Thanks very much for the interesting and helpful posts on the Marquess of Londonderry and the Stewart family. Rob On 12/11/2007, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Stewart family (Mary Orton) > 2. Stewart family (Mary Orton) > 3. Re: Stewart family ([email protected]) > 4. Re: Stewart family ([email protected]) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Mary Orton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:35:06 -0000 > Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Stewart family > Alan, > > I don't dispute the accuracy of your statement about the history of this > particular branch of the Stewart family, but I think it could be > misconstrued as meaning that the ancestry of ALL Stewarts lies in Ireland, > which is not the case. > > Stewart origins lie in 11th century Brittany. The name derives from the > word 'steward', specifically from a favoured member of the household of King > David I of Scotland (who reigned 1124-1153). This 'steward' was a member of > the Anglo-Breton Fitzalan family, upon whom King David bestowed the title of > Seneschal (or Steward) of Scotland, together with land lying mostly in > Renfrewshire. This title was hereditary, and the sixth 'Steward' descendant > married Marjorie, daughter of King Robert I (best remembered as Robert the > Bruce). Their son, Robert, was the first Stewart to be crowned, as King > Robert II of Scotland in1371, who ruled until 1390. > > For anyone interested, Scottish history is well presented on the following > websites - > > www.scotlandhistory.co.uk and www.rampantscotland.com > > (My Grandmother was a Scottish-born Stewart whose ancestry is traceable to > Dumfriesshire in the 1600s, so my family research has included tracing the > name's origin. I also have family connections in Brittany.) > > Regards, > > Mary Orton > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Mary Orton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:21:35 -0000 > Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Stewart family > Alan, > > Your kind apology is much appreciated, but unnecessary. I do understand > the intent behind your original post, which was, as always, helpful in > context. > > What prompted my post was my own experience during family research. It's > become apparent that one fact can be taken out of context, or > misinterpreted, and then used in support of erroneous assumptions which are, > in turn, quoted as fact. It is then difficult to shift belief in the > accuracy of such 'creations'. > > I wanted only to clarify Stewart history for anyone who may have taken the > Irish connection you mentioned as applying to all Stewarts, and I hope you > are not offended. > > Regards, > > Mary Orton > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:01:05 EST > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Stewart family > > In a message dated 10/11/2007 20:30:31 GMT Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Rob - the Stewarts were of Irish descent > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Hi Alan, > Robert Stewart, first marquess of Londonderry (1739–1821), politician, > was > born in Ireland on 27 September 1739, his family roots were Scottish and > Presbyterian. > > > > Stan > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:37:59 +0100 (GMT+01:00) > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Stewart family > > Thanks Stan - I did not have that information. > > Alan Vickers. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Exclusive discounts on Norton Security from Tiscali > http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/securepc/ > > > To contact the ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > >