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Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling 1567–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 February 1640

Death Location: Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Alexander

Mother: Katherine Graham

Spouse(s): Lady Camposie

Children(s): Sir Alexander, Henry Stirling, Lady Alexander, Colonel Alexander, Ludovic Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Sir Sterling, Sir. Stirling, Jane Alexander, Charles Alexander, Lady Alexander, Lady Alexander, William Nine", Robert Alexander, John Eredy, Archibald Alexander, James Alexander

Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1567 in Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Alexander And Katherine Marion Of Couttie Graham. Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling married Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie, and had children including Archibald Alexander, Charles Alexander, Colonel John Alexander, Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, James Or John Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander Of Eredy, Lady Elizabeth Alexander, Lady Jane Alexander, Lady Mary Alexander, Ludovic Ladowie Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir William Guadling Alexander Lord Of Stirling, Sir Anthony Alexander, Sir Robert Howesonn S Alexander Of Bughall Sterling, William Alexander Ll Father Of The Infamous Nine. Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1567 in Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Alexander And Katherine Marion Of Couttie Graham.
  • Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling married Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie, and had children including Archibald Alexander, Charles Alexander, Colonel John Alexander, Henry Alexander 3Rd Earl Of Stirling, James Or John Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander Of Eredy, Lady Elizabeth Alexander, Lady Jane Alexander, Lady Mary Alexander, Ludovic Ladowie Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir William Guadling Alexander Lord Of Stirling, Sir Anthony Alexander, Sir Robert Howesonn S Alexander Of Bughall Sterling, William Alexander Ll Father Of The Infamous Nine.
  • Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Sterling's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sterling
1567–1640
Birth Place: Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Alexander
1545–1594
Menstrie, Logie, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine (Marion of Couttie) Graham
1532–1610
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Menstrie) Alexander
1500–1574
Menstrie, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine of Perth Scotland) Graham
1532–1550
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Walward
1502–1586
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Isles
1485–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1473–1526
Elizabeth Douglas
1475–1570

Sir Sterling's Descendants

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Sir (William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of) Sterling (1567–21 February 1640) m. Lady (Janet Erskine, Lady of) Camposie (1572–10 May 1649)
  1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Alexander 1594–1637
  2. 2. Henry (Alexander 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1595–1647
  3. 3. Lady (Jane) Alexander 1606–1670
  4. 4. Colonel (John) Alexander 1593–1696 m. Elizabeth (Catherine Graham) Alexander 1610–1659
    1. 1. John Alexander 1635–1675
    2. 2. Philip (Alexander) I 1650–1706
    3. 3. Sarah Alexander 1659–1707
    4. 4. Robert (Alexander) ll 1635–1704
    5. 5. Elizabeth Alexander 1630–1677
    6. 6. William Alexander 1625–1688
  5. 5. Ludovic ((Ladowie)) Alexander 1615–1634
  6. 6. Margaret Alexander 1603–1645
  7. 7. Sir (Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall) Sterling 1610–1677
  8. 8. Sir. (William Guadling Alexander Lord of) Stirling 1604–1638
  9. 9. Jane Alexander 1602–1691
  10. 10. Charles Alexander 1611–1663
  11. 11. Lady (Mary) Alexander 1616–1684
  12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth) Alexander 1617–1642
  13. 13. William (Alexander ll, Father of the "Infamous) Nine" 1624–1715
  14. 14. Robert Alexander 1600–1638
  15. 15. John (Alexander of) Eredy 1590–1677 m. Elizabeth Graham 1597–1677
    1. 1. John Alexander 1622–1696
    2. 2. Archibald Alexander 1625–1689
    3. 3. Elizabeth Alexander 1632–1687
    4. 4. George Alexander 1620–1703
    5. 5. Martha Alexander 1626–1696
    6. 6. Thomas Alexander 1624–1675
    7. 7. William Alexander 1620–1665
  16. 16. Archibald Alexander 1610–1689
  17. 17. James (or John) Alexander 1590–1671
    1. 1. Archibald ((Hamilton) Alexander of) Ballybiglimore 1625–1689

Sir Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling in Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1640
21 February 1640
Age 73
Death of Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling in Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 869.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RJS
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1640
    Event Place: Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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