Sir William (1st of Castlemilk) Stewart[1]
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Name William (1st of Castlemilk) Stewart Prefix Sir Gender Male Death 2 Dec 1429 Person ID I173254 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father Sir John (of Castlemilk) Stewart d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F69620 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children 1. David (2nd of Castlemilk) Stewart d. Bef 1464 2. Archibald (3rd of Castlemilk) Stewart d. Bef 1467 3. Mathew (5th of Castlemilk) Stewart d. 1474 4. Walter (of Arthurlie) Stewart d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F69621 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
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Notes - "The origins of this family were (allegedly !) deliberately obscured in a book published in 1798 by Andrew Stuart of Torrance called "AGenealogical History of the Stewarts". It is understood that Andrew Stuart was attempting to prove that the Stewarts of Castlemilk were thesenior legitimate male branch of the Stewarts. To support this claim, he (so it is alleged) not only distorted the ancestry of the Garlies branch(which appears to be the true senior legitimate male branch) but also advanced the view that Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk, shown below as second of this family, was the same person as the William Stewart, son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley by his second marriage, who died in1429. It appears that this is wrong as the father of Sir William Stewar tof Castlemilk has since been identified as ....
Sir John Stewart of Castlemilk
1. Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk
A. David Stewart of Fynart and Castlemilk (d before 1464) "
From Stirnet Genealogy a thttp://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ss4tz/stewart09.htm
However, his descendant, James Stuart-Stevenson of Castlemilk and Torrance believes Andrew Stuart's version to be correct.
- "The origins of this family were (allegedly !) deliberately obscured in a book published in 1798 by Andrew Stuart of Torrance called "AGenealogical History of the Stewarts". It is understood that Andrew Stuart was attempting to prove that the Stewarts of Castlemilk were thesenior legitimate male branch of the Stewarts. To support this claim, he (so it is alleged) not only distorted the ancestry of the Garlies branch(which appears to be the true senior legitimate male branch) but also advanced the view that Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk, shown below as second of this family, was the same person as the William Stewart, son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley by his second marriage, who died in1429. It appears that this is wrong as the father of Sir William Stewar tof Castlemilk has since been identified as ....
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Sources - [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.
- [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.