The Stewarts in Blairchoill, Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Cadet Branch X of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie
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The Stewarts in Blairchoill were a cadet branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie. Please refer to the Glenbuckie page for a full introduction.
Brenachoile (Blairchoill)
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The last branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie is a family who resided initially at "Blairchoill" on Loch Katrine.
Blairchoill means "field of the woods" and is described as being on Loch Katrineside. No such place has been found. However, later in the same article the author of Stewarts of the South refers to Robert Stewart in Blairchoill as "the above mentioned Robert of Branchoile" (emphasis added). Thus it would appear that Blairchoill and Branchoile (Brenachoile) are the same place.
This family is introduced in Stewarts of the South as follows:
A natural branch from one of the Glenbuckies who had the twelve sons.
There was one Robert Stewart, [a] tenant in Blairchoill, Loch Catharineside, [on] Burrel Drummond's [estate] in Callander Parish, who had three sons.
The author says that Robert had three sons but in a later entry he corrects himself and adds that Robert had a fourth son (shown below). The reference to "one of the Glenbuckies who had the twelve sons" refers to Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, who had one lawful son and eleven natural sons.
We account for this family as follows:
Robert STEWART in Blairchoill b: ABT 1675 in Perthshire, Scotland. Robert Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as descending from "a natural branch from one of the Glenbuckie's who had the twelve sons" (refering to Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, who had one lawful son and eleven natural sons.) Robert is described further in Stewarts of the South as: "There was one Robert Stewart, [a] tenant in Blairchoill, Loch Catharineside, [on] Burrel Drummond's [estate] in Callander Parish, who had three sons." (sic - The author later corrects this and adds a fourth son.) Robert had the following sons:
The descendants of each of these sons are accounted for separately below.
Blaircreich (Blaircrioch) and South Drumlich (now a ruins, not
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River Larig east of Drumlich looking towards where Drumlich would have
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The family of Robert Stewart in Leanachan, Blaircrioch and South Drumlich is presented in Stewarts of the South as follows:
Robert, the oldest, was [a] late tacksman of Leanachan in the Lordship on Monteith, Port [of Menteith] Parish, and of Blarcrick and Drumlichuarach, in the Braes of Balquhidder, and Strathgarrie. Drumlickuarach belongs to the Earl of Moray, and was formerly the property of McGregor of Glencarnaig. This Robert had a son, named
- Alexander, [a] late tacksman of Leanachoill, who had seven sons, all dead except two:
- Robert, late tacksman of Leanachoile, dead
- David, [who] died in the West Indies.
- John, [who is] in life, [and is] a writer in Glasgow. (The following comment is brought forward from a later position in the original text.) John, the writer, was first the hope, and, afterwards, the ruin of the family. He is indeed a shameful profligate rascal, although a decent gentlemanlike looking man.
- Alexander, a Lieutenant in the Army [who] died in the East Indies
- James, [who] died in the West Indies
- Walter, [who] died at home
- Charles, his brother is little better, and they now possess nothing of their former property - neither land nor money.
The reference above would imply that Leanachan and Leanachoill are the place. We have been unable to identify either of these places in Port of Menteith parish. Blaircrioch and South Drumlich are located in the Braes of Balquhidder at the far western end of the parish. (See map at right.)
We account for this family as follows:
Robert STEWART of Leanchan & Blarcrioch and South Drumlich b: ABT 1705 in Blairchoill, Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, shown above as the eldest son of Robert Stewart in Blairchoill. Robert is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Robert, the oldest [son of Robert Stewart in Blairchoill], was [a] late tacksman of Leanachan in the Lordship on Monteith, Port [of Menteith] Parish, and of Blarcrick and Drumlichuarach, in the Braes of Balquhidder, and Strathgarrie. Drumlickuarach belongs to the Earl of Moray, and was formerly the property of McGregor of Glencarnaig. This Robert had a son, named Alexander." Robert must have done well for himself as he was the son of a tenant farmer and raised himself up to be tacksman of three properties: Leanachan, Blarcrioch and South Drumlich (Druimlich-Thuarach). Robert had the following son:
This second line of this family of Stewarts is presented in Stewarts of the South as follows:
Rob, in Blairchoill, had a second son named Walter, formerly [a] tenant in Ardvorlich, who left:
- one son, now tenant in Offerings, [which is] part of the Barony of Lanrick, [in] Callander parish, formerly the property of Burrel Drummond, but now that of Sir Patrick Murray. [This son] is an industrious, well-doing, farmer and who had five sons:
- Walter, a shepherd with MacFarlan of Coillechra, who has one son
- Robert, has emigrated to North America and has one son
- John &
- David reside at home with the father
- Robert died last year. (It is possible that there were two brothers both named Robert, but it is more likely that the author made an error here in the name of one of the two Roberts.)
This farm of Offerings pays �120 Sterling, [which is] too dear. The late Mr Rob Reid, Factor to Lord Breadalbane, left the marks of his finger here as the Devil did of old on the Temple. These land surveyors are commonly the scourge and grinders of the poor and [those who employ them] are no better. I cannot make any comparison to them with anything that I have read in history except the mine searchers in Mexico and Peru.
We account for this family as follows:
Walter STEWART b: ABT 1710 in Blairchoill, Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, shown above as the second son of Robert Stewart in Blairchoill. Walter Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Rob, in Blairchoill, had a second son named Walter, formerly [a] tenant in Ardvorlich, who left one son, now tenant in Offerings." Comrie parish records reveal no indication of any Walter Stewart having had children while residing at Ardvorlich, so it is suggested that Walter must have removed from Ardvorlich prior to having children. Walter had the following son:
Cuil-an-Arigh is apparently located in Port of Menteith parish (shown
here) but we have been unable to locate the property on any maps.
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The third line of this family of Stewarts is presented in Stewarts of the South as follows:
The third son, was John of this family, [a] farmer in Cuil-an-Arigh, who left two sons, who were both tenants in the above farm [in] Callander parish, [on] the Earl of Moray's [estate], in which farm formerly were eight tenants, chiefly of the name of Stewart, and now there is only one tenant, who has also another adjoining farm
- One of his sons was Alexander, who died [as] a cow-feeder in Glasgow and left four sons
- The other, John, [is] now farmer in Spittle [in] Killearn parish [in] Stirling county, [which is] the birth place of the famous George Buchanan - which pays �100 of rent. This John has five sons about himself [who are] all doing well. Two of these [sons] [have] families, consisting of four or five sons each.
We have so far been unable to locate Cuil-an-Arigh. We account for this family as follows:
John STEWART in Cuil-an-Arigh b: ABT 1715 in Blairchoill, Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, shown above as the third son of Robert Stewart in Blairchoill. John is described in Stewarts of the South as: "The third son, was John of this family, [a] farmer in Cuil-an-Arigh, who left two sons, who were both tenants in the above farm [in] Callander parish, [on] the Earl of Moray's [estate], in which farm formerly were eight tenants, chiefly of the name of Stewart, and now there is only one tenant, who has also another adjoining farm." The reference to "the above farm" is unclear. It would appear to refer to Offerans ("The Offerings"), but we have no record of Offerans being a major settlement of Stewarts. The Callander OPR reveals very few Stewart births in Offerans. The actual location of Cuil-an-Arigh has not been identified. John had the following children:
The final line of this family of Stewarts is accounted in Stewarts of the South as follows:
The above mentioned Robert of Branchoile had another son, who I forgot, who went to Coventry in England, [and] whose son was Sheriff of that county and some of his descendants are still there. [They are] men of property and respectability.
Son STEWART b: ABT 1720 in Blairchoill, Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, shown above as the youngest son of Robert Stewart in Blairchoill. This son is not identified by name in Stewarts of the South but is described as: "The above mentioned Robert of Branchoile had another son, who I forgot, who went to Coventry in England, [and] whose son was Sheriff of that county and some of his descendants are still there. [They are] men of property and respectability."
We have not been able to identify the descendants of this line.
The following family partially matches with Robert Stewart in Offerans above and is not found elsewhere in our database: Robert STEWART and Christian STEWART, m 17/21 JUN 1774 in Balquhidder & Callander
Robert STEUART and Janet STEUART in Monachyle (Mor), Lechdanscriddan and Blarcrioch. Possible marriage 13 JUL 1716 in Callander. There may be more than one family represented here. The reader should also see the contemporary family of Robert Steuart and Janet Steuart also in Lechdanscriddan for comparison.
Duncan STEUART, bap. 28 JUL 1718, place not given.
James STEUART, bap. 29 APR 1720 in Monachill
Issobell STEUART, bap. 27 AUG 1721 in Monachill Mor
Margaret STEUART, bap. 26 SEP 1726 or 2 OCT 1726 (double entered) in Monachoil Mor
Robert STEUART, bap. 27 APR 1735 in Leidscritan
Alexander STEUART, bap. 12 OCT 1737 in Ledscrittan (Fiona shows mother as Janet Stewart, but IGI shows mother as Christin Stewart)
Robert STEUART, bap. 24 FEB 1740 in Monachill Mor
_____ STEUART, bap. 13 OCT 1742 in Marchfield (Blarcrioch)
Robert STEUART and Marjory STEUART in Lochearnhead, Lettir and proprietor/portioner of Monachyle (Beg). (May be two families here. The Lochearnhead and Letter births are at the other end of the Braes from Monachyle and may be a separate family. See also Robert Steuart and Mary Steuart in Letter.)
Issabell STEUART, bap. 30 MAY 1718 (location not given)
Duncan STEUART, bap. 18 OCT 1720 (location not given)
John STEUART, bap. 6 DEC 1722 in Monachoil Mor
Alexander STEUART, bap. 16 OCT or 16 NOV 1724 (double entered) in Monachal Beg (mother not given, father given as Robert Steuart, proprietor of Monanchyle Beg)
Robert STEUART, bap. 21 JUN 1727 in Monachoil Beg
Alexander STEUART, bap. 22 JAN 1731 in Monachal Beg
Marjory STEUART, bap. 28 AUG 1732 in Lochearnhead
Margaret STEUART, bap. 6 FEB 1735 in Monachoil Beg
Donald STEUART, bap. 5 JAN 1739 in Letter
John STEWART and Catherine STEWART
James STEWART and Janet FERGUSON, m 8 MAY 1780 in Callander
James STEWART and Jean STEWART
James STEWART and Janet STEWART
Alexander STEWART and Christian KING
Robert STEWART and Janet BLACK
Duncan STEWART and Janet STEWART = Glenbuckie IX
Duncan STEWART and Janet STEWART in Auchleskine and Stronvar, m. 7 DEC 1793 in Balquhidder and 10 DEC 1793 in Callander parish (Duncan from Balquhidder parish and Janet from Callander parish).
John STEWART, bap. 14 NOV 1794 in Auchleskine
James STEWART, bap. 29 APR 1796 in Auchleskine
Margaret STEWART, bap. 16 FEB 1798 in Auchleskine
Alexander STEWART, bap. 10 DEC 1799 in Auchleskine
James STEWART, bap. 6 MAR 1803 in Auchleskine
John STEWART, bap. 14 MAR 1805 in Auchleskine
Donald STEWART, bap. 1 MAR 1808 in Balnluig of Stronvar
Robert STEWART and Elisabeth MCFARLANE
Robert STEWRAT and Margaret TAYLOR
Robert STEWART and Jean MCFARLAN in Aberfoyle
Coventry, Warwickshire, England comprises the parishes of Holy Trinity and St. Michael.
The IGI contains only 886 Stewart births in all of Warwick. The following are the only ones in Coventry, supplemented with 1851 census info
John STEWARD
William STUART and Alice
Thomas STEWARD and Sarah
William STEWART and Elizabeth
Edward STEWART and Marth
Thomas STEWART and Mary
Mary STUART
Richard STEWART and Catherine
John STEWART and Ann LAING
Charles STEWART and Phobe
Susanna STEWARD
Alexander STEWART and Ann
Archibald STEWART, b 1808 in Glasgow, res Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England, brick layer. Wife Mary b 1812 in Carlisle
James STEWARD and Ellen
Phillip Stewart, b 1790 in Ireland, box maker, res Coventry, wife Ann, b 1806 in Ireland
Theophilus STEWARD and Elliot
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