'Stewart06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Stewart of Albany, Stewart of Avandale (Avondale), Stewart of Burray, Stewart of Fife, Stewart of Methven

                               
Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Regent (b 1339, d 03.09.1420)
m1. Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith (d c1380)
1. Murdach Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and Menteith, Regent (b c1362, d 25.05.1425)
  Murdach and 2 of his sons (and others, including the Earl of Lennox) were beheaded following the restoration of King James I who felt that his imprisonment in England had been deliberately delayed by the Duke and in any event was keen to reduce the power of this family which had grown signficantly during the regency of the 1st Duke.
  m. Isabel, Countess of Lennox (d c1458, dau of Sir Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox)
  A. Robert Stewart, Master of Fife (dvpsp 1421)
  There is disagreement between our sources as to whether or not the House of Avandale (later Ochiltree) descended from Murdach's second son, Walter, or his fourth son, James. BE1883 (Albany) and BE1883 (Avondale) acknowledge that there is "strong evidence" that Walter was the ancestor but nevertheless the former indicates that James was the ancestor. We follow TSP (Albany), TSP (Avandale and Ochiltree), and BP1934 (Castle Stewart).
  B. Sir Walter Stewart of Lennox, Master of Fife (d 24.05.1425)
  p. _ Campbell (possibly dau of Duncan, 1st Lord Campbell)
i. Sir Andrew Stewart, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 1st Lord Avandale or Avondale (d 07.1488)
  ii. Arthur Stewart (dsp)
  iii. Matilda Stewart probably of this generation, possibly of this marriage --
  m. Sir William Edmonstone, 2nd of Duntreath (d 1486) --
  (1) As explained on the Edmonstone page, we show Matilda as daughter of Sir Walter rather than his brother Sir James.
(2) A Matilda Stewart, described as "sister of Lord Evandale", possibly of this generation, is reported to have married Alexander Stewart of Grandtully but none of the sources which investigated the identity of Sir William Edmonstone's wife mentioned anything about her having married before/after.
  p. Janet Erskine (dau of Sir Robert Erskine of that ilk, 1st Lord)
  iv. Walter Stewart, 'Baron of Morphie' (d by 1488)
  m. Elizabeth Arnot (dau of the Laird of Arnot)
a. Alexander Stewart of Avandale (d before 02.06.1489)
  (1) Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avandale (d Flodden, 09.09.1513)
  m. (before 04.02.1499-1500) Margaret Kennedy (dau of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord)
  (A) Andrew Stewart, 3rd Lord Avandale, 1st Lord Ochiltree (d c1548) --
  m. (before 22.08.1515) Margaret Hamilton (b c1496, dau of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran) --
(B) Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (b c1495, d c1551)
  m1. "The Lady Leslie"
  (i) John Stewart, Master of Methven (dvp Pinkie, 10.09.1547)
  m2. Margaret Tudor (b 29.11.1489, d 18.10.1541, dau of Henry VII, King of England)
  m3. Janet Stewart (b 1500, dau of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl)
  (ii) Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven (d 03.03.1571)
  m. Jean Ruthven (d 09.1591, dau of Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord)
  (a) Henry Stewart, 3rd Lord Methven (dsp 01.1585)
  (b) Dorothea Stewart
  m. John Stewart of Campsie
  (iii) Janet Stewart (dsp)
  m. Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll (b by 1546, d 10.09.1584)
(iv) Jean Stewart
  m. (mcrt 17.08.1560) Patrick Wood, younger of Bonnytoun
  (v) Margaret Stewart (d 01.01.1627) --
  m1. (before 09.03.1566-7) Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (dvp before 10.09.1578) --
  m2. Uchtred MacDowell of Garthland (d 1593)
  (vi) Dorothea Stewart
  m. (17.08.1561) William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (b 1541, d 04.05.1584)
  (C) Sir James Stewart of Beath (Beith) (d 28.05.1547)
  m. Margaret Lindsay (dau of John Lindsay, 3rd Lord of the Byres)
  (i) James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune (d 20.07.1590)
  m. (11.01.1563-4) Margaret Campbell (dau of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll)
  (ii) Archibald Stewart of Burray (dsp)
  m. Helen Aichisone
  (iii) Henry Stewart of Buchlyvie
  m. (mcrt 27.01.1566-7) Elizabeth Robertson (dau of John Robertson of Aberdour)
(a) James Stewart of Burray
  m. Janet Macleod (dau of Torquil Macleod of Lewis)
  ((1)) Barbara Stewart
  m. William Stewart of Mains and Burray
  (b)+ other issue - William Stewart, Bernard
  (iv) Marjory Stewart shown here according to TSP (Doune)
  Marjory is also shown on Stewart18 as daughter of Richard Stewart, 3rd Lord Innermeath.
  m1. James Ross of Craigton
  m2. John Lindsay of Dowhill
(v) Margaret Stewart
  m. (mcrt 06.02.1553-4) James Ogilvie of Balfour
  (vi) Elizabeth Stewart --
  m. Sir Robert Crichton of Eliock & Cluny (Lord Advocate) --
  (D) Alexander Stewart
  (E) William Stewart
  m. Isabel Ker
  (F) Barbara Stewart
  m1. (by 1535) Sir James Sinclair of Sanday
  m2. (1541) Roderick MacLeod of Lewes
(G) Agnes Stewart
  m. John Boswell of Auchinleck
  (H) Anne Stewart --
  m. Bartholomew Crawford of Carse --
  b. Elizabeth Stewart
  m. John Mure of Rowallan (d 1501)
  C. Sir Alexander Stewart (d 25.05.1425)
  m. Egidia Douglas (dau of William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale)
  D. Sir James Stewart, 'the Gross', 1st of Baldorran (d 1451 in Ireland)
See the note above about the conflicting reports of the ancestry of the Stewarts of Avandale, etc. We assume that those of the 7 men reported to have been sons of this James in BE1883 (Stewart of Albany) who have not been attributed to his brother Walter are indeed attributable to James (the youngest, James of Baldorran, appears certainly to be so). Matilda, shown by TSP (Albany) and BE1883 as daughter of James, is reported by the Edmonstone records to be Walter's daughter (see above).
  p. ?? Macdonald
  i. James 'Beg' Stewart, 2nd of Baldorran (4th son)
  m. Annabel Buchanan (dau of Patrick Buchanan, 13th of Buchanan)
  ii.+ other issue - Murdoch, Robert, Alexander (d by 1472)
  Various sources show that Sir James had a daughter, Matilda, who we show as daughter of his elder brother Walter.
  E. Isabel Stewart --
  m. Sir Walter Buchanan, 12th of Buchanan --
2. Janet Stewart --
  m. David de Loen or Moubray --
3. Isabel Stewart --
  m1. (before 1398) Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (d 08.05.1402)
  m2. (before 1406) Sir Walter Halyburton of Dirleton --
4. Margaret Stewart --
  m1. Sir John Swinton of Swinton (d Homildon 14.09.1402)
m2. Robert Stewart, 1st Lord of Lorn (d by 1449) --
5. Beatrix Stewart
6. Maria Stewart --
  m. William Abernethy, 6th of Saltoun (d 1420) --
m2. Marietta Keith (d 1449, dau of Sir William Keith, Marischal)
7. John Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (b 1380, d Verneuil 17.08.1424, Constable of France)
  m. Elizabeth Douglas
  A. Margaret Stewart --
  m. (1436) George Seton, 1st Lord --
8. Marjory Stewart --
  m. Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochow, 1st Lord Campbell (d 1453) --
9. Elizabeth Stewart --
  m. (by 28.06.1413) Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld --
10.+ other issue - Andrew (dsp by 1413), Robert (a 1431)

Main source(s):
(1) TSP (Albany), TSP (Avandale and Ochiltree), BP1934 (Castle Stewart)
(2) BE1883 (Albany), BE1883 (Avondale)
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