Family
:''The following table is incomplete, including only the holders of the three Steuart baronetcies and their immediate ancestors.'' *Sir James Steuart, of Coltness (1608–1681), Lord Provost **Sir Thomas Steuart, 1st Baronet, of Coltness (1631–1698), eldest son of the Lord Provost; baronetcy cr. 1698; married twice, to Margaret Elliot, and to Susan Lockhart, ''née'' Denham. His second wife was the younger sister of Sir William Denham, Master of the Mint, 1st Baronet of Westshield. ***Sir David Steuart, 2nd Baronet of Coltness (1656–1723). He sold Coltness to his uncle, Sir James Steuart of Goodtrees, the Lord Advocate, in 1712. ***Walter Stewart (1663–bef.1723) ****Sir Thomas Steuart, ''de jure'' 3rd Baronet (1708–1737), surgeon, d. St. Kitts ***Sir Robert Steuart, ''de jure'' 4th Baronet, (1675-bef. 1758) ****Sir John Steuart, ''de jure'' 5th Baronet, (-1759). Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh. ***Sir Archibald Steuart Denham of Westshield, 6th Baronet of Coltness, and Baronet of Denham of Westshield (1683–1773) (son by 2nd marriage). ** Sir James Stewart, 1st Baronet (1681–1727), solicitor-general and son Sir James Steuart (died 1713) Lord Advocate, cr. 1695 or 1705; see alsoNotes
Coltness
These men are conventionally referred to, in the Scottish manner, by the names of their estates. The baronetcies are also distinguished by the estates of the original grantee. These do not agree because the second baronet of Coltness sold the estate of Coltness, near Edinburgh, to his uncle, the Lord Advocate. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th Baronets of that line, since they had no estate, did not use their title.Denham
The 6th Baronet of Coltness, the last survivor of Sir Thomas's fourteen sons, inherited the Denham baronetcy and their estate of Westshield from his mother; he took the name of Denham, becoming Sir Archibald Steuart Denham. On his death in 1773, the baronetcy of Coltness passed to his cousin, Sir James Steuart, already Baronet of Goodtrees. The Denham baronetcy and estate passed by entail to his nephew, the last surviving Denham heir. He, however, died in 1776, and left Westshield to the same Sir James Steuart, who thereupon took the name of Sir James Steuart Denham for the last four years of his life.Goodtrees
Sources differ when, and for whom, the baronetcy of Goodtrees was created. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says it was created in 1695 for the Lord Advocate; the Complete Baronetage says it was created for his son, the future Solicitor-General, on the occasion of the son's marriage in 1705. The Lord Advocate was Sir James Steuart in either case, having been knighted; the chief effect of this is to change the numbering of the Goodtrees baronets. The 2nd or 3rd Goodtrees baronet sold the estate of Goodtrees after he returned from France in 1766.See also
* Stewart baronets * Stuart baronets * Denham baronets * Steuart family * Stewart and Shaw-Stewart of Blackhall BaronetsNotes
References
* Cokayne G.E., ''Complete Baronetage, Vol IV 1665-1707''. Exeter 1900.External links