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SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling 1567–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Menstrie Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1640

Death Location: Convent Garden, London, England

Father: Alexander Alexander

Mother: Marion Mentieth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Capt. GG9

SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling was born in 1567 in Menstrie Scotland, the child of Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander And Marion Couttie Graham Of Mentieth. SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling had children including Capt John Alexander Of Tarbert Gg9. SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling passed away in 1640 in Convent Garden, London, England.

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Biography

  • SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling was born in 1567 in Menstrie Scotland, the child of Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander And Marion Couttie Graham Of Mentieth.
  • SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling had children including Capt John Alexander Of Tarbert Gg9.
  • SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling passed away in 1640 in Convent Garden, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Alexander
1545–1581
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Marion Mentieth
1532–1587
Birth Location: Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. GG9
1605–1677
Birth Location: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
CG

SIR Stirling's Ancestors

Self
SIR Stirling
1567–1640
Birth Place: Menstrie Scotland
Parents
Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie Alexander
1545–1581
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Marion (Couttie Graham of) Mentieth
1532–1587
Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie Alexander Menstrie) Alexander
1546–1581
Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmanshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Douglas-Coutts of) Argyle
1527–1601
Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
*Allan (Coutts (Chamberlain of Dunfermline Abbey)) Coutt
1505–1597
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (of Barnbougle) Moubray
1501–1548
Barnbougle Castle, Dalmeny House, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Alexander
1546–1581
*Allan Coutt
1505–1597
*Marjory (Coutts)
1502–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR Stirling's Descendants

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SIR (Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of) Stirling (1567–21 Feb 1640)
  1. 1. Capt. (John Alexander of Tarbert) GG9 1605–1677 m. Elizabeth Alexander 1604–1659
    1. 1. Robert (Alexander) ll 1633–1704 m. Priscilla (Frances) Ashton 1635–1701
      1. 1. MAJOR (ROBERT ALEXANDER) JR 1688–1735 m. ANNE ("ANNIE" FOWKE -) GG7 1689–1739
        1. 1. Captain (John) Alexander 1711–1763 m. Susanna Pearson 1717–1788
      2. 2. MAJ (Robert Alexander II) Ii 1693–1735
      3. 3. Sarah Alexander 1655–1760
      4. 4. James (Thomas) Alexander 1657–1715
      5. 5. Philip Alexander 1664–1706
      6. 6. Ann (Elizabeth) Alexander 1696–1767
      7. 7. Anguish Alexander 1690–1743
      8. 8. Charles Alexander 1697–1703
      9. 9. Jane Alexander 1696–1744
      10. 10. John Alexander 1701–1763

SIR Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1567
1567
Birth of SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling in Menstrie Scotland
Menstrie Scotland
1640
21 Feb 1640
Age 73
Death of SIR Knight William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling in Convent Garden, London, England
Convent Garden, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Menstrie Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Convent Garden, London, England
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