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Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland 1525 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1525

Birth Location: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 APR 1579

Death Location: KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND

Father: Sir Stewart

Mother: Princess Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Atholl)

Children(s): Lady Stewart

In 1525, Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Stewart and Princess Margaret Tudor Lindsay Stewart. Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Gordon (Countess Atholl), and had children including Lady Elizabeth Stewart. Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Stewart and Princess Margaret Tudor Lindsay Stewart.
  • Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Gordon (Countess Atholl), and had children including Lady Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stewart
1506 – 1544
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Scotland
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Princess Stewart
1500 – 1577
Birth Location: Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Atholl)
1530 – 1557
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Stewart
1555 – 1622
Birth Location: Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Sir Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Sir Scotland
1525 – 1579
Birth Place: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Stewart
1506 – 1544
Beath, Fife, Scotland
Princess (Margaret Tudor Lindsay) Stewart
1500 – 1577
Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick (Lindsay, 4th Laird van) Byres
1439 – 1526
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Isabella) Pitcairn
1456 – 1526
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Scotland's Descendants

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Sir (John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of) Scotland (abt 1525 – 24 APR 1579) m. Lady (Elizabeth Gordon (Countess) Atholl) (1530 – 1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart (About 1555 – Jun 1622) m. Hugh (Fraser, Lord Fraser of) Lovat (1544 – 1576) m. John (Johnstone 2nd Baron) Newbie (About 1525 – 27 Jan 1584)
    1. 1. Simon (6th Lord Lovat) Fraser (7 Apr 1569 – 3 Apr 1633) m. Margaret (Jean Agnes Stewart) \Stewart-Fraser\Frazier (1573 – 1 Jul 1622)
      1. 1. Sir (Simon) Fraser\Frazier (1589 – 1596)
      2. 2. Thomas (Fraser of) Lovat (1590 – 20 Nov 1630)
      3. 3. HUGH Fraser\Frazier (Sep 1590 – 16 Feb 1646)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Frazier (1593 – 22 Dec 1651)
      5. 5. Samuel (Maxwell Frazee \) Frazier (1596 – 1695)
      6. 6. Lady (Margaret Fraser\Frazier-van) Lovat-Arbuthnet\Arbuthnot\Arbuthnott-Ray-Haldane, (1597 – 22 Dec 1651-1663) m. Sir (Robert Arbuthnet\Arbuthnot\Arbuthnott, 10th Laird of) Arbuthnott (1595 – 15 Mar 1633) m. John (Thomas (11th Baron of Gleneagles)) Haldane (1601 – 3 Mar 1653)
        1. 1. Margaret Fraser\Frazier-Arbuthnott\Arbuthnot (1606 – 1701)
        2. 2. Jane Arbuthnott\Arbuthnot (1609 – 1700)
        3. 3. Lady (Jean Janet) ARBUTHNOTT\Arbuthnot\Arbuthnet (1618 – 1700)
        4. 4. Annes Arbuthnot\Arbuthnott (1620 – )
        5. 5. Sir (Andrew) ARBUTHNOTT\Arbuthnot\Arbuthnet (1621 – 10 Oct 1655)
        6. 6. Robert ((Sir)) Arbuthnott\Arbuthnot (abt 1617 – 10 Oct 1655)
        7. 7. Sir (Alexander) Arbuthnott\Arbuthnot\Arbuthnet (1626 – 3 Sep 1650)
        8. 8. Mungo (Thomas (13th of Gleneagles) Haldane of Gleneagles) Pass (10 Mar 1635 – 01 MAY 1685) m. Anne Grant (1640 – 1682)
        9. 9. Patrick Haldane\Halden (1637 – May 1686)
      7. 7. Anne Fraser\Frazier (1598 – 1606)
      8. 8. Jean Fraser\Frazier (1603 – )
      9. 9. Thomas Fraser\Frazier (1606 – 20 May 1613)
      10. 10. Sir (James Frase\Frazier Governor of) inverness (4 Jun 1612 – 12 June 1649)
      11. 11. Simon Fraser\Frazier (1617 – 20 Jul 1690)
      12. 12. Mary (Lovat) Fraser (1617 – 22 December 1646)
    2. 2. Peter Johnstone (Before 1560 – Jul 06 1584) m. Jonet Wood (Before 1560 – 06 Jul 1584) m. Ann Henderson (Before 1560 – )
      1. 1. Johnne Johnstoun (1580 – 14 October 1602**) m. Margaret Hacketstoun (1580** – )
        1. 1. Elspeth Johnstone (1610 – 1661) m. Andrew Culbertson (31 May 1612 – 26 Apr 1644)

Sir Scotland's Timeline

3 Records

1525
abt 1525
Birth of Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1579
24 April 1579
Age 54
Death of Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland in Kincardine Castle,Auchterarder,Perth,Scotland
Kincardine Castle,Auchterarder,Perth,Scotland
1579
24 APR 1579
Age 54
Death of Sir John IV Stewart 4th Earl of Atholl Chancellor of Scotland in KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND
KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1525
    Event Place: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine Castle,Auchterarder,Perth,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 APR 1579
    Event Place: KINCARDINE CASTLE, near AUCHTERANDER, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND
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