The Stewarts of Benmore in Glenbuckie | Stewarts of Balquhidder

The Stewarts of Benmore Residing in Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Known as Clan Sliochd nan Tigh Duibh (“Children of the Black House”)

The Stewarts of Benmore are not a branch of Clan Stewart of Balquhidder. The Stewarts of Benmore descend from the Stewarts of Ardsheal, who were a branch of Clan Stewart of Appin. The Stewarts of Benmore later acquired the estate of Glenbuckie from the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie by questionable means outlined below and also on our Stewarts of Glenbuckie page. Thus, there were two different “Stewart of Glenbuckie” families who were not related to each other.

Original Stewarts of Glenbuckie

The original Stewarts of Glenbuckie belong to Clan Stewart of Balquhidder and originate with John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie, son of Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Baldorran and Royal Baillie of Balquhidder. They are presented on our Stewarts of Glenbuckie page.

The second Stewarts of Glenbuckie family belong to Clan Stewart of Appin and originate with John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, son of John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, who controversially purchased the estate of Glenbuckie in mid-18th century out from under its rightful heir, his brother-in-law, Dr. David Stewart, younger of Glenbuckie, and held it until the mid-19th century. The full story of this transaction is presented at the bottom of our Stewarts of Glenbuckie page.

Although they share the same Stewart surname, Clan Stewart of Appin are not paternally related to Clan Stewart of Balquhidder. However, the two clans were close allies and intermarried frequently.

The last of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie

The last family of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie to hold the family estate were:

Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie. He was murdered at the outset of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. On his death the estate of Glenbuckie passed to his eldest son:

1. 1. Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbuckie. Duncan inherited the estate of Glenbuckie on the premature death of his father, but he didn’t hold it for long. He promptly got sick and died and the estate passed to his younger brother, Alexander.
  2. Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie. Alexander inherited the estate of Glenbuckie on the premature death of his eldest brother, Duncan. Alexander also did not hold the estate long as he, too, promptly became sick and died. The estate of Glenbuckie, which had been in the family for ten generations, should have gone next to his younger brother, Dr. David Stewart, however, while Alexander was sick, he was prevailed upon to sell the estate to his brother-in-law, John Stewart of Benmore, shown below.
  3. Dr. David Stewart was a Jacobite who had to flee to France after the demise of the 1745 Rising or risk imprisonment or execution. He would have been declared forfeit and inelligible to inherit Glenbuckie on the death of us brother, Alexander. While David was in France, Alexander sold Glenbuckie to his brother-in-law, John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore. David spent the rest of his lifetime trying unsuccessfully to reclaim Glenbuckie from the Benmore Stewarts.
  4. Mary Stewart, who married John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore.

The Benmore Stewarts acquire Glenbuckie

There is a much more tangled web here than may be evident at first. It needs to be explained before we go any further. The “old” Stewarts of Glenbuckie and the Stewarts of Benmore were not simply unrelated families from two different clans who happen to share the same surname. They were also cousins by marriage. John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie (of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie) married Janet Stewart of Ardsheal. The Stewarts of Ardsheal were predecessors to the Stewarts of Benmore.

(Only a partial tree is shown here to help illustrate the relationships between the two Stewart families.)

Duncan Stewart, 2nd of Ardsheal (great-great-grandfather to both John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and his wife, Mary Stewart of Glenbuckie)

1. John Stewart, 3rd of Ardsheal
  1. Janet Stewart, of Ardsheal, married John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, thus connecting the two families by marriage.
    1. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie (shown above)
      1. Mary Stewart of Glenbuckie, married her 3rd-cousin, John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore (below).
2. Alexander Stewart, predecessor of Coll, younger brother of John Stewart, 3rd of Ardsheal (above).
  1. John Stewart of Coll
    1. John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore and latterly of Ledcreich. He purchased Ledcreich from Patrick Stewart, 5th of Ledcreich, a major cadet branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie. John Glas Stewart had the following children by two wives:
      1. John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and latterly 13th of Glenbuckie, who married to his 3rd-cousin, Mary Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie (of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie family, above.) Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie was murdered. The estate then passed to his son, Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbuckie, who promptly died. The estate then passed to Duncan’s younger brother, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, who also promptly took sick died. The estate should have gone next to Alexander’s younger brother, David Stewart, younger of Glenbuckie, however he was in exile in France at the time because of his participation in the 1745 Jacobite Rising. John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, took advantage of David’s absense, and purchased Glenbuckie from Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, while he was ill, preventing David Stewart from acquiring his own famly estate.
        
        Betty Stewart, Heiress of Glenbuckie, who married David Stewart, 1st of Clachglas & 2nd of Craigruie. He was a descendant of the Stewarts of Glenogle. When Betty’s brother, John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, died, she inherited the estate of Glenbuckie. She was described unflatteringly in Stewarts of the South as “a half idiot, [who] succeed her brother in the estate being heir-at-law.”
        
        Capt. Duncan Stewart. He was a trustee for the estate of his sister, Betty, when she died. He used his position as trustee to gain advantage and purchased Glenbuckie from his sister’s estate, thus preventing David Stewart of the original Glenbuckie family from regaining his family’s former estate.
        
        Charles Stewart, who died in the West Indies.
        
        Annie Stewart.

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The Estates of Benmore, Ledcreich and Glenbuckie

This map shows the the three estates of Benmore, Ledcreich and Glenbuckie.

In 1739, John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, purchased the estate of Ledcreich from Patrick Stewart, 5th of Ledcreich (a major Glenbuckie cadet family) when Patrick moved to America. Thus, John Glas Stewart held both the estates of Benmore and Ledcreich.

In 1756, John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, sold Benmore and acquired the estate of Glenbuckie. Thus John Stewart held both the estates of Ledcreich and Glenbuckie.

Understanding the Controversy

In plain, simple terms, what happened here was that the estate of Glenbuckie was at risk of being forfeited after the failure of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie (of the original family), was not a Jacobite, so he was not at risk of losing the estate. But he was ill and dying and his younger brother, Dr. David Stewart, who was next in line, was a Jacobite and would have been legally inelligible to inherit the estate. If Alexander had died under these circumstances, then the estate would have been forfeited to the crown.

These circumstances initially make it look like John Stewart of Benmore was a bit of a saviour to the Glenbuckie family in purchasing the estate of Glenbuckie from his ailing brother-in-law before Alexander died, thus saving the estate from forfeiture and keeping it somewhat in the family. This may not have been a case of greedy oportunism taking advantage of a sick man to rob his family of their lands. John would have had no way of knowing if the forfeitures would be overturned in the future, so he may genuinely have been trying to help.

While we may be able to extend such a gracious appraisal to John, it cannot be extended to his sister, Betty Stewart, or his brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart.

Betty inherited Glenbuckie in 1768. In 1784, likely still in her lifetime (as we have no record of her date of death), the government passed the Disannexing Act permitting Jacobite heirs to repurchase their forfeited family lands. We know Dr. David Stewart, of the original Glenbuckie family, was active for his entire life in trying to regain his family lands, as he would have been eligble to do after 1784. The fact that both Betty and Duncan thwarted these efforts when they were kin certainly makes them appear to be greedy, opportunistic jerks, especially when it appears that Capt. Duncan was already wealthy by other means and did not require Glenbuckie.

If the words of the author of Stewarts of the South are any indication of sentiment in 1820, then history has not looked kindly upon Betty Stewart or her brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart, for their part in preventing a family described as “esteemed, humane, generous & hospitable” from regaining the ancestral lands which they’d previously held for eleven generations.

And now we proceed to a detailed accounting of the Stewarts of Benmore, latterly known as the Stewarts of Glenbuckie.

Sources

In our research, we cite many documentary sources. Some of the most common ones that you will find referenced and abbreviated in our notes include:

Duncan Stewart (1739). A Short Historical and Genealogical Account of the Surname Stewart…. (It’s actual title is much longer), by Rev. Duncan Stewart, M.A., 1st of Strathgarry and Innerhadden, son of Donald Stewart, 5th of Invernahyle, published in 1739. Public domain.
Stewarts of the South. A large collection of letters written circa 1818-1820 by Capt. James Stewart, factor (estate manager) to Maj. Gen. David Stewart of Garth, comprising a near complete inventory of all Stewart families living in southern Perthshire, including all branches of the Stewarts of Balquhidder.
MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland. 2020 (http://redbookofscotland.co.uk/, used with permission). Gordon MacGregor is one of Scotland’s premier professional family history researchers who has conducted commissioned research on behalf of the Lord Lyon Court. He has produced a nine volume encyclopedic collection of the genealogies of all of Scotland’s landed families with meticulous primary source references. Gordon has worked privately with our research team for over 20 years.
[Parish Name] OPR. This refers to various Old Parish Registers.
For a full list of sources, click here.

Capt. John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore

Capt. John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, b. 5 Mar 1684, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 16 Apr 1746, Culloden, Inverness, Scotland (Age 62 years), son of John Stewart of Coll. The Stewarts of Coll were a branch of the Stewarts of Ardsheal, who were, in turn, a branch of Clan Stewart of Appin. His full ancestry is presented on our Stewarts of Invernahyle page.

Stewarts of Invernahyle

Capt. John Glas STEWART of Benmore, described as “brother of Acharn and cousin and brother in law of Stewart of Ardsheal was a Captain in the Appin Regiment and fell at Culloden.”

John is described in Stewarts of the South as “descended of the family of Ardsheil, the most respectable Branch of Appin Stewarts. He was know by the name of Iain Glac (sic “Glas”) mhac Iain mhic Alastair. (John “The Grey”, son of John, grandson of Alexander.) [John] gathered his substance by cattle dealing, brewing whisky, and by other pieces of industry. [He] purchased Benmore in Glendochard from Drummond of Perth. [It was] formerly the property of Campbell of Coirchaorach of the same place, also Campbell of Licks [in] Killin parish.”

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says,

“John Stewart of Benmore, was commonly known as “Iain glas MhacIain MhicAlastair” and obtained the lands of Invervenacher, Corrycherich and the forest of Benmore, all within the parish of Killin, from James Drummond, Duke of Perth, on 20 February 1744. He served in the Appin regiment during the Jacobite rising of 1745/6, and was killed with many of his kinsmen at the battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746.”

According to Duncan Stewart (1739), John also purchased Ledcreich. Duncan says:

“Duncan of Ardsheal married first a daughter of John Stewart, brother to Innerhaden, and secondly, a daughter to Maclean of Ardgowan. He had six sons and several daughters, viz 1 John, his son and heir, 2 Alexander, killed in the attack made at the church of Dunkeld, soon after King James, in 1689, who had five sons, the eldest John of Aucharn was father to Alexander now of Aucharn, and to John Stewart*, now of Ledcreich, 3 A[illegible, could be Andrew], 4 William, 5 James, and 6 Duncan, killed at Dunkeld, with his brother Alexander.

*He purchased these lands from Patrick Stewart, late of Ledcreich, who is now settled in Canada.”

(sic, Patrick Stewart went to Cape Fear, North Carolina in what was then still a British Colony. It is believed that Patrick’s younger brother, Robert Stewart, 6th of Ledcreich, was the one who sold Ledcreich to John Glas Stewart and then went to Canada. Evidence suggests he settled in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.)

John Stewart, 1st of Benmore, was a great-grandson of Duncan Stewart, 2nd of Ardsheal. He married about 1725 to his cousin Margaret Stewart, of Ardsheal, b. Abt 1700, Ardsheal, Appin, Argyll, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN , daughter of John Stewart, 4th of Ardsheal. They had the following children:

1. John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1725, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN

John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1725, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.

John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, bought the lands of Glenbuckie from his ailing brother-in-law, Alexander Stewart, 12th Glenbuckie. John and Mary had no children. On his death the estate of Glenbuckie passed to his sister Elizabeth, then to her son, and finally to John’s half-brother, Duncan.

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “JOHN STEWART OF BENMORE AND GLENBUCKIE, in favour of whom and in implementation of his parent’s marriage contract in which it was stipulated that he would infeft the heir-male in all lands obtained during the marriage, his father granted him a disposition of the lands of Corriecherich, the pendicle of Inveronacher and the forest of Benmore on 18 March 1744. He sold those lands to John Campbell, Earl of Breadalbane, by Disposition dated 6 March 1756 and purchased Glenbuckie from his wife’s family. He married on 8 August 1752, to Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie, and dsp in 1760, when
he was succeeded by his sister, Elizabeth.”

John married on 1 Aug 1752 (registered also on 8 Aug 1752) in Balquhidder (double registered in Callander), Perthshire, Scotland to Mary Stewart, b. 4 May 1731, Breacanchoil, Lochcatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie (of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie.) They had no children.

2. Elizabeth Stewart, Heiress of Glenbuckie, b. 16 Aug 1735, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1804, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Stewart, Heiress of Glenbuckie , b. 16 Aug 1735, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1804, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 68 years)

When Elizabeth’s full brother John Stewart, 13th of Glenbuckie, died, she inherited Glenbuckie. According to Stewarts of the South, Betty married David Stewart of Craig Ruidh, Balquhidder of the Stewarts of Glenogle, Cloichglas, or Hyndfield, of the Gartnafuaran family. Thus David Stewart of Craig Ruidh became 14th of Glenbuckie.

When Elizabeth died, Glenbuckie passed to her son, John Stewart, who became 15th of Glenbuckie. John is described in Stewarts of the South as a poor manager and a big spender and was at risk of spending the full worth of the estate. To protect herself against bankruptcy, Elizabeth bound herself to several tutors including her half-brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart. On Elizabeth’s death when the estate passed fully into John’s care,

Meanwhile, Dr. David Stewart in Auchnahard, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, attempted unsuccessfully to reclaim Glenbuckie.

So reviled was Elizabeth for her part in swindling the estate of Glenbuckie away from its rightful heirs that the author of Stewarts of the South described her as “a daughter named Betty, a half idiot, [who] succeed her brother in the estate being heir-at-law” and later in the document could only bring himself to refer to her as “a lady of the name of Stewart in our country, whose name I shall not mention here.”

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “Elizabeth Stewart of Glenbuckie, succeeded her brother John on his death and was served heir to him in the lands of Glenbuckie on 17 February 1768. She married David Stewart of Craigruaidh.” MacGregor also shows only one marriage for David Stewart of Craigrui and shows Grisel and Elizabeth Stewart as the same person.

Elizabeth Stewart married Abt 1768 to 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), son of Robert Stewart, 5th of Monachyle Mor and Beg and 1st of Craigrui, and his wife, Janet Stewart.

Elizabeth and David had the following children: (This family is presented in duplicate on our Stewarts of Glenogle page.)

1. Janet Stewart, b. Abt 12 Nov 1768, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 12 years)

2. John Stewart, b. Abt 23 Mar 1770, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 1 years)

3. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 4 Jun 1771, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, of whom nothing is known.

4. John Stewart, 15th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 19 Aug 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.

John Stewart inherited Glenbuckie from his mother. He is described in Stewarts of the South as a poor manager and a big spender and was at risk of spending the full worth of the estate. To protect herself against bankruptcy, John’s mother bound herself to several tutors including her half-brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart. On John’s mother’s death when the estate passed fully into John’s care, Capt. Duncan Stewart “stepped aside” to allow his nephew, John, to get himself into financial trouble and then Capt. Duncan Stewart stepped in and purchased the estate of Glenbuckie. Duncan then had John unceremoniously evicted from the property. To add insult to injury, Duncan then replaced John with John’s own tenants, giving the appearance of elevating them in status to be equal to their previous laird. See above for more details. John Stewart had children by four different women but married only one.

John married “clandestinely” on 30 Nov 1805 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Mary Stewart of the Drumvaich branch of the Annat family. The Balquhidder OPR records: “Balquhidder OPR – 1805 Novr 30th, John Stewart younger of Glenbucky and Mary Stewart paid their fine for clandestine marriage. £1-1, deduct Sess clks dues (Session Clerk’s Dues”) .1.6, £.19.6.” Mary’s mother was second cousin to Gen. Robert Stuart of Rait.

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “John Stewart of Glenbuckie, bap. at Balquidder, on 19 August 1772 and squandered his inheritance to such an extent that his mother became compelled to place the estate under Trustees. At length it was purchased by his half-uncle, Captain Duncan Stewart, in 1804, reputedly through his connivance.”

John had relations with Mary Stewart, in Lednascridan, b. Abt 5 Jul 1776, Licstridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Robert Stewart and Catharine Stewart in Lednascriddan. They had the following natural child:

1. Robert Stewart, b. Abt 18 Oct 1798, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Robert is recorded as a natural child of John Stewart of Glenbuckie and Mary Stewart in Lednascridan. The Annat Tree wrongly records Robert as being the first child of John’s lawful marriage. However, this is chronologically impossible as John and Catherine were married in Nov 1805 and their son David was born Mar 1806. It is also onomastically unlikely as John would name has first lawful son after his own father, David. It is more likely that this Robert, being a natural child, has been named after his mother’s father.

According to Stewart Society Magazine, Vol. XI, Robert immigrated to the United States where he died. It is not known how old he was when he died nor whether or not he had a family, though the Annat Tree does not mention any family. Stewarts of the South does not show Robert, but instead shows an “Alexander” as “a young man living in Callander and thinking of going to the West Indies.” It is believed that Stewarts of the South has the name incorrect.

John Stewart had relations secondly with Mary McIntyre, b. Abt 1770, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Her birth family is unknown. They had the following child:

1. John Stewart, b. Abt 6 Apr 1799, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. John was a natural child by Mary McIntyre, late maid servant at Immereoin in Glenbuckie. He is presumed to be the John Stewart described in Stewarts of the South as “a young man living in Callander and thinking of going to the West Indies.”

John Stewart had relations with an unknown woman by whom he had:

1. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1800, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Alexander Stewart is found only in Stewarts of the South where he is described as as a young man living in Callander ca. 1815 and thinking of going to the West Indies. However, no birth record has been found for him and he may have been confused with his brother, Robert

John Stewart married on 30 Nov 1805 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Mary Stewart, in Drumvaich, b. Abt 1775, Drumvaich, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Robert Stewart, 3rd of Drumvaich, and Catherine Stewart. (The Stewarts of Drumvaich are a branch of the Stewarts of Annat.) They had the following children:

1. 1. David Stewart, b. Abt 9 Mar 1806, Immereoin, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. It is not certain that David is from this family. He is found in the Balquhidder OPR in Immeroin in Glenbuckie and fits well with the onomastics for this family. If he is correctly accounted here then it is presumed he died young.
  2. Elizabeth Stewart, b. Abt 1807, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. She resided in “The Square” in Callander. She never married and lived out her life in Callander with her two sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, Gen. Robert Stuart of Rait.
  3. Catherine Stewart, b. Abt 1809, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. She resided in “The Square” in Callander. She never married and lived out her life in Callander with her two sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, Gen. Robert Stuart of Rait.
  4. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 1812, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. She resided in “The Square” in Callander. She never married and lived out her life in Callander with her two sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, Gen. Robert Stuart of Rait. She is believed to be the Margaret Stewart “of the old Glenbuckie family” who passed along Rob Roy MacGregor’s armchair and candlestick to Alexander Stewart of the Cuill family, a cadet of the Glenogle Stewarts.

5. James Stewart, b. Abt 8 Dec 1773, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. James is not mentioned in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have died young.

6. Helen Stewart, b. Abt 3 Mar 1775, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, of whom nothing is known.

7. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 18 Jul 1776, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Alexander is described in Stewarts of the South as “a spirit dealer in Edinburgh” with two sons who were minors ca. 1815. Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, ” Alexander Stewart, bap. at Balquidder, on 18 July 1776 and was serving in the Navy in 1812.” He was father of:

1. 1. Son Stewart, b. Aft 1795, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
  2. Son Stewart, b. Aft 1795, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN

8. Janet Stewart, b. Abt 16 May 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN

3. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1740, d. UNKNOWN

Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1740, d. UNKNOWN. Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, ” Alexander Stewart, to whom and his brother Duncan and sisters Elizabeth and Ann, their father granted bonds of provision on 18 March 1744. He appears to be identical with the son of John Stewart of Benmore who is said to have died without children while in the West Indies.”

John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, married secondly Abt 1750 to Katherine MacNab, of Inschewin, b. Abt 1725, Iniseoin, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Archibald MacNab of Inschewin. They had the following children:

4. Capt. Duncan Stewart, 16th of Glenbuckie, b. 22 Aug 1744, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 28 Jun 1831, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 86 years)

Capt. Duncan Stewart, 16th of Glenbuckie, b. 22 Aug 1744, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 28 Jun 1831, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 86 years). His information is presented below.

5. Charles Stewart, b. Abt 1746, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Bef 1815, West Indies (Age ~ 59 years)

Charles Stewart, b. Abt 1746, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1815, West Indies (Age ~ 59 years). According to Stewarts of the South, Charles died in the West Indies.

6. Annie Stewart, b. Abt 1746, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1815 (Age ~ 56 years)

Annie Stewart, b. Abt 1746, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1815 (Age ~ 56 years). Annie was still unmarried at the time of writing of Stewarts of the South (abt. 1815) and is presumed to have never married.

John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie

John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, b. 22 Aug 1744, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 28 Jun 1831, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 86 years), eldest son of John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, shown above.

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says,

“JOHN STEWART OF BENMORE AND GLENBUCKIE, in favour of whom and in implementation of his parent’s marriage contract in which it was stipulated that he would infeft the heir-male in all lands obtained during the marriage, his father granted him a disposition of the lands of Corriecherich, the pendicle of Inveronacher and the forest of Benmore on 18 March 1744. He sold those lands to John Campbell, Earl of Breadalbane, by Disposition dated 6 March 1756 and purchased Glenbuckie from his wife’s family. He married on 8 August 1752, to Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie, and dsp in 1760, when he was succeeded by his sister, Elizabeth.”

Following John’s death, the estate of Glenbuckie passed to his sister, Betty Stewart (shown below).

Elizabeth “Betty” Stewart, Heiress of Glenbuckie

And David Stewart of Craig Ruidh, 14th of Glenbuckie

Elizabeth Stewart, Heiress of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1730, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, as the daughter of John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, shown above. She was the younger sister of John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie.

When Elizabeth’s full brother John Stewart, 13th of Glenbuckie, died, she inherited Glenbuckie. According to Stewarts of the South, Betty married David Stewart of Craig Ruidh, Balquhidder of the Stewarts of Glenogle, Cloichglas, or Hyndfield, of the Gartnafuaran family. Thus David Stewart of Craig Ruidh became 14th of Glenbuckie.

When Elizabeth died, Glenbuckie passed to her son, John Stewart, who became 15th of Glenbuckie. John is described in Stewarts of the South as a poor manager and a big spender and was at risk of spending the full worth of the estate. To protect herself against bankruptcy, Elizabeth bound herself to several tutors including her half-brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart. On Elizabeth’s death when the estate passed fully into John’s care,

Meanwhile, Dr. David Stewart in Auchnahard, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, attempted unsuccessfully to reclaim Glenbuckie.

So reviled was Elizabeth for her part in swindling the estate of Glenbuckie away from its original owners that the author of Stewarts of the South described her as “a daughter named Betty, a half idiot, [who] succeed her brother in the estate being heir-at-law” and later in the document could only bring himself to refer to her as “a lady of the name of Stewart in our country, whose name I shall not mention here.”

Elizabeth and David had the following children: (This family is presented in duplicate on our Stewarts of Glenogle page.)

1. Janet Stewart, b. Abt 12 Nov 1768, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 12 years)

Janet Stewart, b. Abt 12 Nov 1768, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 12 years). She is presumed to have died in childhood prior to the birth of her same-named sister in 1781.

2. John Stewart, b. Abt 23 Mar 1770, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 1 years)

John Stewart, b. Abt 23 Mar 1770, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 1 years). He is presumed to have died in infancy prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1772.

3. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 4 Jun 1771, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN

Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 4 Jun 1771, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, of whom nothing more is known.

4. John Stewart, 15th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 19 Aug 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN.

John Stewart, 15th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 19 Aug 1772, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.

John Stewart inherited Glenbuckie from his mother. He is described in Stewarts of the South as a poor manager and a big spender and was at risk of spending the full worth of the estate. To protect herself against bankruptcy, John’s mother bound herself to several tutors including her half-brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart. On John’s mother’s death when the estate passed fully into John’s care, Capt. Duncan Stewart “stepped aside” to allow his nephew, John, to get himself into financial trouble and then Capt. Duncan Stewart stepped in and purchased the estate of Glenbuckie. Duncan then had John unceremoniously evicted from the property. To add insult to injury, Duncan then replaced John with John’s own tenants, giving the appearance of elevating them in status to be equal to their previous laird. John Stewart had children by four different women, but married only one.

According to Stewart Society Magazine, Vol. XI, Robert immigrated to the United States where he died. It is not known how old he was when he died nor whether or not he had a family, though Stewart Society Magazine, Vol. XI, does not mention any family. Stewarts of the South does not show Robert, but instead shows an “Alexander” as “a young man living in Callander and thinking of going to the West Indies.” It is believed that Stewarts of the South has the name incorrect.

John Stewart had relations secondly with Mary McIntyre, b. Abt 1770, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Her birth family is unknown. They had the following child:

John Stewart had relations with an unknown woman by whom he had:

1. David Stewart, b. Abt 9 Mar 1806, Immereoin, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. It is not certain that David is from this family. He is believed to be the David born in Balquhidder as follows: “1806, March 9, Mr. John Stewart, Immerewen, and his spouse Mary Stewart had a child bapd and named David.” He has not been found in any census records.
2. Elizabeth Stewart, b. Abt 1807, Perthshire, Scotland , d. bet. 1881-1891 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. No birth record has been found for Elizabeth. She never married and lived her entire adult life in Callander with her widowed mother and sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, General Robert Stuart of Rait, to look after them after her father died.In 1841, she was living at No 1 Callander, shown as born 1809 outside of Callander, Perthshire, Scotland with her mother, Mary, who was born 1775 outside of Callander, Perthshire, and sister, Catherine, who was born in 1811 outside of Callander, Perthshire. Her sister Margaret was not present.She has not been found in 1851.In 1861, she was residing at 34 Main Street as a fundholder, born 1810 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland. She was residing with her sister, Catherine, born 1812 in Port of Mentieth, Perthshire, Scotland, also a fundholder. Her sister Margaret was not with her.
  In 1871, she was residing in Main Street Shop, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a spinster, born 1811 in Balquhidder with her sisters, Margaret, spinster, born 1815 in Callander, and Catherine, spinster, born 1813 in Port of Menteith.
  
  In 1881, she was residing in Square, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, born 1811 in “G, Perthshire” (probably “Gaelic” Perthshire). She was residing with her sisters, Catherine, born 1813 in “G, Perthshire” and Margaret, born 1816 in “G, Perthshire”.
  
  She is not found with her sister Margaret in 1891 and is presumed to have died by then.
3. Catherine Stewart, b. Abt 1809, Perthshire, Scotland , d. bet, 1881-181 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. No birth record has been found for Catherine. She never married and lived her entire adult life in Callander with her widowed mother and sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, General Robert Stuart of Rait, to look after them after her father died.In 1841, she was living at No 1 Callander, shown as born 1811 outside of Callander, Perthshire with her mother, Mary, who was born 1775 outside of Callander, Perthshire, and sister, Elizabeth, who was born in 1809 outside of Callander, Perthshire.In 1851, she was residing at 55 West End, Callander, as an annuitant’s daughter, born in 1811 in “Moulatt” (probably a transcription error for “Menteith”), Perthshire. She was residing with her mother, Mary Stewart, born 1774 in Balquhidder. Her sisters were not with her.In 1861, she was residing at 34 Main Street as a fundholder, born 1812 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire. She was residing with her sister, Elizabeth, born 1810 in Balquhidder, also a fundholder. Her sister Margaret was not with her.
  In 1871, she was residing in Main Street Shop, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a spinster, born 1813 in Port of Menteith with her sisters, Margaret, spinster, born 1815 in Callander, and Elizabeth, spinster, born 1811 in Balquhidder.
  
  In 1881, Catherine was residing in Square, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, born 1813 in “G, Perthshire” (probably “Gaelic” Perthshire). She was residing with her sisters, Elizabeth, born 1811 in “G, Perthshire” and Margaret, born 1816 in “G, Perthshire”.
  
  She is not found with her sister Margaret in 1891 and is presumed to have died by then.
4. Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 1812, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. She resided in “The Square” in Callander. No birth record has been found for Margaret. She never married and lived her entire adult life in Callander with her widowed mother and sisters on a pension provided by her cousin, General Robert Stuart of Rait, to look after them after her father died. She is believed to be the Margaret Stewart “of the old Glenbuckie family” who passed along Rob Roy MacGregor’s armchair and candlestick to Alexander Stewart of the Cuill family, a cadet of the Glenogle Stewarts.She has not been found in 1841, 1851, or 1861.In 1871, she was residing in Main Street Shop, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a spinster, born 1815 in Callander with her sisters, Catherine, spinster, born 1813 in Port of Menteith, and Elizabeth, spinster, born 1811 in Balquhidder.In 1881, Margaret was residing in Square, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, born 1816 in “G, Perthshire” (probably “Gaelic” Perthshire). She was residing with her sisters, Elizabeth, born 1811 in “G, Perthshire” and Catherine, born 1813 in “G, Perthshire”.
  In 1891, Margaret was residing in Square, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, living on private means, born 1818 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. Her sisters were not with her and are presumed to have died.
  
  Margaret is not found in 1901 and is presumed to have died by then.

5. James Stewart, b. Abt 8 Dec 1773, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.

James Stewart, b. Abt 8 Dec 1773, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. James is not mentioned in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have died young.

6. Helen Stewart, b. Abt 3 Mar 1775, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN

Helen Stewart, b. Abt 3 Mar 1775, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, of whom nothing more is known.

7. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 18 Jul 1776, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN.

Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 18 Jul 1776, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Alexander is described in Stewarts of the South as “a spirit dealer in Edinburgh” with two sons who were minors ca. 1815. Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, ” Alexander Stewart, bap. at Balquidder, on 18 July 1776 and was serving in the Navy in 1812.” He was father of:

1. Son Stewart, b. Aft 1795, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
2. Son Stewart, b. Aft 1795, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN

8. Janet Stewart, b. Abt 16 May 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN

Janet Stewart, b. Abt 16 May 1781, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, of whom nothing more is known.

Captain Duncan Stewart, 16th of Glenbuckie, Chamberlain and Provost of Kintyre, Factor to the Duke of Argyll

Capt. Duncan Stewart, 16th of Glenbuckie, b. 1745, Benmore, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 28 Jun 1831, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 86 years), son of John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, shown above.

Duncan was Chamberlain and Provost of Kintyre and Factor to John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and Marquis of Lorne. One commentator wrote “It says much for the Duke of Argyll’s generosity that he appointed a Stewart, of Appin blood, as his Chamberlain, so soon after the ’45. “The late Major John Stewart of Ardvorlich in “The Stewarts” (VIII.4, pp 314-5) explained that John Glas Stewart had a son John who sold Benmore and bought Glenbuckie. His full sister Elizabeth succeeded and when she died Duncan, a half brother, his mother being a McNab, was one of her Trustees. Duncan Stewart, who had not a drop of Glenbuckie blood, acquired that estate from the Trustees. He himself had resigned as a Trustee to complete the purchase and some apparently regarded the transaction as rather questionable.

Duncan’s nephew, John Stewart, 15th of Glenbuckie, inherited Glenbuckie from his mother (Duncan’s half-sister, Elizabeth). John is described in Stewarts of the South as a poor manager and a big spender and was at risk of spending the full worth of the estate. To protect herself against bankruptcy, Elizabeth bound herself to several tutors including Duncan Stewart. On Elizabeth’s death when the estate passed fully into John’s care, Duncan “stepped aside” to allow his nephew, John, to get himself into financial trouble, and then Capt. Duncan Stewart stepped in and purchased the estate of Glenbuckie in 1804. Duncan then had John unceremoniously evicted from the property. To add insult to injury, Duncan then replaced John with John’s own former tenants, giving the appearance of elevating them in status to be equal to their previous laird.

“Deaths – At Glenbuckie House, Perthshire, on the 28th ult. Duncan Stewart, Esq. of Glenbuckie, in the 86th year of his age.” — Wednesday 6 July 1831.

Duncan married bef. 1795 to Susannah Campbell, of Kilberrty, b. Abt 1760, Scotland , d. 1794 (Age ~ 34 years), daughter of Capt. Dugald Campbell, of Kilberry. They had no children.

Duncan married secondly on 22 Aug 1796 in Lismore, Argyll, Scotland to Margaret Stewart, b. 1770, Ardshiel, Argyle, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Duncan Stewart, 6th of Ardsheal & 10th of Appin and Anne Erving. They had the following children:

1. Ann Irvine Stewart, b. 3 Jul 1797, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, d. 17 Nov 1833, Niemush, India (Age 36 years)

Ann Irvine Stewart, b. 3 Jul 1797, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 17 Nov 1833, Niemush, India (Age 36 years).

Ann and Robert’s marriage was registered twice, three years apart. Firstly in Balquhidder, “1831, Jany 1, Contracted for marriage Robert Stewart Captain in the Honourable East India Company Service and Ann Irving Stewart both in this Parish. Dues 10p.” And, secondly, “Marriages: At Neemuch, upon the 17th November last, Anne Ewing, wife of Captian Robert Stewart, 41st Regiment N.I. and eldest daughter of the late Duncan Stewart, Esq. of Glenbuckie.” — Wednesday 14 May 1834, Aberdeen Press and Journal.

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) shows her middle name from her baptismal registration in the OPR as “Irvine” whereas the marriage announcement in the newspaper shows her middle name as “Ewing.”

“Married, at Glenbuckie House, on the 8th inst. Robert Stewart, Esq. Captain in the Hon. East India Company’s Service, Bengal Establishment, to Anne, eldest daughter of Captain Duncan Stewart of Glenbuckie.” — Thursday 13 January 1831, Perthshire Courier.

It is unclear why the marriage was registered in Balquhidder in 1831 and then in India in 1834.

Ann married on 1 Jan 1831 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Maj. Gen. Robert Stewart, HEICS, b. 7 Mar 1787, Balquhidder, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 30 Oct 1867, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 80 years) son of Rev. Duncan Stewart, 4th of Strathgarry and Wester Invernenty, Minister at Balquhidder, and his wife, Arabella Persill Campbell. She died shortly therafter without any children. (The Stewarts of Strathgarry were another branch of the Stewarts of Invernahyle, another branch of Clan Stewart of Appin.)

2. Catherine MacNab Stewart, b. 21 Aug 1798, Limecraigs, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, d. 13 Feb 1867, Polingolama, New South Wales, Australia (Age 68 years)

Catherine MacNab Stewart, b. 21 Aug 1798, Limecraigs, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 13 Feb 1867, Polingolama, New South Wales, Australia (Age 68 years). She married on 21 Dec 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland to Henry Paul, b. Abt 1795, d. UNKNOWN. They had the following child:

1. Henry Moncrieff Paul, b. 3 Jan 1834, d. Jun 1907, Notting Hill, Middlesex, England (Age 73 years).

3. John Lorne Stewart, 1st of Breachacha and Knockrioch 17th and last of Glenbuckie, b. 12 Jul 1800, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, d. 3 Jul 1878, Coll, Argyll, Scotland (Age 77 years)

John Lorne Stewart, 1st of Breachacha and Knockrioch, 17th and last of Glenbuckie, b. 12 Jul 1800, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 3 Jul 1878, Coll, Argyll, Scotland (Age 77 years).

John Lorne Stewart succeeded his father in the Glenbuckie estate and also as Chamberlain and Provost of Kintyre and as Factor to the Duke Argyll. John sold the lands of Glenbuckie in 1848 at which point Glenbuckie passed out of Stewart hands. John was ruthless in his eviction of tenants in Kintyre on behalf of the Duke of Argyll and embodied the worst of the Highland Clearances. So reviled was John that in 1852 he became the subject of an anonymous biting satire entitled “Bubly Jock“. The satire was so offensive that the Duke of Argyll offered a £50 reward (an enormous reward, roughly equivalent to about $10,000 in Canadian funds today) for the identity of the author.

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “John Lorne Stewart of Glenbuckie and Coll, born on 12 June 1800, succeeded his father and sold the lands of Glenbuckie to David Carnegie in 1849. He afterwards purchased the Island of Coll from Hugh MacLean, in 1856, where he was an active in the clearance of the native tenantry, whom he supplanted with dairy farmers from Lanarkshire. He married at Edinburgh, on 6 November 1831, to Mary, daughter of Archibald Campbell of Ardmore, (she died at Lisbon, on 30 June 1840, while returning from Maderia), and died at Breachacha Castle, Coll, on 3 July 1878, having had issue.”

In 1841, John was residing at Limecraigs (House), Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, employed as an independent, with his children, Duncan, 7, Archibald, 5, John, 4, and Helen, 3.

In 1861, John was residing at Breachacha Castle, Coll, Tyree and Coll, Argyll, Scotland, as a land proprietor, age 60, born in Campbeltown, Argyeshire, Scotland, with his son, Archibald, and a plethora of servants.

In 1871, John was residing at Argyll Street (Stremar), Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, employed as the Chamberlain to Argyll, residing with his niece, Alice Charlotte Stewart, age 26, and granddaughter, Florence Stewart, age 9, as well as several servants.

31 May 1865, The Belfast Newsletter –
Tarratt and Stewart – May 26, at St John’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, by the Rev. D. F. Sandford, Daniel Fox Tarrait, Esq., late of H.M’s 63rd Regiment, younger son of Joseph Tarrait, Esq., late of Endford Park, Herefordshire, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Lorn Stewart, Esq., of Coll, Argyleshire.

John Lorne Stewart married on 6 Nov 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland to Mary Campbell, of Ardmore, b. Abt 1810, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following children:

Mary Stewart, b. 11 Sep 1832, Limecraigs, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 1888 (Age 55 years)
Commander Duncan Stewart, 2nd Knockrioch, b. 28 Jun 1834, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 15 Nov 1915, Stronvar House, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland (Age 81 years)
Archibald Crawford Stewart, b. 8 Nov 1835, Campbelltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
Lieut. Col. John Lorne Stewart, 2nd of Coll, b. 22 May 1837, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. 11 Jun 1907, London, England (Age 70 years)
Helen Stewart, b. 1838, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
Catherine Stewart, b. UNKNOWN, d. 30 Jan 1886

4. Lt. Col. Charles Alexander Stewart, HEICS, b. 12 Feb 1803, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, d. 22 Jul 1876, Bellgrove, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland (Age 73 years)

Lt. Col. Charles Alexander Stewart, HEICS, b. 12 Feb 1803, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland , d. 22 Jul 1876, Bellgrove, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland (Age 73 years).

Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “Charles Alexander Stewart, who went out to India and served as Captain then Lieutenant-Colonel in the 16th Bombay Native Infantry before retiring to Campeltown. He married at Papworth, in December 1830, to Charlotte Jane, youngest daughter of John MacNab of Newton, and died at Bellgrove, near Campbeltown, on 22 July 1876, having had issue.”

“On the 14th Dec. at Papworth St. Agnes, Huntingdonshire, by the Rev. Harvey Sperling, Recotor, Charles Alexnder Steart, Esq. of the Mbombay Army, son of Duncan Stewart, Esq. of Glenbuckie, Perthshire, to Charlotte Jane, youngest daughter of the late John Macnab, Esq. of Newton , Perthshire.” — Thursday 16 Dec 1830, Saint James Chronicle, London, England.

In 1861, he was residing in North Park, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, employed as a Lieut. Col. [illegible] Argyll Regiment, with his wife and household servants.

Charles married on 14 Dec 1830 in Papworth, Cambridge, England to Charlotte Jane MacNab, of Newton, b. 1801, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.

They had the following children:

Duncan James Stewart, b. 27 Nov 1831, Bombay, Mumbai, India , d. UNKNOWN
Ann Erving Stewart, b. 26 Feb 1833, Bombay, Mumbai, India , d. 14 Aug 1849 (Age 16 years)
John MacNab Stewart, b. 29 Oct 1834, Bombay, Mumbai, India , d. UNKNOWN
Margaret Elizabeth Stewart, b. 15 Dec 1835, Belagum, Bombay, Mumbai, India , d. UNKNOWN
James Drummond Stewart, b. 4 Apr 1837, Bombay, Mumbai, India , d. 9 May 1862, at sea (Age 25 years)
Charles Gerard Stewart, b. 29 May 1838, Auraangabad, Madras , d. UNKNOWN

5. Margaret Emily Stewart, b. 13 Aug 1804, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, d. 2 Apr 1861 (Age 56 years)

Margaret Emily Stewart, b. 13 Aug 1804, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland , d. 2 Apr 1861 (Age 56 years). She married on 12 Aug 1834 to James Stewart, Barrister at Lincoln’s Inn, b. Abt 1800, d. UNKNOWN.

6. Charlotte Sophia Stewart, b. 28 Feb 1807, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, d. 21 Apr 1887, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Age 80 years)

Charlotte Sophia Stewart, b. 28 Feb 1807, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland , d. 21 Apr 1887, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Age 80 years). She married on 20 Nov 1830 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Admiral Robert Deans, b. 4 Oct 1792, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following children:

Mary Deans, b. 1827, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
Eliza Deans, b. 1829, Isle of Bute, Rothsay, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN

7. Mary Stewart, b. 20 May 1809, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN

Mary Stewart, b. 20 May 1809, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Nothing more is known of her.

8. Duncan Stewart, in Buenos Ayres, b. 2 Jan 1813, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 6 Jan 1850, Monte Video, Saint David, Trinidad and Tobago (Age 37 years)

Duncan Stewart, in Buenos Ayres, b. 2 Jan 1813, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 6 Jan 1850, Monte Video, Saint David, Trinidad and Tobago (Age 37 years).

According to a submitted family tree, Duncan Stewart was a merchant in Buenos Ayres who had one daughter.

“Died, at Monte Video, on the 6th January, Duncan Stewart, Esq., second son of the late Duncan Stewart, Esq. of Glenbuckie, Perthshire. Friends will please accept of this intimation.” — Dundee , Perth and Couper Advertiser, Friday 24 May 1850.

Bubly Jock

John Lorne Stewart, 17th and Last of Glenbuckie, son of Capt. Duncan Stewart, 16th of Glenbuckie was memorialized in poetry for his heartless eviction of cottars during the Clearances. The poem was called “Bubly Jock.” The full text of the poem can be viewed by clicking the button below.

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Lt. Col. John Lorne Stewart of Coll, son of John Lorne Stewart “Bubbly Jock,” 17th and last of Glenbuckie.

Conclusion

The connection of the Benmore Stewarts to the estate of Glenbuckie ended with John Lorne Stewart, 17th and Last of Glenbuckie, who sold Glenbuckie to the Carnegie family in 1849.

This family had more descendants than are presented here, however, as this family did not descend from the Stewarts of Balquhidder and as they ceased to have any connection with a Balquhidder property after 1849, we do not follow this family beyond what is shown above.