The High Stewards
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Surname/tag: Stewart Name Study
The goal of this project is to provide a research page for the High Stewards of Scotland..
Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Allan Stuart.
Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.
- Expand on the origins of the Stewards. https://www.chuckspeed.com/balquhidder/history/alan.htm
- Fox’s Stewart Genealogy; http://fmg.ac/phocadownload/userupload/foundations3/JN-03-01/061Dol.pdf
- J. H. Round The Origins of the Stewarts; http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/round/stewarts1.shtml
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| Arms of the Stewarts |
The arms of the Chief of Clan Stewart originate from the Arms of the High Stewards. Arms of Stewart, Hereditary Grand Steward of Scotland: Or, a fess chequy argent and azure, adopted at the start of the age of heraldry, c.1200-1215. Part of the High Steward's role was managing the King's finances, the accounting for which was performed on a chequered cloth (as in the Exchequer in England) to help them count coins, hence the fess chequy
Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!
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