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Mowbray's lands included [[Barnbougle Castle]] close to [[Cramond Island]] near [[Edinburgh]]. The surname is also written as "Moubray". A French source calls him the ''Baron de Barnestrudgal''. |
Mowbray's lands included [[Barnbougle Castle]] close to [[Cramond Island]] near [[Edinburgh]]. The surname is also written as "Moubray". A French source calls him the ''Baron de Barnestrudgal''. |
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Mowbray travelled to London and Paris and corresponded with [[Francis Walsingham]].< |
Mowbray travelled to London and Paris and corresponded with [[Francis Walsingham]].<ref>William Boyd, ''Calendar State Papers Scotland, 1574-1581'', vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 546 no. 632, 562 no. 637.</ref> Two of his daughters worked for Mary, Queen of Scots in England.<ref>Mark Dilworth, 'The Curle-Mowbray family and the Scots College in Douai', ''Innes Review'', 56:1 (Spring 2005), p. 12.</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:38, 23 February 2023
John Mowbray of Barnbougle was a Scottish landowner and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots.[1]
Mowbray's lands included Barnbougle Castle close to Cramond Island near Edinburgh. The surname is also written as "Moubray". A French source calls him the Baron de Barnestrudgal.
Mowbray travelled to London and Paris and corresponded with Francis Walsingham.[2] Two of his daughters worked for Mary, Queen of Scots in England.[3]
Marriages and children
His wife, Elizabeth or Elspeth Kirkcaldy, was a sister of William Kirkcaldy of Grange (died 1573). Their children included:
- Robert Mowbray. During the Marian Civil War, in 1572, Robert attempted to capture Dundas Castle. John Mowbray was imprisoned and Barnbougle was garrisoned by the King's party.
- Francis Mowbray (died 1593), an intriguer who offered to serve Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1580.[4]
- Agnes Mowbray, who married Robert Crichron of Eliock
- Elizabeth Mowbray, who married Archibald Napier of Merchiston and Edinbellie. They built Lauriston Castle.
- Marion Mowbray
- Barbara Mowbray (1556-1616), who married Gilbert Curle, a secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots.[5] She died in Antwerp.[6]
- Gillis Mowbray, who served Mary, Queen of Scots, and is said to have been the owner of the Penicuik Jewels.[7]
External links
References
- ^ Mark Dilworth, 'The Curle-Mowbray family and the Scots College in Douai', Innes Review, 56:1 (Spring 2005), p. 12.
- ^ William Boyd, Calendar State Papers Scotland, 1574-1581, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 546 no. 632, 562 no. 637.
- ^ Mark Dilworth, 'The Curle-Mowbray family and the Scots College in Douai', Innes Review, 56:1 (Spring 2005), p. 12.
- ^ William Boyd, Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 562 no. 637.
- ^ William Boyd, Calendar State Papers Scotland, 1585-1586, vol. 8 (Edinburgh, 1914), pp. 135, 330.
- ^ Jos E. Vercruysse, 'A Scottish Jesuit from Antwerp: Hippolytus Curle', Innes Review, 61:2 (November 2010).
- ^ Rosalind Marshall & George Dalgleish, The Art of Jewellery in Scotland (Edinburgh, 1991), p. 14.