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Lord Sir, William Alexander 1567 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Sep 1640

Death Location: Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England

Father: Alexander Alexander

Mother: Marion Graham

Spouse(s): Lady Erskine

Children(s): Sir Alexander

Born in 1567 in Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland, Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia was the child of Alexander Alexander and Marion Graham. In time, Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia married Lady Janet\Jane Erskine, and they raised a family that included Sir Robert Alexander. Lord Sir William Alexander , 1st Earl Stirling, Founder of Nova Scotia died in Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England in 1640.

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Parents

Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Marion Graham
1527 – 1570
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Erskine
1580 – 1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Alexander
1610 – 1704
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
SA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1567
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London Middlesex, England; Cemetery: Stirling Castle Holy Rude Kirk-yard Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London, MIddlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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