536–28 Feb 1606)
  1. 1. Marion Stewart 1564–1625 m. William (Covenanter Fram) (Sir) 1554–1604
    1. 1. Johnne Frame 1582–1645 m. Eupham ("Elspet) Johnnestoun 1575–1646 m. Elspit Rychesoun 1582– m. Euphame Johnestoun 1584–1646
      1. 1. Alexander Frame 1609–1680 m. Catherine Kerr 1608–1675
        1. 1. John Frame 1637–1710 m. Helen (Harrine) Frame 1637–1687
  2. 2. John (Francis Stewart 5th Earl of) Bothwell 1570–1607
  3. 3. Sir (Robert Stewart of) Schillinglaw 1550–1623
  4. 4. Sir (John, 4th Earl of Atholl, Stewart Lord van) Traiquar 1563–1595
  5. 5. Janet ('Lady of Dawyk'' Kerr Stewart Royal House of) Stewart 1555–1606

Lord Stewart's Timeline

5 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart in Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1539
07 Feb 1539
Age 5
Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart was married
None
1550
ABT 1550
Age 16
Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart was married in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1554
1554
Age 20
Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart was married in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1607
9 Mar 1607
Age 73
Death of Lord James\Stuart VI Laird Van Traquair Stewart in Traquiar Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquiar Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Traquair Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1539

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1550
    Event Place: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Blackhall, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: SE Mpls
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; pid=165619534

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1607
    Event Place: Traquiar Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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