BUTE STEWART SHERRIFFS

 

This group of files was compiled for all those who have tested for yDNA and find themselves allocated into the descendants of Sir John Stewart, SHERRIFF OF BUTE, into one of the groups under the SNP of R-Y14197.

 

Your family will have branched off from the main Bute Family Tree at some stage after James Stewart of Kilcattan (1450 - 1477), but when is the big question.

 

The Block Tree prepared by FamilyTreeDNA is an analysis of those who have tested at the BigY-700 level. Many of us on that Block Tree are trying to link together our earliest generations to try to find the cross-over into the early part of the Bute Tree, to see where we have branched off.

 

A large group of seven of us have early Irish ancestors who left the family seat of Bute in Scotland, but because of the difficulty with Irish records, we are finding things difficult to reach back in time. The Ballintoy Stewart family in Ireland is only just one possibility.

 

Contents this file       

 

LINKS

Part ONE - The Sherriff of Bute Family Tree

The Bute Family Tree is a detailed scan from King Robert Stewart II of Scotland who gifted in about 1385 to Sir John Stewart, The Black Stewart, (c1356 - c1448), to become the first hereditary Sherriff of Bute and Arran and follows down the generations to finish with the current generation of John Bryson Crichton-Stuart (1989-) the Eighth Marquess of Bute (2021 -)

 

Another File

Part TWO - The Ballintoy Connections

 

Part THREE – Children of Ballintoy

 

Primary Source

The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

 

 

Part ONE                                                                                         Link to Part TWO

 

The Sherriff of Bute Family Tree

1371 Reign of Stewarts of Scotland began.

 

King Robert II of Scotland (1316 - 1390) First King of the house of Stewart

Born 2 Mar 1316 in Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Married (1) 22 Nov 1347 in Kyle, Ayrshire to Elizabeth MURE.

Married (2) after 2 May 1355 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, to Euphemia de ROSS.

Became King of Scotland 26 Mar 1371 after his uncle King David BRUCE II died without sons.

Died 19 Apr 1390 at age 74 in Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mistress (3) Moira LEITCH of Bute

She was born 1316 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, and died 1356 at about the age of 40 years in Paisley Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Moira LEITCH b. c1320 Kyle, Ayreshire, Sct. daughter of Robert le LECHE, Laird of Ardmaleish, Bute, Sct. (surgeon & physician) and Christian le LECHE of Bute, Sct. (physician)

Partner of Robert II STEWART, King of Scots, Mother of Sir John STEWART, Sherriff of Bute

Sons with Elizabeth MURE

1.     John Stewart (c1337 – 4 Apr 1406), became King Robert III on his coronation (14 Aug 1390 – 4 Apr 1406)          (yDNA marker ZZ52)

2.     Walter Stewart (b.1338 – 1362) “Earl of Fife”

3.     Robert Stewart, (b.1340 – 3 Sep 1420) “Duke of Albany”.                                                                               (yDNA - R-FTA29959)

4.     Alexander Stewart (b.1343 – 20 Jul 1405) Earl of Buchan – “The Wolf of Badenock”                                       (yDNA - R-BY11982)

5.     Alan Stewart

Sons with Euphemia ROSS

1.     David Stewart (b.1357 – 1386) 1st Earl of Strathern and Caithness

2.     Walter Stewart (b.1360 – 26 Mar 1437) Earl of Athole, Strathern and Caithness

Sons with Mariot Cardney (married or not ???)

1.     Alexander Stewart (b.c1370) of Innerlunan

2.     James Stewart (b.c1373) of Abernethy & Kinfaun

3.     Sir John Stewart (b.c1377) of Cardney, Kinclavin

4.     Walter Stewart,

Sons with Moira LEITCH (mistress)

1.     John Stewart, of Bute. Ancestor of the Stewarts of Bute.

2.     Thomas Stewart, Archdeacon of St Andrews

3.     Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow

4.     John “the Red” Stewart, of Dundonald

 

Illegitimate son of Robert II STEWART and Moira LEITCH

Sir John Stewart (c1356 - c1448), The Black Stewart, First Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1385 - c1448)            (yDNA SNP = R-FTT46)

Born about 1356 in Scotland

Died before Jul 1449 at about age 93 in Scotland

Married (1) date unknown to Jean SEMPILL born before 1363 in Renfrewshire, Scotland died date uncertain, Scotland. (Daughter of John Sympil of Eliotstoun)

Married (2) before 1408 Scotland to Elizabeth GRAHAM b. bef 1390 Scotland (d/o Sir William Graham of Kincardine & Mariot Oliphant) died after 1410 at about age 20 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sir John STEWART, as a gift from his father King Robert II he became the first hereditary Sherriff of Bute and Arran in about 1385, to about 1448. Confirmed in 1400 by his brother King Robert III. (Scots Peerage, Balfour)

He was one of the hostages for King James I of Scotland in during his capture 1406-1424

Children of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL (Scots Peerage Balfour)

1.      James Stewart (c1376 - c1464), Second Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1449 - 1464)

2.      William Stewart (c1408 - c1464), The First Laird of Fenwick (1444-1464), Third Sherriff of Bute 

   and Arran (c1464 - c1464) Keeper of Brodick Castle (1445-1451) paid £20 annual salary.

3.   Margaret Stewart b. c1410 d. aft 1485. Wife of Robert de Atholia (c1400 – c1460). Three sons

4.   Robert Stewart b. c1412 Held Kilwhinleck, heritaged to his son Alexander in 1506. Robert was one

        of the Council of Robert II

5.   John Stewart tenant of Kerrycroy, Kelspoke and Drumachloy and Southbar in Renfrew

6.   Andrew Stewart b. c1415 tenant of Rosland in Rothsay, Bute, Sct. and Laird of Balshagry in

  Lanarkshire. The ancestor of the Stewarts of Rosland and Balinshangrie.

 

First son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL

James Stewart (c1376 – before c1464), Second Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1449 - 1464)

Born before 1376 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died before 1464 at about age 88 in Scotland [uncertain]

Without surviving issue

 

Second son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL (from Scots Peerage, Balfour)

William Stewart (c1408 - c1464), The First Laird of Fenwick (Fennoch) (1444-1464), Third Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1464 - c1464).   (Maybe SNP R-Y14197)

Born after 1408 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Received charter for Lands 1st Laird of Fennoch from his parents on 28 Jan 1444/1445

Keeper of Brodick Castle in Arran 1444 until 1453 when the castle was captured and destroyed by Donald Balloch

Died before 1464 at about age 57 in Fenwick, Ayreshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Married c1428 to Margaret STEWART (b.1410 – died after 28 Jun 1485 in Fenwick Sct aged c75 years)

1.      James Stewart (Stewart) of Kilcattan, (1450 - c1477) m. unknown (about 1449 - 1549) 

Fourth Sherriff of Bute in 1468.

2.      William Stewart b. c1454 (In c1465 he succeeded to the estates of Fenwyck)

3.      Alexander b. c1458 (Granted 28 Jun 1485 with mother a tack (lease) to Kilwhinlick and Blarvoy.)

4.      Probable daughter m/to John Kelso of Kelsoland. (ref: Stirnet)

 

First son of William STEWART and Margaret STEWART (from Scots Peerage, Balfour)

James Stewart of Kilcattan (1450 - 1477), Fourth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1468 - 1477).   (yDNA SNPs = R-Y14198)

Born 1450 in Bute, Scotland  

Received a Crown charter for Lands of Kilcattan on 3 Nov 1474

Died 1477 at about age 27 in Bute, Scotland

Married about 1468 in Isle, Bute, Scotland to unknown LADY STEWART (b.cc1450 – d. c1549)

Other children of James STEWART and Lady Stewart (unknown) (Scots Peerage Balfour)

1.      James Stewart (c1468 - c1488), Fifth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1477 - 1488)

2.      Ninian Stewart (c1468 - 1539), 1st Laird of Ardmaleish. Sixth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1488 - 1539)

3.      James (secundus) b. c1470. In 1505 he acquired north half of Kilcattan which his son John in 1548 then ceded this to his cousin Ninian (son of Uncle Ninian). James married Marabella Crawford, who survived him.

4.      Robert Stewart b. cc1470 Second of Kilcattan. m/to unknown Lamond d/o John Lamond.

5.      Jonet Stewart b. cc1475 m/to Archibald Campbell of Skipness, second son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyle, and had issue. He died in 1537,

She divorced Archibald before 1529 when she married Ninian Bannatyne of Karnes

 

First son of James STEWART and Lady Stewart (unknown)

James Stewart (c1468 - c1488), Fifth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1477 - 1488)

Born after 1468 in Bute, Scotland. Was hereditary Sherriff as a minor under ward of Lord Darnley.

Died about 1488 about age 20 in Isle of Bute, Scotland

Died without issue, Sherriff succeeded by his brother Ninian

 

Second son of James STEWART and Lady Stewart (unknown) (Scots Peerage Balfour)

Ninian Stewart (c1468 - 1539), 1st Laird of Ardmaleish. Sixth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1488 - 1539) maybe BY24222 and/or FT74278)

Born after 1468 in Bute, Scotland, son of James Stewart (of Kilcattan)

Died 11 Jan 1539 Isle of Bute, Scotland, aged about 71 years (Ref: Ancestry.com)

Married (1) c1489 (before 1502) to Unknown CAMPBELL b. cc1468 - d.c1506) in Isle of Bute, Scotland

Married (2) on or about 10 Aug 1506 location unknown (Ref: Scotland Great Seal) m/to Janet DUNLOP (c1485-1549) daughter of Constantine Dunlop (1435-1506) & Lady Janet Douglas (1440-1510)

Married (3) on or about 15 Oct 1516 in Scotland to Elizabeth BLAIR d/o John Blair of that Ilk and Beatrice Mortoun.

Sassine order on 28 May 1490 to confirm Ninian as the son & heir of James Sherriff of Bute to the office of Sherriff of Bute and heir to lands of Ardmaleish, Greenan, Mill of Kilcattan and Corrigillis estates. Created in 1498 as hereditary Captain and Keeper of Rothesay Castle plus other lands in Bute.

(This Sassine order is from Balfour’s Scots Peerage, the dates below are estimates from Geni.com)

1. James STEWART (cc1502-1570) 2nd Laird of Ardmaleish & Seventh Sherriff of Bute in 1539

2. Robert STEWART (before 1506) of Nether Kilmory & Ambrismore

3. Janet STEWART (before 1506) wife of Ninian Bannatyne of Kames

4. Archibald STEWART (cc1508) of Largizean (Southern Bute)

5. Alexander STEWART (cc1510) of Kildavanan

6. Ninian STEWART (c1516) of Nether Kilmory

7. James (secundus) STEWART (c1519) Kilcattan

8. John STEWART () m/to 1st cousin, Elizabeth, d/o Ninian Bannatyne of Kames.

9. William STEWART (), alive in 1548 of Largiverechtan

 

(For more on his wives and children, see The BALLINTOY CONNECTIONS in another file.

 

 

 

A.   First(?) son of Ninian STEWART and & 1st wife unknown CAMPBELL

Sir James Stewart (1506 - c1570), 2nd Laird of Ardmaleish. Seventh Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1539 - 1570)

Born 10 Aug 1506 in Isle of Bute, Scotland. s/o Ninian & Unknown Campbell

Died about 1570 aged about 63 in in Isle of Bute, Scotland

Married (1) 1560 to Mary CAMPBELL d/o Archibald CAMPBELL (4th Earl of Argyll) No male heirs.

Married (2) c1560 to Marion FAIRLIE b. 1542 d. 1580 (d/o John Fairlie of that Ilk & widow of Thomas Boyd of Linn)

Hereditary Captain and Keeper of Rothesay Castle. Feud with Regent of Queen Mary and Earl of Argyll over lands in Arran in 1547. Beseiged at Rothesay and summoned for trial before Parliament in 1549. He was forced to sell lands in Arran, but became Chamberlain for the Kings lands in Bute and Cambray

Three sons:

1.      John Stuart the Eighth Sherriff of Bute, 3rd Laird of Ardmaleish

2.      Robert Stewart Ancestor of the Stewarts of Kelspokis,

3.      Alexander Stewart received a charter of Knightislands in 1560 from his father

(or 3. Christian Stewart married Alexander Stewart of Kelspokes and Ballochmartin in Clan Magazine)

 

First son of Sir James STEWART and Marion FAIRLIE

John Stuart (Stewart) (c1556 - 1612), 3rd Laird of Ardmaleish. Eighth Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1570 - 1612)

Born after 1556 in Ardmaleish, Bute, Scotland to James Stewart & Marion Fairlie.

Died 10 Oct 1612 aged about 56 in in Isle of Bute, Scotland

Around 1575 he adopted the French spelling of the name ‘Stuart’, introduced by Mary, Queen of Scots.

Married (1) 1580 place unknown to Mary CAMPBELL (about 1550 – 1581) d/o John of Skipnish.

1.      Sir John Stuart b. c1575. Ninth Sherriff of Bute & 4th Laird of Ardmaleish.

 

Married (2) before 23 Jan 1590 Scotland to Fynegella McDonald b. about 1570 (widow of Dugal Campbell of Auchinbreck, d/o Sir James Macdonald of Duniveg, Isla and the Glens) d. 1647 aged about 77) no issue.

 

Married (3) 15 Sep 1595 Scotland to Jean BLAIR (about 1570 – 1647 aged c77) d/o John Blair of that ilk.

2.      James Stuart b. c1580 (??). of Ardinho, Nether Ascog & Kerremenoch. Had 1 son: -

a.       John Stewart of Ardinho

3.      Grissel Stuart. b. after 1593. This daughter Grissell Stewart (c1595-1682) married c1617 in Ballintoy, Irl. m/to Ninian Stewart (1582-1684) g/son of Archibald of the Ballintoy Stewarts (above)

He was one of the Gentlemen to the Bedchamber to King James VI (Balfour’s peerages). He held the office of Commissioner of Buteshire in Scottish Parliament on 20 October 1579.

Around 1590 the family lost the property of Arran by Kings charter to the Hamiltons.

 

First son of John STEWART and Mary CAMPBELL

Sir John Stuart (Stewart) (c1575 - 1619), 4th Laird of Ardmaleish. Ninth Sherriff of Bute (1612 - 1619)

Born about 1575 in Ardmaleish, Bute, Scotland

Confirmed heir 23 Mar 1613

Knighted 15 Aug 1617 (by King James VI)

Married 1615 m/to Elizabeth HEPBURN, elder daughter & heiress of Robert Hepburn of Furde (Foord) in Hadington

Resigned 31 Mar 1618

Died c1618, wife remarried 30 Mar 1619 to Sir Alexander Foulis of Colinton

1.      Sir James Stuart b. c1610 Created First Baronet Stuart in 1627.

2.      Robert Stewart (Stewart Clan Magazine)

3.      Col. Thomas Stewart b. 1618 Died in France

4.      daughter Stewart who married Archibald Stewart of Kilwhineck (Stewart Clan Magazine)

 

First son of Sir John STEWART and Elizabeth HEPBURN

Sir James Stuart (Stewart) (c1610 - c), First Baronet Stuart of Bute, 5th Laird of Ardmaleish. Tenth Sherriff of Bute, (1619 - 1662)

Born c1610 Rothesay Castle, Bute, Scotland

Married c1630 to Grizel CAMPBELL d/o Sir Dugald CAMPBELL First Baronet of Auchinbreck & Isobel Boyd

Created 1st Baronet Stuart, of Bute 28 Mar 1627 (by King Charles I).

MP for Bute in 1644/1645

1.      Sir Dugal Stuart b. 1630 Rothesay, Bute, Sct. Second Baronet Stuart, 6th Laird of Ardmalesh

2.      William Stuart b. 1636

3.      Elizabeth Stuart b. 1644 Rothesay, Bute, Sct. possibly m/to Ninian Bannatyne of Kames

4.      Anne / Frances Stuart b. 1645 – two marriages - m1. Alexander Macdonald of Sana m2. Walter Campbell of Skipnish

5.      Sir Robert Stewart b. c1650 d. 1 Oct 1710 Sct. 1st Baronet of Tillicoultry on 29 Apr 1707. Lord of Sessions as Lord Tillicoultry.

Marriage (1) 20 Oct 1685 m/to Violet Hamilton (d/o Archibald Hamilton of Rosehall) who died 1 Jan 1690 – two daughters – Bertha and Agnes.

Marriage (2) 25 Aug 1693 m/to Cecil Hamilton b. 6 Jul 1675 (d/o Sir Robert Hamilton of Presmennan) d. 21 Nov 1762 Edinburgh, Sct. – six daughters all married – Anne, Catherine, Margaret, Helen, Cecil, May,

and three sons all died without issue – Hugh and James (Colonel) and …

a.       Sir Robert Stewart 2nd Baronet of Tillicoultry. d. 4 Mar 1767 m/to Jean Calderwood (d/o Sir William Calderwood, Lord of Session of Polton)

6.      Jean Stuart b. bef 1655 – d. bef 1699. m/to Angus Campbell 6th of Skipness (bef 1650-bef 1699)

Sir James Stuart of Bute was created a baronet by King Charles the First, 28th March 1627. He was a firm adherent of that unfortunate monarch, and early in the civil wars garrisoned the castle of Rothesay, and, at his own expense, raised a body of soldiers in the king’s cause. He was appointed by his majesty his lieutenant over the west of Scotland and directed to take possession of the castle of Dumbarton. Two frigates were sent to his assistance, but one of them was wrecked in a storm, and Sir James was ultimately obliged to retire to Ireland, to avoid imprisonment. His estate was sequestrated, and on recovering possession of it, he was obliged, by way of compromise, to pay a fine of five thousand marks, imposed by parliament in 1646. When Cromwell obtained possession of Scotland, the castle of Rothesay was again taken out of his hands, and a military force placed in it. Sir James was also deprived of his hereditary office of sheriff of Bute and declared incapable of any public trust. He died at London in 1662 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. By his wife, Isabella, eldest daughter of Sir Dugald Campbell of Auchinbreck, baronet, he had two sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Sir Dugald Stuart, succeeded him, and died in 1672, leaving a son, Sir James Stuart, the third baronet of the family, and first earl of Bute. (Electric Scotland)

 

First son of James STEWART and Grizel CAMPBELL

Sir Dugald Stuart (Stewart) (1630 - 1672), Second Baronet Stuart of Bute, 6th Laird of Ardmaleish. Eleventh Sherriff of Bute, (1662 - 1672)

Born Feb 1630 Rothesay Castle, Bute, Scotland

Died 1672 Bute, Scotland

Married 1658 unknown, to Elizabeth RUTHVEN, d/o Sir John Ruthven (1st of Dunglass) & Barbara Leslie

Succeeded to title 2nd Baronet in 1662

1.      Elizabeth Stuart b. 1649 Mountstuart, Rothesay, Bute. m/to Alexander Stewart of Auchinskeoch

2.      Isobel Stuart b. 1653 Rothesay Castle, Bute. m. Jul 1675 m/to Ninian Bannatyne of Kames

3.      Barbara Stuart b. 1661 Bute, d. 1700 Scotland. m/to Archibald Campbell (1661-1742) 12th of Barbreck

4.      James Stuart b. c1661 d. 1710 First Earl of Bute of Bute

5.      Margaret Stuart b. 1660s m. Oct 1684 to Dougal Lamont (s/o Archibald) of Steillag, later chief of Lamonts 1712-1729. Memorial sundial at Ardlamont House, Kilfinan, Argyll.

6.      Dugal Stewart b. c1665 d. 16 Jun 1712 Studied Law at Glasgow Uni, Scottish Bar in 1694 MP Member for Rothesay 1702-1707. Inherited estate of Blairhall in 1705 from father-in-law. As Lord Blairhall was Senator of College of Justice in 1709.

m.10 Mar 1700 to Mary Bruce (d/o John Bruce of Blairhall)

A.    James Stewart of Blairhall b. c1702 d. 20 Apr 1762 m/to Mary Crawford (d/o David Crawford of Allantown) - 3 sons and 3 daughters

B.     John Stewart of Annefield b. c1705 Blairhall. d. 1760 BC Canada. m/to Anne Stewart (d/o Francis Stewart 7th Earl of Moray) – 3 sons and 5 daughters

C.     Anne / Jean Stewart m/to John Hamilton of Grange

 

First son of Sir Dugald STEWART and Elizabeth RUTHVEN

Sir James Stuart (Stewart) (c1661 - 1710), First Earl of Bute (1672 - 1710), Third Baronet Stuart of Bute, (1672 - 1710). Twelfth Sherriff of Bute, (1672 - 1710)

Born c1661 Scotland

Died 4 Jun 1710 at Bath, Somerset and buried at Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.

Succeeded to 3rd Baronet of Bute in 1672

Appointed Sherriff of Tarbet (small key village in Argyll) in 1684

Shire Commissioner for Bute (1685–1686, 1689–1693 and 1702–1703)

Appointed Sherriff of Argyll in Feb 1686 (replaced Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll)

A Commissioner to negotiate the Union of Scotland with England in 1702

Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bute [Scotland] from 1702 to 1703

Created First Earl of Bute (14 Apr 1703 – 4 Jun 1710)

Created 1st Viscount Kingarth [Scotland] on 14 April 1703 – 4 Jun 1710

Created 1st Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock [Scotland] on 14 April 1703 – 4 Jun 1710

 In 1707 he opposed the Union of Scotland and England.

Married (1) 24 Jul 1680 to Agnes MACKENZIE b. 2 Jan 1663 d/o Sir George MACKENZIE of Rosehaugh & Elizabeth Dickson

1.      James Stuart, Second Earl of Bute b. 1693 – 28 January 1723

2.      Margaret (b. before 1681 – 27 April 1738) married (1) Jan 1697 to John Lindsay-Crawford, 1st Viscount Garnock of Kilbirnie, the grandson of John 14th Earl of Crawford

 

Married (2) after 1696 to Christian Dundas (b. cc1661 d. 25 May 1740 Edinburgh & bd at Queensferry, near Dundas Castle, d/o Sir William Dundas of Kincavel & Margaret Edmonstone

3.      John born 6 Sep 1700 Rothesay in Bute. Died Dec 1738 at Rome. Without issue.

He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Stuart, of Bute [N.S., 1627] in 1672. He gained the rank of Colonel of Militia in 1681 in the and helped quieten Argyllshire, after the rebellion of the Earl of Argyll. He held the office of Sheriff of Tarbet in 1684. He was a practising Advocate in 1685. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bute [Scotland] between 1685 and 1693. He held the office of Sheriff of Argyllshire in 1686. He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland]. He was a Commissioner to negotiate the Union of Scotland with England in 1702. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bute [Scotland] from 1702 to 1703. He was created 1st Earl of Bute [Scotland] on 14 April 1703. He was created 1st Viscount Kingarth [Scotland] on 14 April 1703. He was created 1st Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock [Scotland] on 14 April 1703. In 1707 he opposed the Union of Scotland and England. (ref: Burkes Peerage)

 

First son of James STEWART and Agnes MACKENZIE

Sir James Stuart (Stewart) (1693 - 1723), Second Earl of Bute (1710 – 1722/23), Fourth Baronet Stuart of Bute (1710 – 1722/23), Thirteenth Sherriff of Bute, (1710 – 1722/23)

Born 12 Jan 1693 Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland (Geni)

Died 28 Jan 1722/1723 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland

Succeeded as 2nd Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock, Sct. on 4 Jun 1710

Succeeded to 4th Baronet of Bute on 4 Jun 1710

Succeeded as Second Earl of Bute on 4 Jun 1710

Succeeded as 2nd Viscount Kingarth [Scotland] on 4 Jun 1710

He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bute between 1715 and 1723. 

He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber from 1721 to 1723

Married Feb 1711 to Lady Anne v CAMPBELL (d/o Archibald CAMPBELL 1st Duke of Argyll & Elizabeth Tollemache) eight children

,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stuart,_2nd_Earl_of_Bute - cite_note-5

1.      John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792)

2.      James Stuart-Mackenzie (b. before 1723 – c. April 1800) inherited his mother’s estates of Rosehaugh so assumed the Mackenzie surname. Died without issue.

3.      Hon. Archibald Stuart

4.      Lady Mary Stuart (b. c1713, d. 30 December 1773) married 31 October 1729 to Sir Robert Menzies of Weem (b. c1706, d. 1786)

5.      Lady Elizabeth Stuart

6.      Lady Anne Stuart (b. before 1723 – 28 November 1786) , married July 1736 James Johnstone (later Ruthven, 5th Lord of Ruthven of Freeland)

7.      Lady Jean Stuart

8.      Lady Grace Stuart

Sir James Stuart succeeded as the 2nd Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock [S., 1703] on 4 June 1710. He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Stuart, of Bute [N.S., 1627] on 4 June 1710. He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Bute [S., 1703] on 4 June 1710. He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Kingarth [S., 1703] on 4 June 1710. He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1715 and 1723. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bute between 1715 and 1723. He inherited the Rosehaugh estate from his maternal uncle, but only after much litigation. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber from 1721 to 1723. His last will was dated 5 January 1722/23 and proved (by probate) on 2 May 1723 (Ref: Burkes Peerage)

 

First son of James STEWART and Lady Anne CAMPBELL

John Stuart (Stewart) (1713 – 1792), Third Earl of Bute, (1723 – 1792), Lord Mount Stuart of Bute, (1723 – 1792), Fourteenth Sherriff of Bute, (1723 – 1792), Seventh Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762 - April1763)

Born 25 May 1713 Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland & bp. 30 May 1713 Edinburgh OPR.

Died 10 Mar 1792 South Adderley Street, London, Eng.& bd Rothesay, Bute, Sct. Aged 78 years.

Tutor and royal favourite of future King George III

Sir John Stuart was appointed First Lord of the Treasury 1762-April 1763, a position which has its equivalent in the title of Prime Minister today. First Scottish PM, First Tory PM. (Succeeded William Pitt the Elder) Negotiation of Treaty of Paris 1763 to end The Seven Years War (1756-1763). Increased taxes in the Colonies leading to American Revolution.

Succeeded as Third Earl of Bute in 1723

Married 1736 to Lady Mary WORTLEY-MONTAGU. Born 19 Jan 1718 Istanbul, Turkiye. d/o Edward Wortley-Montague & Lady Mary Pierrepoint. d. 6 Nov 1794 Islesworth, Mdx, Eng. Eloped in Aug 1735. In 1761 she was created the Baroness Mount-Stuart of Wortley. They had at least eleven children:

1.      Lady Mary Stuart (c. 1741 – 5 April 1824), married James Lowther, later created Earl of Lonsdale, on 7 September 1761

2.      John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart (30 June 1744 – 16 November 1814), politician who succeeded as 4th Earl of Bute and was later created First Marquess of Bute

3.      Lady Anne Stuart (born c. 1745), married Hugh Percy, Lord Warkworth, later the 2nd Duke of Northumberland, on 2 July 1764

4.      The Hon James Archibald Stuart (21 September 1747 – 1 March 1818), politician and author

5.      Lady Augusta Stuart (c. 1748 – 12 February 1778), married Andrew Corbett

6.      Lady Jane Stuart (c. 1748 – 28 February 1828), married George Macartney, later created Earl Macartney, on 1 February 1768

7.      The Hon. Frederick Stuart (1751–1802), politician, unmarried

8.      The Hon. Charles Stuart (January 1753 – 25 May 1801), soldier and politician

a.       Sir Charles Stuart (-1845) In 1828 created Baron Stuart of Rothesay. No issue

9.      The Hon. William Stuart (March 1755 – 6 March 1822), Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of Armagh.

10.  Lady Caroline Stuart (before 1763 – 20 January 1813), married The Hon. John Dawson, later the 1st Earl of Portarlington, on 1 January 1778

11.  Lady Louisa Stuart (12 August 1757 – 4 August 1851), writer, who died unmarried.

 

First son of John STEWART and Lady Mary WORTLEY-MONTAGU

John Stuart (Stewart) (1744 – 1814), First Marquess of Bute (1796 – 1814), Lord Mount Stuart of Bute, (25 September 1767 – 1792), Fourth Earl of Bute (1792 – 22 January 1794), Fifteenth Sherriff of Bute, (1792 – 1794)

Other Titles: Baron of Cardiff of Cardiff Castle (20 May 1776), Viscount Mount Stuart (1783)

Succeeded 10 Mar 1792 to 4th Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock, 6th Baronet Stuart of Bute, 4th Earl of Bute, Viscount of Kingarth,

Succeeded 6 Nov 1794 as 2nd Baron Mountstuart of Wortley

Created on 27 Feb 1796 First Marquess of Bute, Viscount Mountjoy of the Isle of Wight, Earl of Windsor. – The 4th Earldom and the 15th Sherriff of Bute apparently ceased.

Born 30 June 1744

Died 16 November 1814 at Geneva, Switzerland.

Married (1) Charlotte Jane HICKMAN-WINDSOR (1746 – 28 Jan 1800), daughter of Herbert Hickman-Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor, on 12 November 1766. They had seven sons and two daughters.[1] Those included:

1.      John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart (25 September 1767 – 22 January 1794), whose son John succeeded as 2nd Marquess of Bute.

2.      Lord Evelyn Stuart (1773–1842), a colonel in the army. Never married.

3.      Lady Charlotte Stuart (c1775 – 5 September 1847), married Sir William Homan 1st Baronet.

4.      Lord Henry Stuart (7 June 1777 – 19 August 1809), father of Henry Villiers-Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Decies.

5.      Captain Lord William Stuart (18 November 1778 – 28 July 1814) Only one daughter

6.      Rear-Admiral Lord George Stuart (1 March 1780 – 19 February 1841) at least 1 son, 2 daughters

 

Married (2) 17 Sep 1800 to Frances (Fanny) Coutts, (1773 – 12 Nov 1832) daughter of Thomas Coutts and Susannah Starkey. They had two children:

7.      Lady Frances Stuart (d. 29 March 1859) – Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

8.      Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart (11 January 1803 – 17 November 1854) One unmarried son

His son

John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart (25 September 1767 – 22 January 1794), was a British Tory politician.

b. 25 September 1767 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, Eng.

d. 22 January 1794 Bassingbourne Hall, Essex, Eng.

Mount Stuart was the son of the John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, and the Hon. Charlotte Jane, daughter and heiress of Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor. He was born at Grosvenor Square, London, in 1767 and educated at Eton and St John’s College, Cambridge.

In 1790, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiff, a seat he held until his death. He was appointed Colonel of the Glamorganshire Militia in 1791 and was also Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorganshire between 1793 and his death.[1]

Lord Mount Stuart married on 12 October 1792 to Lady Elizabeth McDOUALL-CRICHTON, daughter of Patrick McDouall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries, and his wife Margaret (nιe Crauford). They had two sons, who both added the surname "Crichton" before that of "Stuart" in 1805:

1.       John Crichton-Stuart, Second Marquess of Bute, (10 August 1793 – 18 March 1848)

2.       Lord Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart (25 August 1794 – 7 September 1859). son & issue

In 1817 he obtained the rank of the son of a Marquess, which his father would have been, had he not died before his father, the 1st Marquess.

Lord Mount Stuart died at Bassingbourn Hall near Stansted, Essex, in January 1794, only 26 years of age, a month after being injured in a fall from his horse. Lady Mount Stuart survived him by three years and died in July 1797, aged 24.

 

First son of John STEWART and Lady Elizabeth McDOUALL-CRICHTON

John Crichton-Stuart (Stewart) (1793 – 1848), Second Marquess of Bute (1814 – 1848), Lord Mount Stuart of Bute, (1794 – 1814) 7th Earl of Dumfries (1803-)

Grandson of the First Marquis of Bute

Born. 10 Aug 1793 Dumfries House, Ayreshire, Sct.

Died. 18 Mar 1848 Cardiff Castle, Wls. & bd. in Kirtling beside Maria

Became Lord Mount Stuart aged 5 months in 22 Jan 1794 when his father died.

In 1803, aged 10 years, he inherited the estates of his maternal grandfather, Lord Dumfries.

In 1814, aged 21 years, he succeeded as Second Marquess of Bute, from his grandfather

Married (1) in 1818 to Maria North, the daughter of the third earl of Guildford.  She, along with her two sisters, was co- heiress of her father's estates.  She was childless when she died in 1841.

Married (2) in 1845 Sophia Frederica Christina RAWDON-HASTINGS (daughter of Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, The 1st Marquess of Hastings, an Anglo-Irish peer from Ulster)

Sophia came from a literary family and prepared editions of her father’s letters (Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings) and her sister’s poems (Lady Flora Hastings, courtier to the Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria’s mother).

Industrialist: Bute created the Cardiff Docks and developed the South Wales coalfields and iron, with railways to service his Glamorgan estates. Member of House of Lords.

Only one child

1.      John Crichton-Stuart (12 September 1847 Mount Stuart, Bute - 9 October 1900) Became the Third Marquess of Bute at the age of just 6 months

 

First son of John CRICHTON-STEWART and Sophia RAWDON-HASTINGS

John Patrick Crichton-Stuart (Stewart) (1847 – 1900), Third Marquess of Bute (1848 – 1900), Lord Mount Stuart of Bute, (1847 – 1900) 8th Earl of Dumfries

Born. 12 September 1847 Mount Stuart, Bute

Died. 9 October 1900 & buried Isle of Bute, his ancestral home. His heart was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Known as Earl of Dumfries for 6 months 12 Sep 1847 – 18 Mar 1848

Succeeded 18 Mar 1848 to Third Marquess of Bute

Aristocrat, industrial magnate, scholar, architectural patron and philanthropist Roman Catholic. Built Cardiff Castle & Castell Coch, rebuilt Mount Stuart House.

Married 1872 to Gwendolen Mary Anne FITZALAN-HOWARD (daughter of The 1st Baron Howard of Glossop and granddaughter of The 13th Duke of Norfolk) and had four children:

1.       Lady Margaret Crichton-Stuart (24 December 1875 – 6 June 1954)

2.       John Stuart, Fourth Marquess of Bute, (20 June 1881 – 16 May 1947)

3.       Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (15 May 1883 – 2 October 1915) – 1 son with issue

4.       Lord Colum Edmund Crichton-Stuart (3 April 1886 – 18 August 1957) – chn unknown

 

First son John Patrick CRICHTON-STEWART and Gwendolyn Mary FITZALAN-HOWARD

John Crichton-Stuart (1881–1947), Fourth Marquess of Bute (1900 – 1947).

9th Earl of Dumfries

Born. 20 Jun 1881 Chiswick House, Chiswick, Mdx, Eng.

Died. 25 Apr 1947 place unknown

Succeeded 9 Oct 1900 to Marquess of Bute

Disposed of Bute family Cardiff estates in 1938

House of Lords, Preservation & architectural restoration

Married 9 Jul 1905 Augusta Mary Monica BELLINGHAM (19 Jul 1880 – 16 May 1947) Had seven children

Augusta and her husband offered Mount Stuart for use as a medical facility first to the military and then to the Admiralty upon the outbreak of the First World War.

1.       Lady Mary Crichton-Stuart (8 May 1906 – 1980); married Edward Walker and had issue.

2.       John Crichton-Stuart. Fifth Marquess of Bute (4 August 1907 – 14 August 1956)

3.       Lady Jean Crichton-Stuart (28 October 1908 – 23 October 1995); married Lt.-Cmdr. Hon. James Bertie and had issue (two sons); her elder son was Fra’ Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1988 until his death in 2008.

4.       Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart (12 December 1909 – 26 June 1976); married Lady Janet Egida Montgomerie (1911–1999), daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglington and had issue.

5.       Lord David Crichton-Stuart (8 February 1911 – 3 March 1970); married Ursula Packe and had issue.

6.       Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart (1 February 1913 – 5 February 1956); married Jane von Bahr and had issue.

7.       Captain Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (4 June 1917 – 25 June 1969); married Selina van Wijk and had issue.

 

First son of John CRICHTON-STEWART and Augusta Mary Monica BELLINGHAM

John Crichton-Stuart (1907-1956), Fifth Marquess of Bute (1947 – 1956).

10th Earl of Dumfries

Born 4 Aug 1907 Bute, Scotland. And died 14 Aug 1956 Bute, Scotland.

Married Lady Eileen FORBES b. 1 Jul 1912 County Armagh, Ireland (daughter of Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills) d. Jul 1993 U.K. Four children

1.      (Twin) John Crichton-Stuart, Sixth Marquess of Bute, (27 February 1933 – 22 July 1993)

2.      (Twin) Lord David Ogden Crichton-Stuart (27 February 1933 – 1977)

      He married 24 Feb 1972 Helen McColl

1.      Elizabeth Rose Crichton-Stuart (10 Mar 1973)

2.      Kenneth Edward David Crichton-Stuart (22 Jun 1975)

3.      Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart (17 September 1935 – 5 December 1982 Upton Grey, Ham, Eng.).

a.       He married (1) 25 Jun 1959 Sarah Frances Croker-Poole, fashion model, and divorced 1968

Sarah later married the Muslim religious leader Aga Khan IV, converted to Islam, took the name ‘Salimah Aga Khan’ and became the mother of three children by the Aga Khan, including his probable heir, Rahim Aga Khan.

b.      Married (2) 1970 m/to Anna-Rose Bramwell

3.      William Henry Crichton-Stuart (2 Jan 1971)

4.      Hugh Bertram Crichton-Stuart (20 Mar 1973)

5.      Alexander Blane Crichton-Stuart (26 Apr 1982)

4.      Lady Caroline Moira Fiona Crichton-Stuart (born 7 January 1941)

He was an expert ornithologist, donated St Kilda Islands to the National Trust as a bird sanctuary in 1956.

 

First son of John CRICHTON-STEWART and Lady Eileen FORBES

John Crichton-Stuart (1933 - 1993), Sixth Marquess of Bute (1956 – 1993) Lord Cardiff (-1947), 11th Earl of Dumfries

(Twin) Born 27 Feb 1933 Mayfair, London, Eng. And died 21 Jul 1993 at Mount Stuart House, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, aged 60 years of cancer

Married (1) 1955 Beatrice Nicola Grace WELD-FORESTER & div 1977

Married (2) 1978 Jennifer Percy (Home-Rigg)

1.      Lady Sophia Crichton-Stuart b. 27 Feb 1956 m/to rock musician Jimmy Bain

2.      Lady Caroline Eileen Crichton-Stuart b. 21 Feb 1957 d. 1984

3.      John Crichton-Stuart (26 Apr 1958 - 22 Mar 2021) Seventh Marquess of Bute

4.      Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart b. 14 May 1961 (Current heir to Marquess of Bute)

Scottish Peer, Patron of the Arts

 

First son of John CRICHTON-STEWART and Beatrice Nicola Grace WELD-FORESTER

John Colum Crichton-Stuart (1958 - 2021), Seventh Marquess of Bute (1993 - 2021) 12th Earl of Dumfries (before 1993)

Born. 26 Apr 1958 Rothesay, Bute, Sct. And died 22 Mar 2021 aged 63 years of cancer

Married (1) 1984 Carolyn E.R. Margaret WADDELL Div 1993

1.      Lady Caroline Crichton-Stuart b. 26 Sep 1984 (Current heir to Earl of Dumfries)

2.      Lady Cathleen Crichton-Stuart b. 14 Sep 1986

3.      John Bryson Crichton-Stuart b. 21 Dec 1989 -.  Eighth Marquess of Bute

Married (2) Feb 1999 Serena Solitaire WENDELL, fashion designer

4.      Lady Lola Affrica Crichton-Stuart b. 23 Jun 1999

As Johnny Dumfries, then as John Bute, formula three then formula one racing car driver

 

First son of John Columb CRICHTON-STEWART and Carolyn WADDELL

John Bryson Crichton-Stuart (1989-) Eighth Marquess of Bute (2021 -)

Lord Mount Stuart (1989-1993) 13th Earl of Dumfries (1993-2021)

Born 21 Dec 1989

Unmarried in 2022

 

 

Descendant sons of John Stewart, First Sherriff of Bute

Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL (Scots Peerage Balfour)

1.      James Stewart (c1376 - c1464), Second Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1449 - 1464)

2.      William Stewart (c1408 - c1464), The First Laird of Fenwick (1444-1464), Third Sherriff of Bute 

   and Arran (c1464 - c1464) Keeper of Brodick Castle (1445-1451) paid £20 annual salary

3.   Margaret Stewart b. c1410 d. aft 1485. Wife of Robert de Atholia (c1400 – c1460). Three sons

4.   Robert Stewart b. c1412 Held Kilwhinleck, heritaged to his son Alexander in 1506. Robert was one

        of the Council of Robert II

5.   John Stewart tenant of Kerrycroy, Kelspoke and Drumachloy and Southbar in Renfrew

6.   Andrew Stewart b. c1415 tenant of Rosland in Rothsay, Bute, Sct. and Laird of Balshagry in

  Lanarkshire. The ancestor of the Stewarts of Rosland and Balinshangrie.

 

First son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL

James Stewart (c1376 - c1464), Second Sherriff of Bute and Arran (1449 - 1464)

Born before 1376 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died before 1464 at about age 88 in Scotland [uncertain]

Without surviving issue

 

Second son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL (from Scots Peerage, Balfour)

William Stewart (c1408 - c1464), The First Laird of Fenwick (Fennoch) (1444-1464), Third Sherriff of Bute and Arran (c1464 - c1464).   (Maybe SNP R-Y14197)

Born after 1408 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

 

Third son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL

Robert Stewart (c1385), born Roslin, Rothesay, Bute. Married Margaret WALLACE

one of the privy council to King James II. anno 1440.

A.    James STEWART (c1409-c1490)

B.     Alexander Stewart

 

 

Fourth son of Sir John STEWART and Jean SEMPILL

Andrew Stewart (c1368? - c1449) of Roslyn, Laird of Belshagry, born Roslane, Rothesay, Bute. Married Margaret NN

A.    James Stewart

B.     William Stewart of Kilwhinick and Balrvoy

C.     Alexander Stewart of Fennock