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Margaret Sterling 1568–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1634

Death Location: Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Cawder

Mother: Lady Chisholm

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In 1568, Margaret Sterling entered the world in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight James Keir Stirling 1St Lord Of Cawder And Lady Jean Drummond Stirling Of Cawder Chisholm. Margaret Sterling passed away in 1634 in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Margaret Sterling entered the world in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight James Keir Stirling 1St Lord Of Cawder And Lady Jean Drummond Stirling Of Cawder Chisholm.
  • Margaret Sterling passed away in 1634 in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cawder
1515–1588
Birth Location: Keir, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Lady Chisholm
1522–1603
Birth Location: Chisholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland
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Margaret Sterling's Ancestors

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Margaret Sterling
1568–1634
Birth Place: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight James Keir, Stirling 1st Lord of Cawder
1515–1588
Keir, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Jean Drummond Stirling, of Cawder) Chisholm
1522–1603
Chisholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland
Grandparents
John (3rd Lord of Keir) STIRLING
1473–1539
Keir, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Crichton Lady Forester-Forrester -) Stirling
1495–1532
Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William Chisholm
1498–1522
Cromlix, Perthshire, Tayside, Cadder, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean Grahame of) Montrose
1500–1568
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Margaret Sterling in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1634
1634
Age 66
Death of Margaret Sterling in Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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