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John Stirling 1517–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Feb 1588

Death Location: Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John STIRLING

Mother: Margaret Crichton

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In 1517, John Stirling entered the world in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John 3Rd Lord Of Keir Stirling And Margaret Crichton. John Stirling passed away in 1588 in Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, John Stirling entered the world in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John 3Rd Lord Of Keir Stirling And Margaret Crichton.
  • John Stirling passed away in 1588 in Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Stirling's Ancestors

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John Stirling
1517–1588
Birth Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John 3rd Lord of Keir STIRLING
1480–1539
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Crichton
1474–1524
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Baron William (2nd Lord of Keir)) Stirling
1446–1503
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Mariot Fleming, Lady of Biggar, 4th Baroness of) Keir
1443–1518
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of John Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1588
3 Feb 1588
Age 71
Death of John Stirling in Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1588
    Event Place: Cawder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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