Alexander (Stewart) Stewart Fourth Lord Blantyre (1631 - 1676)

Born 1631 in Blantyre, Lanark Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Shaw — married about Sep 1649 in Scotland

Descendants

Died May 1676 at about age 45 in Bute Scotland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Alexander (Stewart) Stewart Fourth Lord Blantyre is a member of Clan Stewart.

Alexander Stewart (4th Lord Blantyre) was born after 1631. He was the son of William Stewart (2nd Lord Blantyre) and his wife Helen Scott.^[1]

He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Blantyre in October 1641.^[2]

In 1647 he was one of the "Engagers" for King Charles I, but he escaped punishment due to his youth.^[2]

He married Margaret Shaw, daughter of John Shaw and Helen Houston about September 1649.^[2] They had issue:

1. Alexander, 5th Lord Blantyre. d. 20 Jun 1704.

He had another child by an unknown woman (spouse?);

1. Hon. Frances Stuart.

He died circa May 1676 in Bute, Scotland, probably from smallpox.

Sources

1. ↑ Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol II: pp. 183-4
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol II: p. 184

• Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1912, Ed. 2 Vol II

See also:

• The Peerage: Alexander Stewart

• Wikipedia:Lord_Blantyre