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James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling 1585–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Stirling

Mother: Christian Stirling

Spouse(s): Bessie (HOG)

Children(s): Elizabeth Stirling, Elizabeth (Stirling)

The story of James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling began in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling married Bessie Catharine Haldane Hog, Jessie Foord, and had children including Elizabeth Sterling Stirling, Elizabeth Stirling. James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling passed away in 1660 in Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling began in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling married Bessie Catharine Haldane Hog, Jessie Foord, and had children including Elizabeth Sterling Stirling, Elizabeth Stirling.
  • James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling passed away in 1660 in Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Stirling
1560–1660
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christian Stirling
1565–1610
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
CS

Spouses(s)

Bessie (HOG)
1599–1632
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Stirling
1626–
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth (Stirling)
1626–
Birth Location: EP, Edinbough, M. Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Stirling's Ancestors

Self
James Stirling
1585–1660
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Stirling
1560–1660
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian (Baird McGregor) Stirling
1565–1610
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Lian Dubh) MacGregor
1521–1600
Glenarm Barony, Scotland, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Baroness (Jean) Chisholm
1544–1603
Dunblane, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stirling's Descendants

1.
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James (probably formerly Macgregor) Stirling (1585–1660) m. Bessie ((Catharine) Haldane) (HOG) (22 Apr 1599–18 May 1632)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stirling 1626–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Sterling) (Stirling) 1626–

James Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1660
1660
Age 75
Death of James probably formerly Macgregor Stirling in Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Auchyll, Herbertshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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