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ROBERTSON, Alexander of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachiadh
(About 1426-About 1506)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. LYON, Elizabeth
2. STEWART, Isobel

ROBERTSON, Alexander of Struan, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachiadh 2

  • Born: About 1426
  • Marriage (1): LYON, Elizabeth on 1 April 1440 1
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, Isobel before 24 April 1504 1
  • Died: About 1506

   Another name for Alexander was ROBERTSON, Alexander 9th of Glenerochie.1

   User ID: X199.


Alexander married Elizabeth LYON, daughter of Patrick LYON 1st Lord Glamis, Keeper of Kildrummy castle and Isobel OGILVY, on 1 April 1440.1 (Elizabeth LYON was born about 1429.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander Robertson, 9th of Glenerochie, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh was the son of Robert Atholia of Glenerochie, 4th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh and Lady Margaret Stewart. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis and Isabel Ogilvy, on 1 April 1440. He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Eleanor Sinclair, before 24 April 1504. He died circa 1506.

He held the position of 5th Chief of the Clan Donnachaidh from circa August 1460."

from thepeerage.com 1

Alexander next married Isobel STEWART, daughter of Sir John STEWART of Balvenie, 1st Earl of Atholl and Eleanor SINCLAIR, before 24 April 1504.1 (Isobel STEWART was born about 1488.)


  Marriage Notes:

"This Elspet Stewart, mother of John Innes 1. of Edingight [....] was one of seven sisters who all were married and whose descendants survive in many families, some of them of high rank [....] the sixth, Isobel, married Alexander Robertson of Strowan"

from Innes of Edingight 2

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p56031.htm#i560301 Alexander Robertson, 9th of Glenerochie, 5th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh.

2 e-books, The Chronicle of the Family of Innes of Edingight by Thomas Innes of Learney (1898).

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