'Mowat04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Mowat of Collafirth, Mowat (Mouat) of Garth, Mowat of Hugoland

                               
Bartholomew Mowat
m. Barbara Sinclair
1. Andrew Mowat of Assetter & Hugoland (Shetland) and in Norway (b c1535, d 1610-1)
  m1. (before 25.09.1558) Ursula Tulloch (d before 1587, dau of William Tulloch of Skea, probably by Barbara Thomasdaughter)
  A. John Mowat of Ollaberry, later of Hugoland (d 08.1617)
  m. (before 1597) Christian Stewart (natural dau of Robert, Earl of Orkney)
  i. Andrew Mowat of Hugoland & Ska (b c1596)
m. Grizel Pitcairn (dau of Rev. James Pitcairn of Northmavine by Ursula Sinclair)
  a. Isabel Mowat
  m. Ninian Neven of Scousburgh
  ii. John Mowat
  iii. Jean Mowat
  m. David Heart (sheriff clerk of Orkney & Shetland)
iv. Catherine Mowat
  m. Hugh Sinclair in Damsay
  B. Gilbert Mowat of Garth 'of Fetlar' (b after 03.1576, minister of Delting then Northmaven, 4th son)
  m1. Janet Pitcairn (dau of James Pitcairn)
  m2. Margaret Forbes
  Not clear which wife was mother of which children.
  i. James Mowat of Garth & Ollaberry (d by 12.1666)
  m1. Margaret Sinclair (d 03.1645, dau of James Sinclair of Quendale) mother of Margaret, presumed also of Barbara
  a. Barbara Mowat
  m. George Cheyne of Esslemont
  b. Margaret Mowat (d 1713)
  m. (mcrt 10.11.1662) George Mowat of Hamnavoe (d before 10.1710)
  m2. Margaret Sinclair (bur 09.11.1699, dau of George Sinclair of Rapness, relict of Edward Sinclair of Gyre)
  Not clear which wife was mother of ...
c.+ other issue - Gilbert, James (d by 1672), Janet
  ii. Thomas Mowat of Garth
  m. Barbara Sinclair
  a. Andrew Mowat of Garth (3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Umphray (dau of Rev. Laurence Umphray of Walls)
  (1) Thomas Mowat of Garth (b 1691)
  m. (1718) Anna Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce of Chalester)
  (2)+ other issue - Andrew, Laurence, Robert( d 1736), Janet
  b. Arthur Mowat (youngest son)
  m. Ursula Neven of Windhouse
  (1) James Mowat
m. Katherine Craigie
  (A) Ursula Mowat
  (2) Robert Mowat
  m. Catherine Craigie
  (A) William Mowat of Garth
  m. Elizabeth Bruce (dau of Andrew Bruce of Urie by Ann Catanach)
  (i) Thomas Mouat (dsp)
m. (1776) Elizabeth Nicolson (dau of William Nicolson of Lochend)
  (ii) John Mouat of Annsbrae, Lerwick & Garth (b 1751, d 12.12.1824)
  m1. Jean Thomson (dau of _ Thomson of Moncraig)
  (a) Margaret Mouat of Garth (d 31.07.1871)
  m. (1809) William Cameron (d 1855, Captain)
  Their son Thomas succeeded to Garth & Annsbrae.
  (b) Elizabeth Mouat (d young)
  m2. Catherine McMurdo
(c) William Mouat of Garth (dsp 25.02.1836)
  m. (28.04.1809) Elizabeth Cunningham (dau of Captain Alexander Cunningham of Pittarthie)
  (d)+ other issue - George, Ann (dsp)
  (iii) Elizabeth Mowat (d 20.05.1778)
  m. (13.05.1760) Robert Hunter of Lunna
  c. Grizel Mowat
  m. Laurence Middleton of Footaburgh (b c1619, d 08.08.1703, Captain)
  d.+ other issue - Gilbert, James (dvp), John
  iii. Robert Mowat (d unm before 1694, miniser of Yell then Fetlar)
  iv. Ursula Mowat
  m. Andrew Bruce of Muness
  C. James Mowat of Ure & Burrafirth (b after 1577?)
  m. Agnes Pitcairn (dau of Rev. James Pitcairn of Northmaven)
  i. Gilbert Mowat
  m. Margaret Forbes (d c1714)
  D. ? Barbara Mowat
  m. Edward Sinclair of Scalloway
  E. ? Catherine Mowat (a 1610)
  m. John Neven of Scousburgh
  F.+ other issue - Malcolm, Patrick
  m2. (c1588) Else Tronds (dau of Admiral Christoffer Trondsen by Karen Knutsdaughter)
  H. Axel Mowat of Hovland, later of Rosendal, Norway (b 1592, d 27.01.1661, Vice Admiral)
  m. (c1625) Karen Bildt (d 1662, dau of Knut Bildt of Morland, Lungegard & Sidsel Brun)
  i. Axel Mowat (d 1643)
  ii. Karen Mowat (b c1630, d 1675)
  m. (c1658) Ludvig Rosenkrantz of Rosendal
  p. Margrethe (dau of Erik Jonsson of Brandvik by Susanne Pedersdaughter)
  iii. Anders Axelsen Helvik ancestor of the Helvik family
  I. Christoffer Mowat (d 1628)
  J. Karen Mowat
  m. Erik Orning of Vatne (Admiral)
  partner unknown
  K. Berlkd (Bartholomew) Mowat of Collafirth (b c1554)
  m. Marion Giffart
  i. Malcolm Mowat of Collafirth (b c1590) possibly father of ...
  a. James Mowat of Collafirth
  (1) Ursilla Mowat
  m. Laurence Tarrel of Voe (d 1715)
2. ? Agnes Mowat
  m. (before 1568) Bartholomew Strang of Voisgarth (d c1589)

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