William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith - Two Daughters Named Margaret

Started by Debbie Gambrell on Monday, October 3, 2022
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I was tracing a cousin line that includes these connections and I saw two daughters named Margaret - one on my side and one on the side of the path I'm tracing, but when I see same-name siblings I always questions the accuracy. So I Googled and there is no daughter named Margaret who married a Steele listed on the father's Wikipedia page. His children are listed as:

He was the son of Alexander Graham, 2nd Earl of Menteith (c. 1475 – c. 1537), and Margaret Buchanan. He was the great-grandson of Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith (1406–1490). In 1521 he married Margaret Moubray, daughter of John Moubray of Barnbougle (she had previously been married to John Cornwall before his death in 1513), and they had five sons and two daughters, including:[1]

Lady Margaret Graham, who married Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll[2]
John Graham, who succeeded his father as Earl of Menteith
Lady Christian Graham, who married William Livingstone of Kilsyth, their eldest son was William Livingstone of Kilsyth

While all the five sons aren't named in that listing, both of his two daughters are listed - Margaret who married Archibald Campbell and Christian who married William Livingstone.

Is there any documentation for another daughter named Margaret who married Richard Steel I? If not, she seems to be connected to the wrong family.

Thanks in advance for any assistance in confirming or correcting the connections for Margaret (Graham) Steele.

I'm trying not to hyperventilate, seeing this noble with FOUR daughters named Margaret, fearing it may require a committee to straighten it all out.

Margaret Graham

(This is the original and probably correct Margaret for this family, although I'd proceed with caution since some corruption of her facts may have occurred, over the years. Inactive curator. 3 serious inconsistencies, including a 59 year difference in age between herself and one of her spouses Sir Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine )

Margaret Steele

(Margaret Graham Steele is English, so I can't even fathom how she got connected to a Scottish family. Inactive curator.)

Margaret Graham

(Imported on May 27, 2021 - 10:20 PM)

Margaret Graham

(Also imported on May 27, 2021 - 10:20 PM)

The Graham family could use a full-time scholar to maintain their lines correctly, it's that complex. I wouldn't know where to begin, Deborah. But I would agree that it is a mess.

William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith

(Same inactive curator for him and his wife, Margaret Moubray . That's as far as I've gotten with this scottish earl of Menteith. It's kind of sad, because this family has been so very thoroughly researched and published already.)

Stupid gedcoms and the mess they bring in more than sources and correct pedigrees.

William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith is my 6th cousin 12 times removed.

Margaret Steele is my 7th cousin 11 times removed.

Margaret Graham is my 7th cousin 11 times removed.

Margaret Moubray is my 6th cousin 12 times removed.

Sir Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine is my fifth cousin 13 times removed.

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