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Margaret Sterling 1568–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Apr 1629

Death Location: Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Stirling

Mother: Lady Chrisolm

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In 1568, Margaret Sterling entered the world in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Laird Keir Stirling And Lady Jean Chrisolm. Margaret Sterling passed away in 1629 in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Margaret Sterling entered the world in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Laird Keir Stirling And Lady Jean Chrisolm.
  • Margaret Sterling passed away in 1629 in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Sterling's Ancestors

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Margaret Sterling
1568–1629
Birth Place: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Laird Keir Stirling
1517–1588
Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Jean) Chrisolm
1522–1603
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Stirling
1480–1539
Keir, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Forrester
1490–1532
Torwood, Scotland
William (Chisholm Bishop of) Dunblane
1490–1564
Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Jean) Grahame
1502–1527
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1450–1503
Margaret Crichton
1463–1518
Sir Forrester
1460–1522
Lady Graham
1462–1510
Edmund Chisholme
1453–1500
Janet Drummond
1464–1520
William Graham
1463–1513
Janet Edmonstone
1477–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1413–1471
Lady Cunningham
1413–1466
James Crichton
–1516
Elizabeth Hepburn
1430–1448
Sir Torwood
1420–
Margaret Forsyth
1425–
Sir Graham
1448–1472
Lady Douglas
1450–1486
Robert Dechisolme
1422–
Marion Douglas
1422–
James Drummond
1444–1519
Janet Graham
1442–1491
Sir Graham
1448–1472
Lady Douglas
1450–1486

Margaret Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Margaret Sterling in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1629
15 Apr 1629
Age 61
Death of Margaret Sterling in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1629
    Event Place: Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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