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GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling 1540–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Mar 1540

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1581

Death Location: Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: George Balquhatstone)

Mother: Janet Russell

Spouse(s): Beatrix Creychtoun

Children(s): Beatrix Bell

In 1540, GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George Waddell 2Nd Laird Of Balquhatstone And Janet Russell. GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling married Beatrix Creychtoun, and had children including Beatrix Waddell Adinstoun Bell. GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling passed away in 1581 in Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George Waddell 2Nd Laird Of Balquhatstone And Janet Russell.
  • GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling married Beatrix Creychtoun, and had children including Beatrix Waddell Adinstoun Bell.
  • GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling passed away in 1581 in Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Balquhatstone)
1500–1581
Birth Location: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Russell
1510–
Birth Location: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Beatrix Creychtoun
1543–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BC

Children(s)

Beatrix Bell
1572–
Birth Location: Edinburgh,Midlothian, Scotland
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GEORGE Stirling's Ancestors

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GEORGE Stirling
1540–1581
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
George Waddell (2nd Laird of Balquhatstone)
1500–1581
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Russell
1510–
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (I 1st Laird of Balquhatston) Waddell
1470–1520
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Ward
1478–1899
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GEORGE Stirling's Descendants

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GEORGE (WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of) Stirling (05 Mar 1540–29 May 1581) m. Beatrix Creychtoun (20 Apr 1543–)
  1. 1. Beatrix (Waddell Adinstoun) Bell 1572– m. Thomas Adinstoun 1573–

GEORGE Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1540
05 Mar 1540
Birth of GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1581
29 May 1581
Age 41
Death of GEORGE WADDELL of Balquhetstane, Sheriff of Stirling in Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland
Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1581
    Event Place: Buquhetstane Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland
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