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From: Leo van de Pas< >
Subject: Re: Lurkers -Read this
Date: 3 Dec 1998 18:24:49 -0800


At 03:24 PM 12/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm not really a lurker, as I only just arrived, but since it's Dec. 3rd
>I'll try to accede to your suggestion.
>Not sure just which centuries are meant by medieval, and some questions
>which I have would deal with the 18th century (which I take to be too late
>for this group), but anyway:
>Since Burke's Peerage and probably other sources often do not list female
>children, it is often hard to find out who are the parents of a wife. For
>example, I have David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan, son of Henry Erskine, 3rd
>Lord Cardross (who died May 21, 1693), and Catherine Stewart. How could I
>find out if this Catherine is a "Royal" Stewart?
>OK, just one question for today, but there may be others ...
>Jean E. Smythe
>Nanaimo, B.C.
>
Dear Jean,
You are so close to the 'boarder of time' and as you ask the question
on this forum, I am very happy to answer your question. Catherine's father
is Sir James Stewart, of Kirkhill and that is all I can tell you on
her---but you could have asked the same question about Catherine's husband
and then you would have had much more success! Esme Stuart, Duke of
Lennox, John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, Matthew Stewart, 11th Earl of
Lennox, James II Stewart, King of Scots, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of
Albany, Edward III, King of England, William the Conqueror and Charlemagne,
they are all his ancestors.
If you want any additions to those remarks let me know.
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas

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