Sir Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish, Sheriff of Bute

NINIAN STEWART OF ARMALEISH

Sheriff of Bute and Arran; Captain and Keeper of the Royal Castle of Rothesay

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

16 August 1506: Charter by which James IV, King of Scots, confirms possession to Ninian Stewart, Sheriff of Bute, and his wife Jonete Dunlop, of one half of the lands of Nether Dunallide, and one half of the lands of Dullaride-Gilliemechell, together with the lands of Largilzane in the lordship of Bute and sheriffdom thereof. RMS 1424-1513: charter number 2988

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Dunlop 01
2. The Scots Peerage II: 289

Biographical Notes

Ninian Stewart (Sheriff of Bute and Aran)

• Birth: ABT 1476 in Ardmaleish, Isle of Bute, Scotland
• Death: ABT 1539 in Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute, Scotland
• Father: James Stewart of Kilcattan b: ABT 1445 in Kilcattan, Isle of Bute, Scotland
• Mother: unknown
• Married: 1) unknown Campbell 2) Janet Dunlop 3) Elizabeth Blair

2nd son

Offices held:

• The office of Sheriff of Bute.
• He held the office of Sheriff of Arran.
• On 28 May 1490 he was retoured heir to Ardmaleish, Greenan, Mill of Kilcattan and Corrigillis estates.
• He held the office of Hereditary Captain and Keeper of Rothesay Castle in 1498
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• ID: I526140304
• Name: Ninian STEWART OF BUTE
• Given Name: Ninian
• Surname: Stewart of Bute
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1480 1
• Marriage -1- Elizabeth BLAIR b: Abt 1480

NINIAN, the eldest son, succeeded, was sheriff of Bute, and got a new grant of the hereditary command of the castle of Rothesay, with a salary of 40 merks yearly, out of the feu-farms of Bute, Kintyre, Cowal, &c. upon which he got a charter under the great seal,* from king James IV. anno 1502.

Ninian Stewart, Sheriff of Bute and Arran[1, 2]

 1469 - 1538

Suffix Sheriff of Bute and Arran Birth 1469 Gender Male Died Bef 1538

Father James Stewart, Sheriff of Bute

Family 1 dau. Campbell

Children 1. James Stewart, Sheriff of Bute

	2. Robert Stewart, of Ambrismore

3. Archibald Stewart, of Largilzane
4. Alexander Stewart
Family 2 Janet Dunlop

Married Bef 10 Aug 1506 [2, 3]

Family 3 Elizabeth Blair

Married Bef 15 Oct 1516 [1, 4]

Children 1. Ninian Stewart, of Largobroughton, Kildavanan and Kilcattan

	2. James Stewart

3. John Stewart
4. William Stewart
Notes 1 - He was married three times, and left several sons. [ http://www.stewartsociety.org/lines.htm ]

2 - Sir Ninian, who was born in 1469 and succeeded his father as Sheriff of Bute; he was made Castellan of Rothesay by King James IV Stewart.

3 - In the early 16th century Rothesay Castle was strengthened again. Construction of a gatehouse keep, extending from the north of the curtain wall, began around the turn of the century, to provide more modern accommodation for James IV . The curtain wall itself was raised up to ten metres in height, the works continuing into the reign of James V . In 1527 the castle withstood another siege by the Master of Ruthven , which destroyed much of the burgh of Rothesay. The forework is an L-plan structure, which jutted into the moat and was accessed by a drawbridge. The lower floor comprised a vaulted entrance tunnel running into the older castle courtyard. Above, the four storey tower contained royal lodgings, and still bears the royal coat of arms above the door. Also in the early 16th century, a chapel was constructed inside the old castle. Simple in form, the chapel measured around 6m by 9m, and is now the only surviving structure within the curtain wall. The north-west tower was converted into a doocot, and is known as the "Pigeon Tower", due to the nest boxes built into the outside wall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Castle

Sources [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart12: The Scots Peerage (Bute), Burkes Peerages 19 3 4 (Bute) (Reliability: 3) [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Dunlop01 (Reliability: 3) [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart12 (Reliability: 3) [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Blair01: Burkes Landed Gentry 1850 (Blair of Blair) with i n put from the genealogist Jack Blair of Perthshire. (Reliability: 3)

Married Janet Dunlop circa 10 August 1506

http://www.thepeerage.com/p19308.htm#i193074

Married ____ Campbell, Janet/Jonet Dunlop and Elizabeth Blair.

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Ninian Stewart (Sheriff of Bute and Aran) Surname: Stewart Given Name: Ninian Suffix: (Sheriff of Bute and Aran) Sex: M Birth: ABT 1476 in Ardmaleish, Isle of Bute, Scotland Death: ABT 1539 in Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute, Scotland _UID: 7C368A70C7A5D71199C8E0C3EE078F0189CB Note:

   Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish held the office of Sheriff of Arran. He held the office of Sheriff of Bute. On 28 May 1490 he was retoured heir to Ardmaleish, Greenan, Mill of Kilcattan and Corrigillis estates. He held the office of Hereditary Captain and Keeper of Rothesay Castle in 1498.

A great, great grandson of the Black Stewart, Ninian succeeded to the office of Sheriff of Bute after the death of his brother, James in 1490. During the 1490s King James IV attempted to subdue the powerful magnate, the Lord of the Isles, and to achieve this it was essential that strongholds on Scotland?s western seaboard remained loyal to the Crown. Consequently, on 5 August 1498, the trusted Ninian became Castellan of Rothesay, Hereditary Captain and Keeper of Rothesay Castle, a title still in the possession of his family to this day.
Father: James Stewart of Kilcattan b: ABT 1445 in Kilcattan, Isle of Bute, Scotland

Marriage 1 Jonet Dunlop b: ABT 1478

   Married: BEF 10 Aug 1506

Children

   Has No Children Archibald Stewart b: ABT 1507

   Has No Children Alexander Stewart of Kildaven b: ABT 1508 in Isle of Bute, Scotland

Marriage 2 Elizabeth Blair b: ABT 1495 in Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

   Married: 15 Oct 1516

Children

   Has Children Robert Stewart of Ambrismore b: ABT 1517 in Ambrismore, Isle of Bute, Scotland

   Has Children James Stewart (Sheriff of Bute) b: ABT 1519 in Isle of Bute, Scotland

   Has Children Ninian Stewart of Largobroughton, Kildavanan and Kilcattan b: ABT 1521

   Has No Children William Stewart b: ABT 1523

Marriage 3 Miss Campbell b: ABT 1478

Sources:

   Repository:

       Name: Internet

   Title: The Peerage

   Author: Darryl Lundy

   Publication: 41 Woodland Str. Sherwood MA

   Page: # 193075 - Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish 

Ninian Stewart [1, 2] Suffix Sheriff of Bute and Arran Born 1469 Gender Male Died Bef 1538 Person ID I18721 Clan current Last Modified 31 May 2016

Father James Stewart, Sheriff of Bute, d. 1477 Family ID F3229 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 1 dau. Campbell, d. Yes, date unknown Children

	1. Sir James Stewart, Sheriff of Bute,   d. 1570

	2. Robert Stewart, of Ambrismore,   d. Yes, date unknown

	3. Archibald Stewart, of Largilzane,   d. Yes, date unknown

	4. Alexander Stewart,   d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 	24 Aug 2015 14:03:00  Family ID 	F12022  	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

Family 2 Janet Dunlop, d. Yes, date unknown Married Bef 10 Aug 1506 [2, 3] Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 14:03:00 Family ID F19384 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3 Elizabeth Blair, d. Aft 30 Jul 1529 Married Bef 15 Oct 1516 [1, 4] Children

	1. Ninian Stewart, of Largobroughton, Kildavanan and Kilcattan,   d. Aft 1532

	2. James Stewart,   d. Yes, date unknown

	3. John Stewart,   d. Yes, date unknown

	4. William Stewart,   d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 	24 Aug 2015 14:03:00  Family ID 	F11548  	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

Photos Rothesay Castle Rothesay Castle Rothesay Castle from the NW showing the 'Pigeon Tower'

Notes

   1 - He was married three times, and left several sons.

   [ http://www.stewartsociety.org/lines.htm ]

2 - Sir Ninian, who was born in 1469 and succeeded his father as Sheriff of Bute; he was made Castellan of Rothesay by King James IV Stewart.
3 - In the early 16th century Rothesay Castle was strengthened again. Construction of a gatehouse keep, extending from the north of the curtain wall, began around the turn of the century, to provide more modern accommodation for James IV . The curtain wall itself was raised up to ten metres in height, the works continuing into the reign of James V . In 1527 the castle withstood another siege by the Master of Ruthven , which destroyed much of the burgh of Rothesay.

   The forework is an L-plan structure, which jutted into the moat and was accessed by a drawbridge. The lower floor comprised a vaulted entrance tunnel running into the older castle courtyard. Above, the four storey tower contained royal lodgings, and still bears the royal coat of arms above the door. Also in the early 16th century, a chapel was constructed inside the old castle. Simple in form, the chapel measured around 6m by 9m, and is now the only surviving structure within the curtain wall. The north-west tower was converted into a doocot, and is known as the "Pigeon Tower", due to the nest boxes built into the outside wall.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Castle

Sources

   [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart12: The Scots Peerage (Bute), Burkes Peerages 19 3 4 (Bute) (Reliability: 3).

[S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Dunlop01 (Reliability: 3).
[S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart12 (Reliability: 3).
[S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Blair01: Burkes Landed Gentry 1850 (Blair of Blair) with i n put from the genealogist Jack Blair of Perthshire. (Reliability: 3).
Source: http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...

The Stewarts of Kilchattan, Ascog, Ballinstraid, and Ballintoy and later Londonderry in Ireland.

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Ninian" Stewart (James,1 John," King Robert II) was served heir to his father in 1490. He was made hereditary castellar of Rothsay by James IV in I4qS. He married (1) Campbell, and had four children;

(2) Janet Dunlop. and had a son Archibald; and

(j) Elizabeth, daughter of Blair of that ilk.

From him sprang the Stewarts of Kilchattan. Ascog, Ballinstraid and Ballintoy, of whom is the Londonderry family (later). 

Children: 1 James : who succeeded [of John Lamond ; ancestor Stewarts of Ambrismore

2 Robert : of Nether Kilmory. 1506, and Ambrismore. 1429; married a daughter

3 William : of Largivrechtan, 1506, and the south half of Cugach. 1535

4 Janet ; married Ninian Bannatyne of Karnes but was divorced on account of

5 Archibald : of Largizean, ancestor of the Stewarts of Largizean [consanguinity

6 Alexander : of Kildavanan; married Elizabeth Tait

7 Ninian : of Nether Kilmory, 1531, and Largizean, 1548. He obtained Kilda- vanan from his father and purchased Kilchattan from his cousin James.1' He was granted Ambrismore in heritage in 1506 and exchanged his lands in Perthshire for Kildonan and others in Arran,

https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxpWAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA30&lpg=RA1-...

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Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland",[1] for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan.

The castle comprises a huge curtain wall, strengthened by four round towers, together with a 16th-century forework, the whole surrounded by a broad moat. Built by the Stewart family, it survived Norse attacks to become a royal residence. Though falling into ruin after the 17th century, the castle was repaired by the Marquess of Bute before passing into state care in the 20th century.
Source: Wikipedia
Sir Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish, Sheriff of Bute is our third cousin 17 times removed.
Janet Milburn
7/10/23
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