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Sir William Auchenstarry Stark 1540–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 March 1616

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William House

Mother: Jean Fleming

Spouse(s): Lady Hamiltoune, Margaret Hameltoune

Children(s): John Stark

In 1540, Sir William Auchenstarry Stark entered the world in Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Dulluttur Muirhead Stark Sir Baron 4Th Baron Muirhead Lauchope House And Jean Marie Fleming. Sir William Auchenstarry Stark married Lady Margaret Hamiltoune, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Dowglas, Margaret Hamilton Hameltoune, and had children including John Thomas Gairdin Stark. Sir William Auchenstarry Stark passed away in 1616 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir William Auchenstarry Stark entered the world in Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Dulluttur Muirhead Stark Sir Baron 4Th Baron Muirhead Lauchope House And Jean Marie Fleming.
  • Sir William Auchenstarry Stark married Lady Margaret Hamiltoune, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Dowglas, Margaret Hamilton Hameltoune, and had children including John Thomas Gairdin Stark.
  • Sir William Auchenstarry Stark passed away in 1616 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William House
1518–1616
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
WH
Jean Fleming
1524–1579
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
JF

Spouses(s)

Lady Hamiltoune
1552–1577
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
Margaret Hameltoune
1557–1577
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MH

Children(s)

John Stark
1565–1610
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS

Sir Stark's Ancestors

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Sir Stark
1540–1616
Birth Place: Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Dulluttur Muirhead Stark, Sir\Baron, 4th Baron Muirhead, Lauchope House
1518–1616
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jean (Marie) Fleming
1524–1579
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stark) Muirhead
1466–1566
Lauchope House, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Borthwick
1473–1573
Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stark's Descendants

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Sir (William Auchenstarry) Stark (1540–26 March 1616) m. Lady (Margaret) Hamiltoune (21 September 1552–23 December 1577) m. Margaret (Hamilton) Hameltoune (21 Sep 1557–23 Dec 1577)
  1. 1. John (Thomas Gairdin) Stark 1565–1610 m. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1560–1622
    1. 1. John (Stark of) Killermonth 1604–1684 m. Margaret NAPIER 1610–1665
      1. 1. John (Stark of) Killermonth 1637–1699 m. Isobel (or Isabella Marion) Weir 1635–1700
        1. 1. General (John) Starkey\Stark 1665–1754 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Scott 1665–1699
    2. 2. Aaron Stark 1582–1652

Sir Stark's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Auchenstarry Stark in Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom
1560
1560
Age 20
Sir William Auchenstarry Stark was married in Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
1562
1562
Age 22
Sir William Auchenstarry Stark was married in Auchinkill, Ayr, Scotland
Auchinkill, Ayr, Scotland
1563
1563
Age 23
Sir William Auchenstarry Stark was married in Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800
Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800
1616
26 March 1616
Age 76
Death of Sir William Auchenstarry Stark in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Auchenstarry, Auchenvole, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Auchinkill, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1616
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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