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Lady Christian Stirling 1510 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1582

Death Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Stirling

Mother: Margaretha Crichton

Spouse(s): James Erskine

Children(s): Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Shielfield

The story of Lady Christian Stirling began in 1510 in Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland. Lady Christian Stirling married James Erskine, and had children including Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Erskine Laird van Shielfield. Lady Christian Stirling passed away in 1582 in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Christian Stirling began in 1510 in Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Christian Stirling married James Erskine, and had children including Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Erskine Laird van Shielfield.
  • Lady Christian Stirling passed away in 1582 in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Stirling's Ancestors

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Lady Stirling
1510 – 1582
Birth Place: Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
William Stirling
1473 – 1516
Scotland
Margaretha Crichton
Grandparents
William Stirling
1435 – 1503
Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
Margaret Cunningham
1413 – 1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucas Strivelyn
1370 – 1449
Marjorie Dunbar
1387 – 1429
William Cunningham
Margaret Danelston
1350 – 1464

Lady Stirling's Descendants

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Lady (Christian) Stirling (1510 – Sep 1582) m. James Erskine (1500 – 8 Dec 1592)
  1. 1. Adam Erskine (1534 – )
  2. 2. Alexander Erskine (1536 – Bef 20 Jan 1580) m. Elizabeth Halyburton (1540 – 1559)
  3. 3. James Erskine (1537 – Aft Jul 1605)
  4. 4. Robert Erskine (1545 – Bef 1597) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
  5. 5. John Erskine (1546 – ) m. Unkown
  6. 6. Jean Erskine (1550 – Nov 1591) m. James Preston (1549 – Aug 1583)
    1. 1. John Preston (1574 – 6 Jan 1612) m. Grizel Colville (1578 – 1629)
      1. 1. John Preston (1594 – ) m. Elizabeth Lummesys (Abt 1596 – )
      2. 2. Mary Preston (Abt 1596 – ) m. George Bruce (1566 – 1643)
      3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Preston (Aug 1605 – 22 May 1651) m. Robert (de) Bruce (1595 – 26 Jan 1639) m. Robert Bruce (Abt 1573 – Bef 1639) m. Robert Dempster (1601 – )
      4. 4. Ann Preston (Abt 1607 – ) m. William Monteath (1602 – )
      5. 5. James Preston (Abt 1608 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Preston (1610 – 1670) m. George Buchanan (1600 – 1651)
        1. 1. Anne Buchanan (1621 – Unknown)
        2. 2. George (Seaton) Buchanan (1624 – 1662)
        3. 3. Thomas Buchanan (1626 – 1662)
        4. 4. Andrew Buchanan (1628 – )
        5. 5. Helen Buchanan (1628 – ) m. John (Mc) Farlane (1561 – ) m. John McFarland
        6. 6. John Buchanan (Abt 1628 – 1682) m. Jean Drummond (Abt 1622 – ) m. Mary Erskine (22 Apr 1628 – Abt 1675) m. Jean Pringle (Abt 1655 – )
        7. 7. Duncan Bohannon (14 Feb 1637 – 9 Oct 1704) m. Sisley Collmore (1640 – 6 Jan 1688) m. Janet Arthur (Abt 1683 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Buchanan (1638 – ) m. James Stuart (Abt 1620 – )
        9. 9. Jean (C) Buchanan (1641 – 1679) m. John (Caldwell) Leckie (2 Dec 1624 – 1671)
        10. 10. William Buchanan (1650 – )
    2. 2. James Preston (Abt 1575 – Jul 1596) m. James Preston (Abt 1575 – )
    3. 3. Preston (1576 – )
  7. 7. William Erskine (1555 – 12 Feb 1639) m. Joana Erskine (1544 – 1630)
  8. 8. Alexander (Erskine Laird van) Shielfield

Lady Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lady Christian Stirling in Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland
Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland
1582
Sep 1582
Age 72
Death of Lady Christian Stirling in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1582
    Event Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

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