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Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling 1580–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aft. 10 May 1649

Death Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Erskine

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s): William Menstrie

Children(s): Robert Alexander, Hon. King, Margaret Alexander, Hon. Scotland, Hon. Stirling, Lady Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Hon. Alexander, Hon. Gartmore, Hon Alexander, Hon. Alexander, LtCol Alexander

Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling was born in 1580 in Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Erskine And Lady Johanna Erskine. Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling married William Macalister Alexander 1St Earl Of Stirling 7Th Baron Of Menstrie, and had children including Elizabeth Alexander, Hon Charles Alexander, Hon John Alexander Of Gartmore, Hon Ludovic Alexander, Hon Sir Anthony Alexander Joint Master Of Works To The King, Hon Sir Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, Hon Sir William Alexander Governor Of New Scotland, Hon Robert Alexander, Lady Jean Alexander, Ltcol Hon James Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Robert Alexander. Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling was born in 1580 in Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Erskine And Lady Johanna Erskine.
  • Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling married William Macalister Alexander 1St Earl Of Stirling 7Th Baron Of Menstrie, and had children including Elizabeth Alexander, Hon Charles Alexander, Hon John Alexander Of Gartmore, Hon Ludovic Alexander, Hon Sir Anthony Alexander Joint Master Of Works To The King, Hon Sir Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, Hon Sir William Alexander Governor Of New Scotland, Hon Robert Alexander, Lady Jean Alexander, Ltcol Hon James Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Robert Alexander.
  • Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Janet Stirling's Ancestors

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Janet Stirling
1580–1649
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Erskine
1555–1639
Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lady (Johanna) Erskine
1544–1630
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Stirling's Descendants

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Janet (Erskine Countess of) Stirling (1580–Aft. 10 May 1649) m. William (MacAlister Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling, 7th Baron of) Menstrie (1579–12 Sep 1640)
  1. 1. Robert Alexander 1604–1638
  2. 2. Hon. (Sir Anthony Alexander Joint Master of Works to the) King 1601–1637
  3. 3. Margaret Alexander 1603–1645
  4. 4. Hon. (Sir William Alexander Governor of New) Scotland 1604–1638
  5. 5. Hon. (Sir Henry Alexander 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1605–1647
  6. 6. Lady (Jean) Alexander 1606–1670
  7. 7. Elizabeth Alexander 1607–1642
  8. 8. Hon. (Charles) Alexander 1611–1663
  9. 9. Hon. (John Alexander of) Gartmore 1612–1642
  10. 10. Hon (Robert) Alexander 1613–1638
  11. 11. Hon. (Ludovic) Alexander 1615–1634
  12. 12. LtCol (Hon. James) Alexander 1616–1671

Janet Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling in Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1649
Aft. 10 May 1649
Age 69
Death of Janet Erskine Countess of Stirling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 10 May 1649
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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