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Sir James Stirling 1561 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 June 1614

Death Location: Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Cawder)

Mother: Lady Drummond

Spouse(s): Lady Hume

Children(s): Janet Graham

Sir James Stirling was born in 1561 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald (5th Lord of Keir) (2nd Lord of Cawder) Stirling (2nd Lord of Cawder) and Lady Mary Drummond. Sir James Stirling married Lady Margaret Anna Hume, and had children including Janet Graham. Sir James Stirling passed away in 1614 in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Stirling was born in 1561 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald (5th Lord of Keir) (2nd Lord of Cawder) Stirling (2nd Lord of Cawder) and Lady Mary Drummond.
  • Sir James Stirling married Lady Margaret Anna Hume, and had children including Janet Graham.
  • Sir James Stirling passed away in 1614 in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cawder)
1566 – 1630
Birth Location: Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Drummond
1539 – 1589
Birth Location: Machany, Perth, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Lady Hume
1577 – 1624
Birth Location: Castle Wedderburn, Berwick, Scotland
LH

Children(s)

Janet Graham
1610 – 1685
Birth Location: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
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Sir Stirling's Ancestors

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Sir Stirling
1561 – 1614
Birth Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald (5th Lord of Keir) (2nd Lord of Cawder) Stirling (2nd Lord of Cawder)
1566 – 1630
Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary) Drummond
1539 – 1589
Machany, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
John Stirling
1534 – 1585
Cadder, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Beatrix (Elphinstone) (Moor)
1540 – 1575
Stirling, East Lothian, Scotland
Lord (David) Drummond
1522 – 1571
Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Baroness Lilias Ruthven Lady of Kynnard, 2nd Baroness of) Drummond
1526 – 1579
Kynnard, Perthshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1482 – 1537
Marion Fleming
1495 – 1562
George Elphinstone
1510 – 1554
Elizabeth Wood
1516 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Elphinstone
1490 – 1513
Beatrix (Elphinstone)
1492 – 1511

Sir Stirling's Descendants

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Sir (James) Stirling (1561 – 7 June 1614) m. Lady (Margaret Anna) Hume (1577 – 16 Jul 1624)
  1. 1. Janet Graham (1610 – 1685) m. John Stewart (1620 – 06/1665)
    1. 1. James Stewart (1653 – 28/09/1725) m. Catharine Rutherford (Abt 1654 – Deceased)
      1. 1. Isobel Stewart (16/11/1688 – Deceased) m. Alexander Cameron (Abt 1678 – Deceased)
        1. 1. Helen Cameron (1704 – Deceased) m. John McFarlane (1703 – 1760)

Sir Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Sir James Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1614
7 June 1614
Age 53
Death of Sir James Stirling in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1614
    Event Place: Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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