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SHAW-STEWART. 585 Arms — Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Or, a fesse chequy az. and arg. over all a lion rampant gu., STEWART of Blackhall. 2nd and 3rd, Az. three covered cups or, Shaw of Greenock. Crests — 1st, A lion's head erased gu. 2nd, A demi-savage vsreathed with laurel and holding a club ppr. Supporters— Dexter, a lion gu. gorged with a collar chequy arg. and az. Sinister, a savage wreathed with lam-el-leaves and holding a club all ppr. MOTTOES (over the crests)— "Spero meliora," and "I mean well."' Seats— Ardgowan and Duchal, Greenock, and Fonthill GifEord, Salisburj-. TorN HoiTSE— 11, Grosvenor Place, s.w. Einfaflf. SIR ARCHIBALD STEWi^T, of Blackhall, which was a royal residence in 129-t, and of Ardgowan (descended from John Stewart, of Blackhall ami Ardgowan, who in 1508 obtained from JAMES IV. a confinnation of those lands granted by Robert III. by charters dated 1390, 1396, and 1404, to his natural sou, Sir John Stewart, the progenitor of thir. family), inf eft in family estates 8 April, 1613, served heir of his elder brother in the lands of Gass 26 Mar. same year, knight of the shire Reufi-ew, temp. CHARLES I. P.C. knighted between 19 April, and 23 Oct. 1637, P.C. Charles ii. 1650, imprisoned six months in Edinburgh Castle, together with the Earl (afterward ilarquis) of Montrose, Lord Napier, and Sir George Stirling, of Keir ; d. 1665, having m. 1st, Mar- garet, dau. of Bryce Blair, of that ilk; she d. Aug. 1621, having had 5 sons and 2 daiis. He m. 2ndly (contract dated 16 July, 1624), Lady Margaret, widow of Hew, Earl of Loudoun, and dau. of Sir George Home, of Wedderburn, and had a son — David. His grandson, SIR ARCHIBALD STEWART (2nd son of John Stewart, by his -nife Maria, dau. of Sir James Stirling, of Keir, marriage contract 23 Aug. 1633), created a BaroxetofNova Scotia, by patent dated at 'Whitehall, 27 Mar. 1667, to him and his heirs male (not recorded in great seal register) ; m. 1st (contract dated 12 Mar. 1659), Anne, dau. of Su- John Craufiu-d, Bart, of Kilbirnie (Cra-WFORD-Pollok). He m. 2udly, Dame Agnes Dalmahoy; she d. s. p. He m. Srdly, Mary, dau. of Sir John Douglas, o"f KeUhead (M. Queexsberrt), by whom he had 2 sons, both d. unm. and 2 dans. By his first wife he had with other issue 4 sons, [1] Archibald, fiar of Blackhall, was infeft in the family estates by resignation of his father, crown charter dated 27 Feb. 1693, o. v. p. [2] John, an advocate, infeft in the family estate 18 Nov. 1696, on a disposition to him from his father and elder brother; he represented Renfrewsh. in the Union parhament 1700; o. v. p. April, 1713, having m. (contract dated 15 Mar. 1700) Rebecca, dau. of Michael "Wallace, of Glasgow, physician, and had 2 sons and 5 daus. (1) Sir Archibald, 2nd Baronet, a pupil, was on 17 Sept. 1717, sei-ved heir to his father, John Stewart, and was infeft in the family estates, o. s. p. April, 1724. (2) Sir Michael, s. as 3rd Baronet. (3) Anne, m. to her cousin Archibald Steuart, of Steuart HaU. (4) , m. to John Peadie, of Boaghill. (5) Rebecca. (6) Margaret. (7) Johanna (twin with Sir Michael) ; m. to Rev. Dr. John Gillies, of Glasgow. [3] Patrick, d. s. p. [4] "Walter Steuart (4th son), of Steuart Hall, near StirUng, by purchase 1719, solicitor-gen. Scotland 1720, changed the spelling of his name to Steuart, added a border ermine to his coat armoiu:, as in his mother's family (Crauecrd, of Kil- birnie), and assumed the motto "Laedere Noli"; m. 1st, Bar- bara Kay. He m. 2ndly, Miss Scott, of Malleny, and had 3 sons and 2 daus. /I/ Archibald, of Steuart Hall; m. (contract dated 17 and 29 Nov. 1727), his cousin Anna, eldest dau. of John Stewart, of Ardgowan and Blackhall, and had -ith 2 daus. 11 sons, who all d. without issue except the youngest, David, see next paragraph. /2/ Alexander. /3/ John. /4/ Barbara, m. to Sir John Maxwell, of PoUock. /5/ Anne, m. to the mathematician Maolaurin. David Steuart, of Steuart HaU, "W.S. Edinburgh (youngest son of Archibald and Aiuia aforesaid) ; b. 1744; d. 2 May, 1823, having m. Margaret, dau. of Robert Ramsay, of Camno and Arthurstone; she d. 1806, having had with other issue 5 sons and 2 daus. [1] Ai-chibald, major-gen. in the army, col. royal Scots, o.v.p. unm. 18 April 1823. [2] Robert, of Steuart HaU; b. Oct. 1776; d. 14 Mar. 1844, having m. 16 April, 1827, Helen, widow of Boyd Dunlop, Esq. and dau. of "Walter, 2nd son of Alexander Buchanan, of Cremanan and Shean ; she d. 24 Mar. 1859, having had an only son, David Steuart, of Steuart HaU, co. Stirling, major late capt. 34th regt.; b. 18 Mar. 1830; m. 17 Jan. 1861, Dorothy Emily, only dau. of Rev. John Cox, rector of Fairsted, Essex, and has a son and dau. (1) Robert John Archibald, b. 10 Oct. 1863. (2) Mary Helen. [3] Michael. [4] John Shaw. [5] George Mackenzie, heut.-gen. E.i.c.s. ; b. 10 Dec. 1786 ; d. 23 June, 1855, having m. 25 Dec. 1820, Mary, dau. of Murray Babington, Esq. by his wife Mary Heron Gordon, of Halheaths, Dumfries; she d. 24 June, 1869, having had 15 children, of whom 4 sous and 7 daus. (1) George, a brigadier-gen. in the royal company of archers (the Queen's bodyguard for Scotland); b. 3 Oct. 1821 ; m. 9 Nov. 1865, Susan Alexander, widow of Henry Goodwj'n, lieut. Bengal engineers, and dau. of James McAlpine, and has 3 sons and a dau. George Mackenzie, b. 10 Dec. 1866. — James McAlpine, b. 2 Mar. 1868.— MuiTay Babington, b. 21 Feb. 1872.— Janet Alexander. (2) Murray, Madras R.H.A.; b. 12 Aug. 1829; d. at Secunderabad 15 Oct. 1857. (3) John Shaw, 39th Madras N.I.; b. 21 Oct. 1832; d. at Trichinopoly 15 June, 1872, having m. 20 June, 1867, Mary Babington Ball, 3rd dau. of Robert Ball Steele, Esq. of Rathkeale, co. Kildare, and had a dau. Jane "West Babington. (4) Gordon, 36th Madras ^-.I. ; b. 18 Feb. 1840 ; d. in India 12 July, 1857. (5) Mary, m. 2 Jan. 1849, to Major-Gen. Sir Frederic John Goidsmid, C.B. K.C.S.I. (BART.) (6) Margaret. (7) Anne. (8) Dora, m. 16 Oct. 1855, to Yeats Henry, cousin of Major-Gen. Sir F. J. Goidsmid, K.C.S.I.; he d. s. p. 21 Nov. 1878. (9) Catherine. (10) Ahce, m. 11 April, 1867, to Rev. Thomas Brown "William Niven, minister of Pollokshields parish, Glasgow, and has 3 sous and 3 daus. Alexander George NiVEX, b. 2 Jan. 1868.— Thomas BrowTi "WiUiam, b. 8 June, 1869.— John Shaw Stewart, b. 21 Oct. 1873.— Mary Babington.— Ellen Florence.— Alice Gordon. (11) Ellen, d. 6 July, 1874. [6] Anne, d. 1864, aged 87. [7] Jane, d. 1865, having m. 1821, to MaxweU, 2nd son of John Gordon, of Knightrig and Kinhai-vie. SIR MICHAEL, 3rd Baronet, advocate 1735; d. 20 Oct. 1796, aged 84, having m. 1738, Helen, dau. of Sir John Houston, 3rd Bart, (and coheir of her brother Sir John Houston, 4th and last baronet), by Margaret, only surviang dau. of Sir John Shaw, Bart, of Greenock (by Eleanor, dau. and coheir of Sir Thomas Nicolson, Bart, of Carnock, lord advocate of Scotland 1649), and had with other issue 2 sons, /I/ Sh' John, 4th Baronet, inherited the entailed estate of Greenock 1752, and assumed the name of SHA'W, M.P. Ren- fi-ewsh. 1780,3, 1786/1790; d. s. p. 7 Aug. 1812, having m. April, 1786, Frances, dau. of Robert Colquhoun, of St. Chris- tophers, and reUct of Sir James Maxwell, Bart, of PoUok. /2/ Houston Stewart-Nicolson, succeeded to the entailed es- tate of Camock on the death of Sir John Houston, 4th and last baronet, 27 July, 1751; m. April, 1768, Margaret, eldest dau. of Boyd Porterfield, of Porterfield; he d. 1785, having had an only son, viz. — SIR MICHAEL SHA"W - STEWART, 5th Baronet, L.L. Renfrewshire ; d. Aug. 1825, having m. 24 Sept. 1787, his cousin, Catherine, youngest dau. of Sir AYiUiam Maxwell, Bart, of Springkell, and had with other issue 5 sons and 3 daus. /I/ Sir Michael, s. as 6th Baronet. /2/ Sir Houston, g.C.b. adm. of the fleet, gov. of Greenwich hospital, lord of the admiralty, 2nd in command of the Black .Sea fleet 1855, M.P. Greenwich 1853, com.-iu-chief N. America and West Indies 1856, com.-in-chief Plymouth 1860; b. 2 Aug. 1791; d. 10 Dec. 1875, having m. Feb. 1818, Martha dau. of Sir WiUiam Miller, Bart. Lord Glenlee of Session; she d. 17 April, 1870, having had with other issue 3 sons, [1] Sir William Houston, K.C.B. adm. R.X. 1881, com.-in-chief Devonport 1881, comptroUer of the navy 1872, 81, superinten- dent Chatham dockyard 1863/8, Devonport 1868/72 ; b. 7 Sept. 1822 ; m. 1st— 20 Feb. 1850, Catherine Ehzabeth, eldest dau. of EjTC Coote, Esq. of West Park, Hants. (BART.); she d. 23 Nov. 1867, having had 2 sons and 3 daus. (1) Houston, lieut. R.N.; b. 6 June, 1854. (2) Ai-chibald WUliam Houston, b. 18 Nov. 1864. (3) Grace, m. 22 April, 1879, to Marie Louis Emile Renet, lieut. 13th regt. dragoons French army. (4) Catherine Coote. (5) Louisa Mary. Adm. Sii- W. HOUSTOX STE"WART m. 2ndly— 11 Jan. 1872, Blanche Caroline, 3rd dau. of Vice- Adm. the Hon. Keith Stewart, C.B. (E. GallO'WAY), and has a dau. (6) Blanche Nita Mary. [2] Houston, 68th L.I. d. unm. [3] John Erskiue Douglas, b. 13 Jan. 1832 ; d. 2 Aug. 1870, having m. 17 Jan. 1854, Juha, dau. of Rev. Henry Tirrton, M.A. and had 4 sons and 4 daus. (1) Michael, b. Oct. I860.— (2) Patrick MaxweU, b. 14 April, 1864.— (3) Douglas, b. 14 Sept. 1866.— (4) Mey- sey John Erskiue, b. (posthumous) 4 Oct. 1870.