Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (64 page)

Walter married, before 19 October, 1378 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Margaret

She was the daughter of Sir David de Barclay, Lord of Brechin, by Janet, daughter of Sir Edward Keith of Synton. She died before 1 August, 1404.

Issue of marriage:

On 1 August, 1404, Walter Stewart was granted a dispensation to marry Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine, but no evidence exists to show that the marriage actually took place. Elizabeth married Sir John Stewart of Dundonald, bastard son of Robert II, in 1407/8.

3
Elizabeth

She married David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (1360?–1407), in 1380 or 1384 (dispensation granted on 22 February, 1374/5), and had issue:

1  Alexander, 2nd Earl of Crawford (1387?–1438); he married Marjorie Dunbar (
d
. after 1429), perhaps a daughter of the Earl of Dunbar, and had issue.

2  David, Lord of Newdosk; he later became a priest.

3  Gerard (
d
. before 1421).

4  Ingelram (?), Bishop of Aberdeen (
d
.1458).

5  Marjorie; she married Sir William Douglas of Lochleven.

6  Elizabeth; she married Sir Robert Keith.

7  Elizabeth; she married Robert, Lord Erskine (
d
.1451/2); she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person.

8  Isabella; she married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue.

4  
Egidia
or
Jill

She married Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale in
c
.1387, and had issue:

1  William, Lord of Nithsdale (
d
. after 1419).

2  Egidia (
d
. after 1438); she married Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney (
d
.1421), and had issue.

Egidia died after 1388.

1  John Stewart of Dundonald, a knight (
d.
1445/9); he married firstly Janet, daughter of John Sympil of Elistoun, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine.

2  John Stewart, Lord of Burley (killed 1425).

3  John Stewart of Cairdney, a knight.

4  Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow.

5  Alexander Stewart of Inverlunan, a knight.

6  Thomas Stewart, Archdeacon of St Andrews, Dean of Dunkeld.

7  James Stewart of Kinfauns.

8  Walter Stewart.

1  
David

He was born on 24 October, 1378. He was created Earl of Carrick between 19 April, 1390, and 2 January, 1391, and Duke of Rothesay (a title borne henceforth by the eldest son of a Scottish sovereign) on 28 April, 1398. He was created Earl of Atholl on 6 September, 1398. He died on 26/27 March, 1402, in prison at Falkland Palace, Fife; he is said to have been starved to death, but he probably succumbed to dysentery. He was buried in Lindores Abbey, Fife.

David married, in February, 1399/1400, at Bothwell Church:

Marjorie

She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, by Joan, daughter of Thomas Moray of Bothwell. David Stewart was her first husband. She married secondly Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirleton (
d
. by 1447) (son of Isabella Stewart of Albany, granddaughter of Robert II) in 1403, and had issue:

1  John, Lord Haliburton (
d
.1452/4); he married Janet (
d
. after 1493), daughter of Sir William Seton of Seton, and had issue.

2  Walter (
d
. after 1433); he married Katherine, daughter of Alexander Chisholme.

3  Robert.

4  William (
d
. after 1439).

Marjorie died before 11 May, 1421.

2  
James I
(
see here
).

3  
Robert

He died young.

4  
Margaret

Known as the Lady of Galloway, she married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Duke of Touraine (1370?–killed 1424), before 1390, and had issue:

1  Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439); he married Euphemia (
d
.1468), daughter of Sir Patrick Graham by Euphemia, granddaughter of Robert II, and had issue.

2  William; he married Marjorie Stewart, and had issue.

3  Elizabeth; she married John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (
see here
, under Robert II).