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Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl 1560–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Feb 1591-1592

Death Location: Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Father: Robert Stuart

Mother: Jean Kennedy

Spouse(s): Mariorie Stewart, Elizabeth Moray

Children(s): John Traquair

Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl was born in 1560 in Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, the child of Robert Stuart And Jean Janet Kennedy. Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl married Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Moray, Margaret Lyon Stuart Stewart, Mariorie Anderson Stuart Stewart, and had children including John Stewart Earl Of Traquair. Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl passed away in 1591 in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland.

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  • Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl was born in 1560 in Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, the child of Robert Stuart And Jean Janet Kennedy.
  • Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl married Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Moray, Margaret Lyon Stuart Stewart, Mariorie Anderson Stuart Stewart, and had children including John Stewart Earl Of Traquair.
  • Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl passed away in 1591 in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland.

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Sir Earl's Ancestors

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Sir Earl
1560–1591
Birth Place: Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Parents
Robert Stuart
1533–1580
Cultmalindie, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Jean (Janet) Kennedy
1537–1598
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
King (James V of Scotland Stewart Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of) Carrick,
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V
1515–1572
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Sir (Gilbert Kennedy Earl of) Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margery Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
King Belt
1473–1513
Princess Scotland
1489–1541
Lord Scotland
1480–1513
Elizabeth Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
Gilbert Cassillis
1485–1527
Isabelle Campbell
1490–1530
Mary Campbell
1495–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1452–1488
King Ireland
1457–1509
Elizabeth Scotland
1465–1503
Sir Cassillius
1463–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1465–
Janet Stewart
1460–1535

Sir Earl's Descendants

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Sir (James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie) Earl (1560–7 Feb 1591-1592) m. Mariorie (Anderson Stuart) Stewart (–6 Apr 1612) m. Elizabeth (Stewart Countess of) Moray (Aug 1565–18 Nov 1591)
  1. 1. John (Stewart Earl of) Traquair –1659

Sir Earl's Timeline

4 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl in Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1591
7 Feb 1591-1592
Age 31
Death of Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl in Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1773
31 Oct 1773
Age 213
Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl was baptized in Dull,Perth,Scotland
Dull,Perth,Scotland
1850
16 Jan 1850
Age 290
Sir James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie Earl was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Graemesay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1773
    Event Place: Dull,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1850
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P85JNA3011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1591-1592
    Event Place: Eday, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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