Walter Stewart, 3rd Laird of Baldorran
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Walter Stewart of Baldorran | |
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| Born | Walter Stewart c1480 Baldorran, Campsie, Stirlingshire |
| Died | Scotland |
| Occupation | Royal Bailie of the Crown Lands of Balquhidder |
| Spouse | Euphemia Reideugh |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | William Stewart, 2nd Laird Of Baldorran |
Walter Stewart (c. 1480-1575), 3rd Laird of Baldorran, 2nd Bailie of Balquhidder, was a sixteenth-century Scottish landowner, and the ancestor of the Ardvorlich, Annat,[1] and Glenfinglas Stewarts.
Early life
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Walter Stewart was born about 1480 in Baldorran, Campsie, Stirlingshire, the third son of William Stewart, 2nd Laird Of Baldorran. His mother was Marion Helen Campbell of Glenorchy.[2]
Walter's father William Stewart of Baldorran was the founder of the Balquhidder Stewart clan.
Bailie of the Crown Lands of Balquhidder
[edit]Walter succeeded his father as Royal Baillie of Balquhidder.[2] He was confirmed in the ownership of his ancestral lands in September 1500 from his father Sir William Stewart.
Family
[edit]Walter married Euphemia Reideugh (aka "Ruddock"), daughter of James Reideugh of Cultobraggan,[2] comptroller of the household of King James IV. They had two children:
- James Stewart, born about 1510 in Campsie, married a daughter of Patrick Stewart of Glenbucky.
- Helen Stewart, born about 1515 in Perthshire, married John Dog.
References
[edit]- Debrett, John, p.748, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 2 Retrieved October 2012
- Nelker, Gladys P, The Clan Steuart (1970).
Citations
[edit]- ^ "The Stewarts of Annat, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Nelker, p.19
External links
[edit]- Stewart at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com Retrieved October 2012
- lillymcgrew.org Retrieved October 2012