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Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling 1548–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 February 1639

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: James Erskine

Mother: Lady Stirling\Erskine

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Lady Stirling, Isobel Erskine, Alexander Ruthven, Anne Bennett, William Bennett

Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling was born in 1548 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Of Little Sauchie And Balgownie Erskine And Lady Jean Chistine Stirling Erskine. Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling married Lady Joana Stuart Erskine Douglas, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Anne Bennett, Isobel Erskine, Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie Countess Of Stirling, Mary Bennet, William Bennett. Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling was born in 1548 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Of Little Sauchie And Balgownie Erskine And Lady Jean Chistine Stirling Erskine.
  • Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling married Lady Joana Stuart Erskine Douglas, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Anne Bennett, Isobel Erskine, Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie Countess Of Stirling, Mary Bennet, William Bennett.
  • Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Erskine
1500–1599
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Lady Stirling\Erskine
1510–1582
Birth Location: Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1550–1625
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD

Children(s)

Lady Stirling
1572–1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Isobel Erskine
1562–
Birth Location: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
IE
Alexander Ruthven
1580–1600
Birth Location: –
AR
Anne Bennett
1585–1640
Birth Location: England
AB
William Bennett
1585–1640
Birth Location: England
WB

Sir Stirling's Ancestors

Self
Sir Stirling
1548–1639
Birth Place: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James of Little Sauchie and Balgownie Erskine
1500–1599
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean Chistine) Stirling\Erskine
1510–1582
Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stirling's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William V Erskine Earl of) Stirling (1548–12 February 1639) m. Lady (Joana Stuart Erskine) Douglas (1550–2 August 1625)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Erskine Lady of Camposie Countess of) Stirling 1572–1649 m. Sir (William Alexander Mcalister 1st Earl of Sterling 7th Baron of Menstry Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, 7th) Bar 1567–1640
    1. 1. Capt. (John Alexander of Tarbert) GG9 1605–1677 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Graham 1604–1659
      1. 1. John (Robert) Alexander 1633–1704 m. Priscilla (Frances) Ashton 1635–1718
        1. 1. Sarah Alexander 1656–1760 m. Thomas Pearson 1636–1707
      2. 2. John Alexander 1625–1668
      3. 3. William Alexander 1625–1688
      4. 4. Elizabeth Alexander 1632–1677
      5. 5. Agnes Alexander 1648–
    2. 2. John Alexander 1597–1627
    3. 3. Anthony (Alexander, Joint Master of Works To) The 1605–1637
    4. 4. Henry (Alexander, 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1606–1650
    5. 5. Jean Alexander 1606–1670
    6. 6. Margaret Alexander 1607–1645
    7. 7. Alexander (Alexander, 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1610–1704
    8. 8. William (Alexander, Lord Alexander, Governour) of 1610–1638
    9. 9. Charles Alexander 1611–1663
    10. 10. Ludovich Alexander 1614–1634
    11. 11. Elizabeth Alexander 1617–1642
    12. 12. James (Andrew Alexander,) Rev. 1624–1704
    13. 13. Archibald Alexander 1625–1689
    14. 14. Andrew Alexander 1630–1641
    15. 15. Elizabeth Alexander 1632–1677
    16. 16. James Alexander 1590–1671
    17. 17. Jane (Alexander) Mcnitt 1602–1691
    18. 18. Sir (Robert) Alexander 1604–1638
    19. 19. Sir (Robert) Alexander 1610–1677
    20. 20. Lady (Mary) Alexander 1616–1684
    21. 21. Anthony (S. Alexander) II 1635–1741
    22. 22. Ladowie Alexander 1609–1663
    23. 23. Helen Mitchell 1614–1639
  2. 2. Isobel Erskine 1562–
  3. 3. Alexander Ruthven 1580–1600
  4. 4. Anne Bennett 1585–1640
  5. 5. William Bennett 1585–1640

Sir Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1639
12 February 1639
Age 91
Death of Sir William V Erskine Earl of Stirling in Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, UK
Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1639
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, UK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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