Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Stewart was born on 3 March 1591, in Castle Stuart, Elginshire, Scotland. She married William Monson 1st Viscount Monson before 1639. She died on 4 August 1639, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 48, and was buried in Royal Borough of Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Margaret Stewart Monson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Margaret Stewart in entry for William Howard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Margaret Stewart in entry for Charles Earl Of Nottingham Howard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1536–1624 Male
1591–1639 Female
Children (4)
1610–1681 Male
1612– Female
1617–1617 Male
1618– Female
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In the Anglo-Saxon period this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Norman Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal, for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate. In Scotland the term was also used of a magistrate originally appointed by the king to administer crown lands, forming a stewartry.
History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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When Margaret Ferguson and her twin sister Lady Margaret were born in 1591 in Scotland, their father, Sir, was 23 and their mother, Lady, was 26. She was married three times and had seven sons and fou …
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