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Lord William, Andrew Alexander 1527 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1551

Death Location: Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Sir MacAlexander

Mother: Lady Douglass

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coutts

Children(s): Alexander Alexander

Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling was born in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland in 1527, to Sir Alexander "Alexander" MacAlexander and Lady Elizabeth Lochleven Douglass. Later in life, Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling married Elizabeth Douglas Coutts; among their children were Alexander Alexander. Lord William Andrew Alexander , Baron of Menstrie, 1st Earl of Stirling died in Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland, 1551.

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Parents

Sir MacAlexander
1470 – 1553
Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
SM
Lady Douglass
1505 – 1545
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Coutts
1530 – 1601
Birth Location: Dunfemrline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC

Children(s)

Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
AA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1525
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1527
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 04 Aug 1630
    Event Place: Menstrie Scotland, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kennet, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1579
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1579
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1551
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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