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Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling 1580–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Oct 1649

Death Location: Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Stirling

Mother: Joana Methven

Spouse(s): Lord Scotia

Children(s): Sir Stirling

In 1580, Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling entered the world in Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland, born to Sir Knight William V Of Morton Douglas Erskine Earl Of Stirling V Of Morton Douglas Earl Of Stirling And Joana Stuart Erskine Van Methven. Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling married Lord Sir William Alexander 1St Earl Stirling Founder Of Nova Scotia, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander Of Bughall Stirling. Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1580, Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling entered the world in Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland, born to Sir Knight William V Of Morton Douglas Erskine Earl Of Stirling V Of Morton Douglas Earl Of Stirling And Joana Stuart Erskine Van Methven.
  • Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling married Lord Sir William Alexander 1St Earl Stirling Founder Of Nova Scotia, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander Of Bughall Stirling.
  • Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Stirling's Ancestors

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Lady Stirling
1580–1649
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling
1555–1639
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Joana (Stuart Erskine , van) Methven
1550–1630
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Erskine
1487–1599
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Jean Chistine) Stirling
1510–1582
Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Sir (Guilieli William Hodgson) III
1524–1568
Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Rachel) Wilkinson
1528–1574
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Stirling
1473–1539
Margaret Crichton
1474–1524
Thomas Hodgesonne
1500–1560
Mary Blair
1480–1542
Sir Wilkinson
1506–1572
Lady Eccles
1510–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hodgson
1456–1539
Janet Thomson
1468–
Sir Wilkinson
1485–1558
Lady Nicholson
1485–1556
Sir Eccles
1490–1560
Lady HRH
1490–1580

Lady Stirling's Descendants

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Lady (Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of) Stirling (1580–5 Oct 1649) m. Lord (Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova) Scotia (1567–12 Sep 1640)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Alexander , of Bughall) Stirling 1610–1704 m. Lady (Mary) Hamilton 1600–1677
    1. 1. Rev (James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian) Minister) 1634–1704 m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell 1634–1680
      1. 1. John Alexander 1662–1738
        1. 1. John (Garrison) Alexander 1708–1821 m. Rosanna (Elizabeth Susanna) Alexander 1712–1821

Lady Stirling's Timeline

4 Records

1572
1572
Birth of Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling in Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Birth of Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling in Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
1649
10 May 1649
Age 69
Death of Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling in Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1649
5 Oct 1649
Age 69
Death of Lady Janet\Jane Erskine , of Camposie, Countess of Stirling in Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1649
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1649
    Event Place: Menstrie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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