20G AVANDALE. — AVELAND. euabling them to destinate their estates as freely sicut de legitime, thoro esaent proereati, non obstante bastardia eoruui." He was employed in many most important negotiations, the last of which was concluding peace with Richard III, on 21 Sep. 1484, at Nottingham. He d. s.p. 14S8 when his honours became extinct. II. 1499 ? 1. Andrew Stewart, nephew of the above, being 2nd b. of Walter Stewart( !l ) of Morphie, co. Kincardine, by Elizabeth Absot of Arnot, co. Fife, which 'Walter, together with his elder br. Andrew, Lord Avondale fS.], abovenamed was legitimated in 1479. This Andrew Stewart appears to have sue his elder br. Alexander S.( b ) in the Barony of Avoudale about 1189. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to James IV [&], by whom he was er. LOUD AVONDALE [S.] at some date before 4 Feb. 1499 ; as such he appeared in Pari. 1503 and 1509. He m. Margaret, da. of Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhau. He 9 Sep. 1513 being slain (together with his King) at tho battle of Flodden. III. 1513. 2. Andrew (Stewart), Lord Avondale [S.], s. and h, Having previously resigned the Barony of Avoudale to Andrew Stewart his s. and h. ap. (who had a charter thereof 25JuIy 1531), he finally exchanged the same (together with that of Coldstream) for the Barony of Ochiltree, co. Ayr, and obtained charters thereof to himself and his said son,( c ) 2 Sep. 1534. On 15 Hatch 1542-3 he obtained an act of Pari, to exchange his title of Peerage, as " LuitD Avondale " for that of '■ LoitD Stew-Uit of Oohk.tree " [S.] See fuller particulars under ,; Ochiltree."
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Barons. 1. Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, Bart., s. and h. of Sir I 1856 Gilbert H., 4th Bart, of Normauton Park, co. Rutland, by his 1st wife Katharine Sophia, da. of John Manneks of Grantham Grange, co. Lincoln, by Louisa, suo jure Countess ok Dysart [S.], was b. lb Jan. 1795 ; was M.P. for Boston, 1820-30 ; for Soutli Lincolnshire, 1832-41, and for Rutland, 1841-50 ; sue. his father 26 March 1S51 ; was Hon. Col. of South Line. Militia ; Lord Lieut, of co. Lincoln, and, being a distinguished Whig politician, was, on 26 Feb. 1856, er. BARON AVELAND of Avcland, co. Lincoln. He »i. 8 Oct. 1827 at Drummond Castle, Muthill, co. Perth, the Hon. Clementina Elizabeth BUBBIIA- Diu mmond, afterwards (1871), Rio jure Bahoness Wii.louuhby DE Ehesby (see that title). He d. 6 Sep. 1S67 in Belgrave sq., and was bur. 13 at Normanton. His personalty amounted to £400,000. His widow, who was b. 2 and bop. 15 Sep. 1803 at St. Geo. Han. sq., being eldest of the two sisters of Alberic, Lord Willoughby of [sit] Eresby, sue. on her said brother's death, 26 Aug. 1870, to the coheirship of that Barony, of which the abeyance was terminated in her favour 13 Nov. 1871. By royal lie. 4 May 1872 she took for herself and issuo the surname of Hkathcote-Dbumsioxd- WlLXOUOHBY and is now (1885) living. II. 1867. 2. Gilbert Henry (Heathcote-Drummi >xd- Willough- by, formerly Heathcote), Baron Aveland, and a Baronet ; only s. and h. b. 1 Oct. 1830 in London. Ed. at Harrow and at Trin. Coll. Cambridge. MP. for Boston, 1S52-56, and for Rutland, 1856-67. On 24 Jan. 1871 the Royal approbation was given to his appointment as Deputy to his mother and (her sister) the Dow. Baroness Carringtou in the exercise of the office of LOUD GREAT CHAMBER* (») See p. 205, note "a." ( b ) This Alexander Stewart had a charter of the lands and BaronV of Avoiulale 4 Jan. 1485-6, by the resignation of Lord Avondale [S.] his uncle. He was one of the " Lords Auditors " 21 Jan. 1488, but (/. the next year. _ . ( c ) " In the account of Somerset's expedition it is said that the Muster of Aramhue was killed at the battle of Pinkie, 1547. There appears a mistake in Ihe title ns Andrew Stewart, who was Master of Avandale, 1532, was Lord Ochiltree, 1549."— See " Douglas," p. 160.
