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From: "Charles.Clark" <>
Subject: Stuart's from Mary, Queen of Scots
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 10:52:14 +1300


In fact the names Stuart and Stewart are used interchangeably in many
families, often both referring to the same person. I'll probably only
lead you astray, but I note the name Christianne. A quote from "The
Stewarts of Ballintoy", by Rev George Hill about the Ballintoy Stewart
family who emigrated from Scotland to Ireland about 1560 and are
therefore probably not part of your enquiry, but:
"It may be worthy of remark that the female name Christian has been
preserved in various branches of the Bute family, and was borne by
several ladies of the Stewarts of Ballintoy."
The Stewarts of Bute (including, but not only, of course) the Ballintoy
Stewarts) are descended from King Robert II of Scotland "who formed an
unauthorised union with a lady whose name was Christian Leitch, by whom
he left one son, John Stewart, created the first sheriff of Bute." In
other words one of Robert's many illegitimate children, and I wonder if
the name Christianne in your family might not perhaps indicate a descent
from the Bute line?
Charlie

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