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

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Sept 12, 1640

Death Location: London City, London

Father: Alexander Alexander

Mother: Marion Mentieth

Spouse(s): Janet Alexander

Children(s): Rev Alexander

Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1567 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander And Marion Couttie Graham Of Mentieth. Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling married Janet Elizabeth Erskine Alexander, and had children including Rev James Alexander. Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in London City, London.

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Biography

  • Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1567 in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander And Marion Couttie Graham Of Mentieth.
  • Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling married Janet Elizabeth Erskine Alexander, and had children including Rev James Alexander.
  • Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in London City, London.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Alexander
1545–1581
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marion Mentieth
1532–1587
Birth Location: Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Alexander
1572–1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA

Children(s)

Rev Alexander
1590–1641
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Sterling, Scotland
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Sir Sterling's Ancestors

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Sir Sterling
1567–1640
Birth Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander
1545–1581
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion (Couttie Graham of) Mentieth
1532–1587
Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Andrew Alexander , Baron of) Menstrie
1525–1579
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
*Allan (Coutts (Chamberlain of Dunfermline Abbey)) Coutt
1505–1597
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
*Marjory (Walward- Douglas Graham) (Coutts)
1502–1586
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Isles
1490–1553
Lady Douglass
1505–1545
Thomas Walwod-Coutts
1475–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sterling's Descendants

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Sir (William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of) Sterling (1567–Sept 12, 1640) m. Janet (Elizabeth Erskine) Alexander (1572–10 May 1649)
  1. 1. Rev (James) Alexander 1590–1641 m. Elizabeth (“Bessie”) Hewson 1592–1646
    1. 1. Isabella (S) Alexander 1614– m. William (T) Adam 1609–1679
      1. 1. James ('Johne') Adam 1634–1683
        1. 1. Elspeth Adams\Adamson-(Ralston) 1635–1687

Sir Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1640
Sept 12, 1640
Age 73
Death of Sir William Alexander Stirling 1st Earl of Sterling in London City, London
London City, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 12, 1640
    Event Place: London City, London
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