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Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart 1525–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1579

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Atholl,Stewart)

Mother: Lady RATTRAY

Spouse(s): Lady Dunottar

Children(s): Lady Stewart

Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart was born in 1525 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart Sir 3Rd Earl Of Atholl Stewart And Lady Grizel Countess Of Atholl Rattray De Rattray. Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart married Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Atholl Dunottar, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Stewart. Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart passed away in 1579 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart was born in 1525 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart Sir 3Rd Earl Of Atholl Stewart And Lady Grizel Countess Of Atholl Rattray De Rattray.
  • Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart married Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Atholl Dunottar, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart passed away in 1579 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Stewart's Ancestors

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Sir Stewart
1525–1579
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart (Sir, 3rd Earl of Atholl,Stewart)
1507–1542
Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Grizel Countess of Atholl RATTRAY de) RATTRAY
1506–1542
Craighall Castle, Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Stewart
1770–1852
Irwine, Ayr
Ann Stewart
1793–1868
Mauchline, Ayrshire
John Rattray
1475–1513
Elisabeth Kennedy
1480–1570
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1743–1809
Mary Young
–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis STEWART
1704–1779
Grizel RICHMOND
1733–1764

Sir Stewart's Descendants

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Sir (John 4th Earl Atholl) Stewart (1525–24 Apr 1579) m. Lady (Elizabeth Gordon Countess of Atholl) Dunottar (1530–1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1550–1622 m. Sir (Archibald) Campbell 1545–1640
    1. 1. Isabell Campbell 1603–1663 m. Col (.\Lord Gilbert Kennedy III, 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1593–1627
      1. 1. Hugh (Kennedy) Physician 1626–1685 m. Mary (Sophia) UPTON 1620–1687
        1. 1. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700 m. Robert Dickson 1630–1700

Sir Stewart's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1557
1 April 1557
Age 32
Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart was married in Castle Rankine, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Rankine, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
24 Apr 1579
Age 54
Death of Sir John 4th Earl Atholl Stewart in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 April 1557
    Event Place: Castle Rankine, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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