Alexander Stewart (1695 - 1773)

Born 1695 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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Died 24 Sep 1773 at about age 78 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Biography

Alexander Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Alexander Stewart is Notable.

Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway^[1] was born circa 1694.^[2] He was the son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Montgomerie.^[3]

He married, firstly, Lady Anne Keith, daughter of William Keith, 8th Earl Marischal and Lady Mary Drummond, before 1719.^[3]

He married, secondly, Lady Catherine Cochrane, daughter of John Campbell Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald and Lady Anne Murray, in 1729. ^[3]

He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Galloway, to the title of 6th Lord of Garlies, to the title of 5th Baronet Stewart, of Corsewell and to the title of 4th Baronet Stewart, of Burray on 24 August 1756.^[3]

He died on 24 September 1773.

Children of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Anne Keith:

1. Alexander Stewart, Master of Garlies (1719-1738)^[4]
2. James Stewart (d 1733)^[4]
3. unknown son Stewart (died in infancy)^[3][4]
4. Lady Mary Stewart+^[3] b. 1720, d. 10 Apr 1751

Children of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane

1. Lady Susanna Stewart+^[5] d. 15 Aug 1805
2. Lady Margaret Stewart+^[6] d. 12 Aug 1762
3. Lady Catherine Stewart^[7]
4. Lady Charlotte Stewart+1 d. 11 Nov 1818
5. Lady Harriet Stewart+^[8] d. 26 Nov 1788
6. George Stewart (d 1758)^[4]
7. William Stewart (died young)^[4]
8. Euphemia Stewart (died unmarried 1818)^[4]
9. John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway+ ^[3] b. 13 Mar 1736, d. 13 Nov 1806
10. Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart+^[3] b. 1739, d. 5 May 1795

Sources

1. ↑ Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 294.
2. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 606.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1512.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} The Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 4; pages 165-166
5. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 55.
6. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 54.
7. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 2, page 1513.
8. ↑ Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 273.

• Birth. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMMJ-KFV : 12 February 2020), James Earl Of Galloway Stewart in entry for Alexander Earl Of Galloway Stewart, 1695.

• [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10852.htm#i108518 Alexander Stewart (thepeerage.com)

• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/murray13.php