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Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling 1567–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1567

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Bankeir

Mother: Beatrix Blythswood

Spouse(s): Lady Wemyss

Children(s): John Scotland

The story of Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling began in 1567 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling married Lady Helen Wemyss, and had children including John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland. Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling passed away in 1656 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling began in 1567 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling married Lady Helen Wemyss, and had children including John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland.
  • Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling passed away in 1656 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Walter Stirling's Ancestors

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Walter Stirling
1567–1656
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stirling, 4th Bankeir
1534–1585
Cadder, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Beatrix (Elphinstone Of) Blythswood
1540–1575
Stirling, East Lothian, Scotland
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Walter Stirling's Descendants

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Walter (5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly) Stirling (25 Jun 1567–1656) m. Lady (Helen) Wemyss (1580–1629)
  1. 1. John (Sterling, Burgess of) Scotland 1614–1647 m. Janet Neilson 1616–1648
    1. 1. Johne Stirling 1640–1709
    2. 2. Walter Sterling 1645–
    3. 3. James Sterling 1646–
    4. 4. Henry Sterling 1644–1709
    5. 5. Marion Sterling 1643–1643
    6. 6. William Sterling 1637–1719 m. Mary Hubbard-Sawyer 1674–1720 m. Ann Nichols-Neale 1637–1705 m. Mary Blaidsdale-Stowers 1641–1681 m. Elizabeth (Short) Sawtelle 1638–1675
      1. 1. William Sterling 1660–1675
      2. 2. Elizabeth Sterling 1662–1692
      3. 3. Richard Sterling 1663–1753
      4. 4. Mary Sterling-Stowers 1664–1696
      5. 5. James Sterling 1674–1674
      6. 6. Sarah Sterling 1669–1732
      7. 7. Abigail Sterling 1670–
      8. 8. Daniel Sterling 1672–1673
      9. 9. Nathaniel Sterling 1672–
      10. 10. John Sterling 1666–1687
      11. 11. Capt. (Daniel) Sterling 1673–1747
      12. 12. hannah sterlings 1667–1758 m. josiah HEATH 1672–1721
        1. 1. HEPZIBAH HEATH 1698–1754 m. CHARLES sargent 1672–1742

Walter Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1567
25 Jun 1567
Birth of Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1656
1656
Age 89
Death of Walter 5 Liard Lettyr & Balquharage, Magistrate, Comm of Gen Assembly Stirling in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1567
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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