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Burke 1869, p. 704, left column, line 8. "Alexander Stewart, Esq., of Mount Stuart, County Down, M.P. for Londonderry, b. 1699 ..." Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (31st ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1045624502. – The 31st Edition gives Stewarts as ancestors whereas the 99th Edition gives Tempests and Vanes.

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 31. "Alexander b. [born] 1700, who represented the city of Londonderry in parliament and purchased ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Hyde 1933, p. 9. "Alexander Stewart, Castlereagh's paternal grandfather, was born at Ballylawn in 1700." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 9. "William Stewart, of Ballylawn-castle, County Donegal, esq., who gad a grant from Charles I of the manor of Stewart's Court ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Graham 1841, p. 292. "He raised a troop of horse at his own expense for the defence of Londonderry in 1689." Graham, Rev. John (1841). Ireland Preserved; or the Siege of Londonderry and the Battle of Aughrim with Lyrical Poetry and Biographical Notes (2nd ed.). Dublin: Hardy and Walker. OCLC 00992682. – Short biographies in the biographical notes

Burke 1869, p. 704, left column, line 3. "John Stewart, Esq., of Ballylawn Castle (the first of the family that settled in Ireland), received a grant of land from James I., in the County Donegal and was s. [succeeded] by his eldest son Charles Stewart, Esq., whose great-grandson Alexander of Mount Stewart ..." Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (31st ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1045624502. – The 31st Edition gives Stewarts as ancestors whereas the 99th Edition gives Tempests and Vanes.

Johnston 1906, p. 80. "Alexander Stewart of Ballylawn and Mount Stewart, great-great-grandson of John Stewart of Ballylawn castle said to be a cadet of Garlies ..." Johnston, G. Harvey (1906). The Heraldry of the Stewarts. Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston. OCLC 186630114.

Hyde 1933, p. 7. "... built a castle on the estate, which he called Stewart's Court and exercised the manorial rights of free fishing in Lough Swilly ..." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 20. "... he [William Stewart] m. [married] the da. [daughter] of William Stewart of Fort Stewart, County Donegal ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 26. "Thomas, the eldest, succeeded at Ballylawn Castle and served as captain in Mountjoy's regiment; m. [married] Mary 2nd da. [daughter] of Bernard Ward, esq., (ancestor of the viscounts Bangor) by Mary sister of Michael Ward, bishop of Derry, and d. without issue, 1740, was succeeded by his only brother ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Hyde 1933, p. 9, line 27"During his residence in Belfast he became a convinced whig ..." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Hyde 1933, p. 11, Note 1. "they were married in Dublin (June 30, 1737) ..." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 51. "Anne, b. [born] 27 Sept. 1738, d. [died] 21 April 1781." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 39. "Robert, first marquess." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 40. "William, b. [born] 11 April 1741, d. [died] in 1742." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 52. "Francis, b. [born] 26 Oct. 1742." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 41. "William, b. [born] 3 July 1744, d. [died] 1762." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 42. "4. Alexander, b. [born] 26 March 1746, m. [married] 2 Oct. 1791, Mary Moore, 3d da. [daughter] of Charles, marquess of Drogheda (by Anne, eldest da. of Francis Seymour, 1st marquess of Hertford,) and d. [died] Aug. 1831 ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Debrett 1828, p. 634, line 53. "Mary, b. [born] 15 April 1747, d. [died] young." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Benson 2004, p. 336. "He left his property to Alexander Stewart of Newtownards, County Down, the father of the first marquess of Londonderry, for distribution to his relatives."

Debrett 1828, p. 634. "... [Alexander Stewart] d. [died] 2 April 1781 ..." Debrett, John (1828). Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: F. C. and J. Rivington. OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland

Burke 1869, p. 704, left column, line 40. "He was s. [succeeded] at his decease, in 1781, by his eldest son, the right Hon. Robert Stewart ..." Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (31st ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1045624502. – The 31st Edition gives Stewarts as ancestors whereas the 99th Edition gives Tempests and Vanes.

Fryde et al. 1986, p. 45, line 38. "George I … acc. 1 Aug. 1714;" Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)

Fryde et al. 1986, p. 46, line 11. "George II … acc. 11 Jun. 1727;" Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)

Fryde et al. 1986, p. 46, line 35. "George III … acc. 25 Oct. 1760;" Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)

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Bew 2012, p. 6, last line. "His son, Colonel William Stewart, had raised a troop of horse during the siege of Londonderry by James II in 1689 ... Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 6, penultimate line. "In fact his [i.e. Castlereagh's] Irish ancestors could be firmly traced back a further three generations to the Plantation of Ireland in the mid-sixteenth century, during which time Alexander's grandfather (known as Alexander Macaulay) obtained a plot of land at Ballylawn, near the town of Moville in County Donegal, in the north-west of Ireland." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 7, line 4. "As a young man he served an apprenticeship in a trading house in the port of Belfast ..." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 9, line 13. "Alexander Stewart was also an elder in Belfast's First Presbyterian Church ..." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 7, line 10. "The family's financial fortunes were given a significant boost when Alexander married his cousin Mary Cowan on 30 June 1737." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 7, line 16. "Alexander retired from business and bought into the landed gentry in 1743, with the acquisition of sixty townlands and a large estate in County Down ..." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 7, line 21. "The family home which was built on the grounds was called Mount Stewart, an adaptation from the locations's former name, Mount Pleasant ..." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

Bew 2012, p. 7, line 29. "... the Temple of the Winds, an octagonal neo-classical building commissioned by Alexander Stewart." Bew, John (2012). Castlereagh: A Life. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0. – (Snippet view)

House of Commons 1878, p. 659. "William Hamilton, esq., in place of William Scott, Justice of the King's Bench." House of Commons (1878). Return. Members of Parliament – Part II. Parliaments of Great Britain, 1705–1796. Parliaments of the United Kingdom, 1801–1874. Parliaments and Conventions of the Estates of Scotland, 1357–1707. Parliaments of Ireland, 1599–1800. London: His/Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 13112546.

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Watt. "Her trustees invested, in 1744, a portion of her fortune thought to be in the region of £42000, consisting of East India Company Stock, in 'two extensive manors in County Down, Newtownards and Comber, comprising in all sixty townships, which were for sale and might be expected to yield a satisfactory return on capital investment'." Watt, Dr Neil. "Mary Cowan".

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Hyde 1933, p. 9. "Alexander Stewart, Castlereagh's paternal grandfather, was born at Ballylawn in 1700." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Hyde 1933, p. 9, line 27"During his residence in Belfast he became a convinced whig ..." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

Hyde 1933, p. 11, Note 1. "they were married in Dublin (June 30, 1737) ..." Hyde, H. Montgomery (1933). The Rise of Castlereagh. London: MacMillan. OCLC 1041306416.

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