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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: Sir Stirling

Mother: Beatrix Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Lady Wemyss

Children(s): John Scotland, Jean Stirling, Jeane Stirling, George Stirling, William Stirling, Jean Stirling, Andrew Stirling, Helen Stirling, John Stirling

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 Andrew Stirling, George Stirling, Helen Stirling, Jean Weimes Stirling, Jean Wemyss Stirling, Jeane Stirling, John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland, John Stirling, William Stirling. 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 Andrew Stirling, George Stirling, Helen Stirling, Jean Weimes Stirling, Jean Wemyss Stirling, Jeane Stirling, John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland, John Stirling, William Stirling.
  • 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
Sir John 4th Bankeir, Lettyr And Old Keir Stirling
1534–1585
Stirling, East Louthian, Scotland
Beatrix Elphinstone
1540–1575
Stirling, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert 13th Liard of Lettry) Stirling
1482–1537
Lettyr nr Duntreath, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marion Fleming
1495–1562
Boghall Castle, Biggar, Lanarkshireshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

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. William Sterling 1637–1719 m. Ann Nichols 1653–1705 m. Mary Hubbard-Sawyer 1674–1720 m. Mary Blaidsdale-Stowers 1641–1681 m. Elizabeth (Short) Sawtelle 1638–1675
      1. 1. Anne Sterling 1684–1749 m. Samuel (Waters) Ensign 1679–1743
        1. 1. (Captain) (Adam) Waters 1720–1804 m. Mary (Wells) Bigelow 1719–1790
        2. 2. Eunice Waters 1715–1757
        3. 3. Gideon Waters 1710–
        4. 4. Samuel (Waters) II 1719–1782
        5. 5. Mary Waters 1707–1733
        6. 6. Temperance Waters 1724–1804
        7. 7. Joseph Waters 1723–1782
        8. 8. LowesLois Waters/ 1713–1749
        9. 9. Anne Waters 1704–
        10. 10. Stallworthy Waters 1703–1761
      2. 2. John Sterling 1666–1687
      3. 3. Nathaniel Sterling 1672–
      4. 4. Daniel Sterling 1672–1673
      5. 5. Abigail Sterling 1670–
      6. 6. Sarah Sterling 1669–1732
      7. 7. James Sterling 1674–1674
      8. 8. Mary Sterling-Stowers 1664–1696
      9. 9. Elizabeth Sterling 1662–1692
      10. 10. William Sterling 1660–1675
      11. 11. Hannah Sterling 1667–1758
      12. 12. Twins (Sterling) 2 1681–1681
      13. 13. Jonah Sterling 1677–1690
      14. 14. Ruth Sterling 1679–1745
      15. 15. Twins (Sterling) 1 1681–1681
      16. 16. Daniel (Sterling) Capt 1673–1747
      17. 17. Richard Sterling 1663–1753
      18. 18. Jacob Starling 1678–1765
    2. 2. Marion Sterling 1643–1643
    3. 3. Henry Sterling 1644–1709
    4. 4. James Sterling 1646–
    5. 5. Walter Sterling 1645–
    6. 6. Johne Stirling 1640–1709
  2. 2. Jean (Wemyss) Stirling 1625–1625
  3. 3. Jeane Stirling 1619–1619
  4. 4. George Stirling 1621–
  5. 5. William Stirling 1612–1613
  6. 6. Jean (Weimes) Stirling 1624–
  7. 7. Andrew Stirling 1626–1627
  8. 8. Helen Stirling 1617–1617
  9. 9. John Stirling 1614–1648

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

Sources

    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
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Sterling Genealogy : volume 1

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