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Sir William Stewart 1538–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Mary Lorraine

Spouse(s): Catherine Payne

Children(s): Elizabeth Stewart, Sir Steward

The story of Sir William Stewart began in 1538 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Sir William Stewart married Catherine Payne, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, Sir Thomas Steward. Sir William Stewart passed away in 1594 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Stewart began in 1538 in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Stewart married Catherine Payne, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, Sir Thomas Steward.
  • Sir William Stewart passed away in 1594 in Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Sir Stewart's Ancestors

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Sir Stewart
1538–1594
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James V King of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Queen Guise DE) Lorraine
1515–1560
Luc, Pyrénées Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
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Sir Stewart's Descendants

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Sir (William) Stewart (1538–1594) m. Catherine Payne (28 October 1545–18 November 1654)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1565–1654 m. Robert Cromwell 1560–1617
    1. 1. Oliver Cromwell 1599–1658 m. Elizabeth Bourchier 1594–1665
      1. 1. Richard Cromwell 1626–1712
      2. 2. Mary Belasyse 1637–1713
      3. 3. Frances Russell 1638–1720
      4. 4. Elizabeth Claypoole 1629–1658
      5. 5. Bridget Fleetwood 1624–1662
      6. 6. Henry Cromwell 1628–1674
      7. 7. Robert Cromwell 1621–1639
    2. 2. Jane Desborough 1606–1656
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Steward 1565–

Sir Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Sir William Stewart in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1594
1594
Age 56
Death of Sir William Stewart in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ely, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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