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Lady Margaret Sterling 1471–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1471

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1551

Death Location: Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: William Keir

Mother: Agnes Bruce

Spouse(s): Sir Preston

Children(s):

In 1471, Lady Margaret Sterling entered the world in Scotland, born to William Stirling 1St Of Keir And Agnes Bruce. Lady Margaret Sterling married Sir Henry Preston. Lady Margaret Sterling passed away in 1551 in Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1471, Lady Margaret Sterling entered the world in Scotland, born to William Stirling 1St Of Keir And Agnes Bruce.
  • Lady Margaret Sterling married Sir Henry Preston.
  • Lady Margaret Sterling passed away in 1551 in Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Lady Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Lady Sterling
1471–1551
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Stirling 1st of Keir
1399–1471
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Bruce
1435–1513
Scotland
Grandparents
Lucas (Stirling Of Keir, Laird of) Rathern
1370–1449
Ratherne, Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie Dunbar
1397–1435
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1471
1471
Birth of Lady Margaret Sterling in Scotland
Scotland
1551
1551
Age 80
Death of Lady Margaret Sterling in Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland
Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lady Margaret Sterling, person ID G8S8-TL9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Lady Margaret Sterling, person ID G8S8-TL9.

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