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Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun 1538–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

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

Death Date: 18 Oct 1605

Death Location: Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Cawder

Mother: Lady Chisholm

Spouse(s): James Edmondstone

Children(s): Sir. Parish

The story of Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun began in 1538 in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun married James Vi Of Duntreath Sir Edmondstone, and had children including Sir William Edmondstone 7Th Laird Of Dunreath Minister Of Kilmarnock Parish. Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun passed away in 1605 in Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun began in 1538 in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun married James Vi Of Duntreath Sir Edmondstone, and had children including Sir William Edmondstone 7Th Laird Of Dunreath Minister Of Kilmarnock Parish.
  • Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun passed away in 1605 in Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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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Spouses(s)

James Edmondstone
1544–1618
Birth Location: Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir. Parish
1562–1637
Birth Location: Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Margaretha Colquhoun's Ancestors

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Margaretha Colquhoun
1538–1605
Birth Place: Keir, 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

Margaretha Colquhoun's Descendants

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Margaretha (Helen Stirling,) Colquhoun (1538–18 Oct 1605) m. James (VI of Duntreath Sir) Edmondstone (1544–1618)
  1. 1. Sir. (William Edmondstone, 7th Laird of Dunreath, Minister of Kilmarnock) Parish 1562–1637 m. Isabel (Holden) Haldane 1581–1638
    1. 1. John Edmonstone 1620–1664 m. Elspeth ((Elizabeth)) Hardie 1620–1648
      1. 1. Capt (Robert Thomas) Edmonston 1648–1690 m. Margaret (Mary Ann) Beall 1649–1669
        1. 1. Archibald Edmonston 1668–1734 m. Jane Beall 1678–1745

Margaretha Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1605
18 Oct 1605
Age 67
Death of Margaretha Helen Stirling, Colquhoun in Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Duntreath, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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