Biography of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 1694-1773

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

On 26 Sep 1690 [his uncle] Alexander Stewart 4th Earl Galloway (age 20) died. His brother [his father] James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl Galloway, 4th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall.

Around 1694 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway was born to James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 23) and Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway.

Around 1694 [his father] James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 23) and [his mother] Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway were married. She by marriage Countess Galloway. She the daughter of Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton (age 34) and Margaret Cochrane. He the son of Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway and Mary Douglas Countess Galloway.

In 1714 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 20) and Anne Keith were married. She the daughter of William Keith 9th Earl Marischal and Mary Drummond Countess Marischal (age 39). He the son of James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 43) and Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway.

In 1728 [his wife] Anne Keith died.

In 1729 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 35) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald. He the son of James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 58) and Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1730 [his daughter] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 36) and [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 21).

On 13 Mar 1736 [his son] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 42) and [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 27).

In 1739 [his son] Admiral Keith Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 45) and [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 30).

In 1743 [his son] James Edward Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 49) and [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 34).

In 1746 [his father] James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway (age 75) died. His son Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 52) succeeded 6th Earl Galloway, 5th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall. [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 37) by marriage Countess Galloway.

Around 1750 [his daughter] Catherine Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 56) and [his wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 41).

Before 1751 [his son-in-law] Kenneth Mackenzie Lord Fortrose (age 34) and [his daughter] Mary Stewart were married. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 56) and Anne Keith.

On 24 Aug 1756 James Stewart 3rd Baronet (age 61) died. Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 62) succeeded 4th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney.

On 14 Oct 1758 [his former brother-in-law] James Francis Edward Keith (age 62) died.

On 21 Feb 1759 [his son-in-law] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 29) and [his daughter] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 50). He the son of William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore.

On 22 Apr 1759 [his son-in-law] Charles Gordon 4th Earl Aboyne (age 33) and [his daughter] Margaret Stewart Countess Aboyne were married. She by marriage Countess Aboyne. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 50). He the son of John Gordon 3rd Earl Aboyne and Grace Lockhart Countess Aboyne. They were second cousins.

On 14 Aug 1762 [his son] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Mary Greville (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 42) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 42). He the son of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 68) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 53).

On 13 Jun 1764 [his son] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 21) were married. He the son of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 70) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 55).

On 25 May 1765 [his son-in-law] Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 24) and [his daughter] Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon were married. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 71) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 56). He the son of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon and Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 55).

In 1768 [his son-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and [his daughter] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 24 Sep 1773 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 79) died. His son [his son] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 37) succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his daughter-in-law] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 30) by marriage Countess Galloway.

On 15 Mar 1786 [his former wife] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 77) died in Bath, Somerset [Map].

[his daughter] Margaret Stewart Countess Aboyne was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway.

[his daughter] Marjorie Elizabeth Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway.

[his daughter] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway.

[his daughter] Mary Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Anne Keith.

[his daughter] Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon was born to Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway.

Royal Ancestors of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 1694-1773

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 1694-1773

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th of Garlies

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christian Douglas

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway

GrandFather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway

Father: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 8th Lord Drumlanrig

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gordon Lady Drumlanrig

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fleming 5th Lord Fleming 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fleming Lady Drumlanrig 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mark Kerr 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Mark Kerr 1st Earl Lothian 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Leslie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandMother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 6th of Traquair 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart of Traquair 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kerr 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Stewart 2nd Lord Ochiltree 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Cunningham Lady Ochiltree

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Carnegie of Colluthie

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Carnegie 1st Earl Southesk

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair

Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Livingston 1st Earl Linlithgow 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Hay 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Leslie Master of Rothes

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Erskine 19th Earl Mar 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Mar 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Earl Dumfries

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton

Mother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald

GrandMother: Margaret Cochrane