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

Birth Date: 1567

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

Death Date: 21 February 1640

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

Father: Archibald Alexander

Mother: Lady Douglas

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In 1567, Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist Earl of Sterling entered the world in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Bailie 1540 1621 Burges Of Stirling Alexander And Lady Elizabeth Douglas. Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1567, Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist Earl of Sterling entered the world in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Bailie 1540 1621 Burges Of Stirling Alexander And Lady Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist Earl of Sterling passed away in 1640 in Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Alexander
1540–1621
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1558–1636
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Sterling's Ancestors

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Sir Sterling
1567–1640
Birth Place: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald "Bailie" 1540 1621 Burges of Stirling Alexander
1540–1621
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1558–1636
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (B. Alexander BARON OF) MENSTRIE
1500–1610
Sterling, Menstrie, Scotland
Elizabeth DOUGLAS
1505–1545
Drummond Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist Earl of Sterling in Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1640
21 February 1640
Age 73
Death of Sir William James Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling Ist 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: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1640
    Event Place: Conent Garden, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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