Robert Stewart, in Monachyle and of Blairvorich and Craigrui
1690 - 1747 (57 years)
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Name Robert Stewart Suffix in Monachyle and of Blairvorich and Craigrui Born 1690 Monachyle Mor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died 1747 Craigruie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Person ID I18134 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Duncan Stewart, 4th in Monachyle residing in Monachyle Mor, b. Abt 1660, Monachyle, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1712 (Age ~ 53 years) Relationship natural Mother Isobel Stewart, b. Abt 1670, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1712 (Age ~ 43 years) Relationship natural Family ID F4233 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janet Stewart, b. 1701, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1766, Craigruie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 65 years) Married Abt 1717 Children 1. Alexander Stewart, b. Between 16 Oct and 16 Nov 1724, Monachyle Beg, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. David Stewart, 1st of Clach Glas 2nd of Craigrui 14th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 28 Jul 1718, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 64 years) [natural]3. James Stewart, b. Abt 29 Apr 1720, Monachyle, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Isobel Stewart, b. Abt 27 Aug 1721, Monachyle Mor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]5. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 26 Oct 1726, Monachyle Mor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Robert Stewart, b. Abt 24 Feb 1740, Monachyle Mor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]7. Child Stewart, b. Abt 13 Oct 1742, Marchfield, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4669 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Robert Stewart was residing in Monachyle Mor and Monachyle Beg when his children were born. He is recorded in a writ dated 7 April 1745 as bailie and as "Robert Stewart, late of Blairvorich, now of Craigruie." As such, Robert must have owned Blairvorich prior to 1745, sold it, and subsequently purchased Craigrui. (Gordon MacGregor, author of The Red Book of Scotland, personal correspondence.)
Robert died in 1747 in Craigruie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland at the age of 57 years and is buried in the Balquhidder Kirkyard. He married ABT 1717 to Janet STEWART, although no record of their marriage has been found. Janet's birth family is presently unknown, though onomastics would suggest that her father's name was James and her mother's name was Margaret and she would likely be the daughter of the head of one of the other major local families.
Robert is mistakenly identified in Stewarts of the South as "John Stewart of Craigruie" and is referred to in the following reference from Stewarts of the South: "David Stewart's father had once Monachill Mor and Monachill Beg [in the] Braes of Balquhidder, now the property of Miss MacNab, grand-daughter to Archibald MacNab of Newton." From this entry, it is possible to infer that Robert Stewart may also have previously owned Monachyle and sold it to MacNab. Or, it is possible that the author of Stewarts of the South was in error and Robert merely resided in Monachyle.
Craigruie is adjacent to Monachyle Mor and Beg.
- Robert Stewart was residing in Monachyle Mor and Monachyle Beg when his children were born. He is recorded in a writ dated 7 April 1745 as bailie and as "Robert Stewart, late of Blairvorich, now of Craigruie." As such, Robert must have owned Blairvorich prior to 1745, sold it, and subsequently purchased Craigrui. (Gordon MacGregor, author of The Red Book of Scotland, personal correspondence.)