McClintock of Seskinore

Stewart of Athenree

co. Tyrone.

See also: The Stewart Family of Athenree, Ballygawley and Loughmacrory

Overview

The Stewart family of Gortigil, Athenree, Ballygawley and Loughmacrory, County Tyrone, descends from Captain Andrew Stewart, who settled in Ulster during the early seventeenth century and was closely connected to the family of the Barons Castle Stewart.

Through military service, estate ownership, political office, ecclesiastical influence, and advantageous marriage alliances, the family became one of the principal landed dynasties of County Tyrone, culminating in the creation of the:

Baronetcy of Athenree

on 14 June 1803

This register traces the principal male line from the Plantation period to the present day.

I. Captain Andrew Stewart of Gortigil

Captain Andrew Stewart

d. c.1650

Commonly styled:

“Captain Andrew Stewart”

He came from Scotland to Ireland about 1627 with:

Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stewart

to whom he was related.

On his marriage he obtained lands within the manor of Castle Stewart and later established himself at:

Gortigil

near Stewartstown, County Tyrone.

During the rising of 1641, he defended his house for two days against attack before relief arrived from Mountjoy Fort.

He was later killed by rebels about 1650.

He married:

Sarah Stewart

eldest daughter of:

  • Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stewart
  • and Joyce Blundell, daughter and heiress of Sir Arthur Blundell

Issue:

  • Robert Stewart
    • only daughter Janet Stewart married (1684) John Bell of Mullantear
  • Hugh Stewart of Gortigil (see II)
  • James Stewart
    naval officer; killed in battle
    married a daughter of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel

II. Hugh Stewart of Gortigil

Hugh Stewart of Gortigil

Second son of Captain Andrew Stewart and ancestor of the baronetical line.

He married:

Margaret Morris

daughter of:

Thomas Morris of Mountjoy Castle

Issue included:

  • John Stewart of Gortigil (see III)
  • three younger sons

III. John Stewart of Gortigil

John Stewart of Gortigil

b. 1681

He married in 1710:

Mary Kennedy

of Scotland.

Issue:

  • Rev. Hugh Stewart of Termon (see IV)
  • another son
  • five daughters

IV. Rev. Hugh Stewart of Termon

Rev. Hugh Stewart

1711 – January 1800

Rector of:

Termon, County Tyrone

He married in 1755:

Sarah Hamilton

daughter of:

Rev. Andrew Hamilton

Rector of Toboyne and Donagheady, connected with the Abercorn interest in Ulster and descended through the Cunningham family.

Issue:

  • John Stewart, heir (see V)
  • Andrew Stewart, East India Company
  • Rev. Henry Stewart, Rector of Loughgilly, County Armagh
  • Ann Stewart
  • Sarah Stewart
  • Amelia Stewart

V. Rt. Hon. Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet

Rt. Hon. Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet

1757 – 22 June 1825

of:

Athenree, County Tyrone

Attorney-General for Ireland (1799), Privy Councillor, and Member of Parliament.

Created:

Baronet of Athenree

on 14 June 1803

He married, on 4 June 1789:

Mary Archdale

daughter of:

  • Colonel Mervyn Archdale
  • and Hon. Mary Dawson
    of Castle Archdale, County Fermanagh.

Issue:

  • Sir Hugh Stewart, 2nd Baronet (see VI)
  • Mervyn Stewart
    married Frances Vesey
    later emigrated to New Zealand
  • Barbara Stewart
    married Henry Moutray
  • Mary Stewart
    died unmarried
  • Phoebe Julia Stewart
    married Edward Hornidge

VI. Sir Hugh Stewart, 2nd Baronet

Sir Hugh Stewart, 2nd Baronet

14 May 1792 – 19 November 1854

MP for County Tyrone, 1830–1835.

He substantially developed the Stewart estates and rebuilt:

Ballygawley Park

during the early nineteenth century.

He married firstly, in 1826:

Julia Gage

daughter of:

Marcus M’Causland Gage

of Bellarena, County Londonderry.

He married secondly, in 1837:

Elizabeth St George

daughter of:

Rev. Henry Lucas St George

Issue by first marriage:

  • Sir John Marcus Stewart, 3rd Baronet (see VII)
  • Julia Stewart

Issue by second marriage:

  • Hugh Stewart
  • Henry Lucas St George Stewart
  • Elizabeth Stewart
  • Mary Stewart
  • another daughter

VII. Sir John Marcus Stewart, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Marcus Stewart, 3rd Baronet

19 November 1830 – 26 February 1905

DL; High Sheriff of County Tyrone (1858).

Served as Lieutenant in the:

6th Inniskilling Dragoons

and saw active service during the Crimean War.

He married, on 1 December 1856:

Annie Coote Houghton

d. 12 October 1913

daughter and coheiress of:

George Powell Houghton

of Kilmannock House, County Wexford.

Issue included:

  • Albert Fortescue Stewart (d. 1925)
  • Sir Hugh Houghton Stewart, 4th Baronet (see VIII)
  • Sir George Powell Stewart, 5th Baronet (see IX)
  • John Marcus Stewart
  • Charles Gage Stewart
  • Cosmo Gordon Stewart
  • Rev. Julian Leslie Stewart
  • Annie Coote Stewart
  • Mary Stewart
  • Madeleine Delamont Stewart

and other children.

Sir John maintained residences at:

  • Ballygawley Park
  • Carrickmore Hall
  • Finn Coul Lodge

He died in 1905 and was widely regarded as one of the leading landed figures in County Tyrone.

VIII. Sir Hugh Houghton Stewart, 4th Baronet

Sir Hugh Houghton Stewart, 4th Baronet

15 September 1858 – 18 January 1942

of:

  • Loughmacrory Lodge
  • Carrickmore Hall

JP, DL, Brigadier-General in the Army, and High Sheriff of County Tyrone (1903).

He married firstly, on 28 August 1915:

Amy Caldwell Greenwell

d. 13 September 1924

He married secondly:

Agnes (Agatha) Mary Morton

d. 5 April 1952

Sir Hugh died without issue in 1942.

The baronetcy passed to his younger brother:

Sir George Powell Stewart, 5th Baronet.

IX. Sir George Powell Stewart, 5th Baronet

Sir George Powell Stewart, 5th Baronet

7 October 1861 – 1942

Lieutenant-Colonel,

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

He married, on 14 February 1895:

Florence Maria Georgina Godfray

daughter of:

Colonel Sir James Godfray, ADC

of Grainville Manor, St Saviour, Jersey.

Issue:

  • John Houghton Stewart (1895–1915)
    killed in action during the First World War
  • Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet (see X)
  • Mary Stewart

Sir George was succeeded by his surviving son:

Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet.

X. Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet

Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet

13 April 1897 – 4 January 1986

DL; High Sheriff of County Tyrone (1955).

Of:

Loughmacrory Lodge

He married firstly, on 1 April 1929:

Rosemary Elinor Dorothy Peacocke

daughter of:

  • Major George Peacocke
  • and Elinor (“Nell”) Harriett Woodrop McClintock

This marriage linked the Stewart family directly with the:

McClintock family of Seskinore

Issue by first marriage:

  • Sir David John Christopher Stewart, 7th Baronet (see XI)
  • Elinor Godfray Stewart
    b. 5 March 1930
    married John Michael Macdonell
    d. 21 August 2002, leaving issue

Sir Hugh and Rosemary Stewart were divorced in 1942.

He married secondly, on 14 July 1948:

Diana Margaret Hibbert

daughter of Captain James Edmund Hibbert, MC & DFC.

Issue by second marriage:

  • Jane Diana Stewart
  • Hugh Nicholas Stewart (see XII)

XI. Sir David John Christopher Stewart, 7th Baronet

Sir David John Christopher Stewart, 7th Baronet

19 June 1935 – 20 March 2022

He married, on 7 November 1959:

Bridget Anne Sim

daughter of:

  • Patrick Wood Sim
  • and Mary Primrose Bingham

Issue:

  • Siobhan Amanda Stewart (b. 1961)
  • Selina Godfray Stewart (b. 1964)
  • Sophie Caroline Stewart (b. 1966)

Sir David died in 2022.

As he left no male issue, the succession passed to his half-brother:

Hugh Nicholas Stewart.

XII. (Sir) Hugh Nicholas Stewart

(Sir) Hugh Nicholas Stewart

b. 20 April 1955

Son of:

  • Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet
  • and Diana Margaret Hibbert

Educated at:

Portora Royal School

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

He succeeded to the:

Baronetcy of Athenree

on 20 March 2022.

He married in 1976:

Anna Leeke

daughter of:

Frank Llewellyn Leeke

of Kingsbury, Middlesex.

Issue:

  • Cherissma Stewart (b. 1974)
  • Tamsin Kerry Stewart
  • Kieran Andrew Liam Stewart (b. 22 January 1979)
  • Lauren Frances Stewart (b. 1987)

Summary

The Stewart family of Athenree represents a continuous line of landed, military, and public service families in County Tyrone from the Plantation period to the present day.

Their history encompasses:

  • Gortigil
  • Athenree
  • Ballygawley Park
  • Loughmacrory Lodge
  • Carrickmore Hall

and includes connections with many prominent Ulster families, including:

  • Castle Stewart
  • Archdale
  • Gage
  • Godfray
  • Peacocke
  • McClintock

Through the marriage of:

Rosemary Peacocke

to the 6th Baronet, the family became directly connected to the:

McClintock of Seskinore

line documented elsewhere on this site.

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