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Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling 1610–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1610

Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Nov 1677

Death Location: Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Sterling

Mother: Lady Camposie

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling began in 1610 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling passed away in 1677 in Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling began in 1610 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling passed away in 1677 in Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sterling
1567–1640
Birth Location: Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Lady Camposie
1572–1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Sterling's Ancestors

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Sir Sterling
1610–1677
Birth Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of Sterling
1567–1640
Castle Menstrie , Logie , Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Erskine, Lady of) Camposie
1572–1649
Little Sauchie, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545–1594
Menstrie, Logie, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine (Marion of Couttie) Graham
1532–1610
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Erskine
1555–1639
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Joana (Stuart) Campbell) Erskine
1550–1627
Ruthven Castle, Methven, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Alexander
1500–1574
Lady Graham
1532–1550
Marjory Walward
1502–1586
John Mar
1500–1555
Lady Agyll
1500–1555
JOHN Byres
1520–1603
Lady Stewart
1517–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Isles
1485–1526
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Isabella Campbell
1474–1518
JOHN Field
1473–1521
Lady Atholl
1468–1546

Sir Sterling's Timeline

6 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1610
1610
Birth of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Menstrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1610
Abt 1610
Birth of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1677
14 Nov 1677
Age 67
Death of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 94
Death of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland
Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland
1704
17 November 1704
Age 94
Death of Sir Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall Sterling in Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland
Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Menstrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1610
    Event Place: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1704
    Event Place: Drumquin, Tyrone County, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1677
    Event Place: Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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