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Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling 1555 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Feb 1639

Death Location: Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Erskine

Mother: Lady Stirling

Spouse(s): Joan Hodgson

Children(s): Lady Erskine

In 1555, Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling entered the world in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, born to James Erskine and Lady Jean Chistine Stirling. Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling married Joan Hodgson, and had children including Lady Janet\Jane Erskine. Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling passed away in 1639 in Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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  • In 1555, Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling entered the world in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, born to James Erskine and Lady Jean Chistine Stirling.
  • Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling married Joan Hodgson, and had children including Lady Janet\Jane Erskine.
  • Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling passed away in 1639 in Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Sir Stirling's Ancestors

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Sir Stirling
1555 – 1639
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Parents
James Erskine
1487 – 1599
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Jean Chistine) Stirling
1510 – 1582
Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
John Stirling
1473 – 1539
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Crichton
1474 – 1524
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stirling's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of) Stirling (1555 – 12 Feb 1639) m. Joan Hodgson (1550 – 1630)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet\Jane) Erskine (1580 – 5 Oct 1649) m. Lord (Sir William) Alexander (1567 – 12 Sep 1640)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Alexander (1610 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Lady (Mary) Hamilton (1600 – 20 Feb 1677)
      1. 1. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell (1634 – 1680)
        1. 1. John Alexander (16 Aug 1662 – 1738)

Sir Stirling's Timeline

6 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
1564
1564
Age 9
Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling was married in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
1569
1569
Age 14
Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling was married in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 23
Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1639
12 Feb 1639
Age 84
Death of Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling in Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1806
15 Feb 1806
Age 251
Sir Knight William V, of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling V, of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling was married in Waltham-Holy Cross, Essex, England
Waltham-Holy Cross, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1806
    Event Place: Waltham-Holy Cross, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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