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William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling 1560 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1616

Death Location: Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Duchray

Mother: Christine Graham

Spouse(s): Christine MacFarlane

Children(s): James Grahame

In 1560, William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii entered the world in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, born to John Graham of Dounans, 1st of Duchray and Christine Graham. William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii married Christine MacFarlane, and had children including James Grahame. William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii passed away in 1616 in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1560, William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii entered the world in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, born to John Graham of Dounans, 1st of Duchray and Christine Graham.
  • William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii married Christine MacFarlane, and had children including James Grahame.
  • William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii passed away in 1616 in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Duchray
1520 – 1618
Birth Location: Dunans, Perthshire, Scotland
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Christine Graham
1530 – 1575
Birth Location: Falde, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christine MacFarlane
1568 – 1625
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Grahame
1584 – 1640
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Sterling's Ancestors

Self
William Sterling
1560 – 1616
Birth Place: Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Graham of Dounans, 1st of Duchray
1520 – 1618
Dunans, Perthshire, Scotland
Christine Graham
1530 – 1575
Falde, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Graham Episcopal Minister) Elgin
1506 – 1544
Falla near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Armstrong
1500 – 1575
Balfour Hall, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sterling's Descendants

1.
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William (Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of) Sterling (1560 – 9 Jan 1616) m. Christine MacFarlane (1568 – 1625)
  1. 1. James Grahame (1584 – 1640)
    1. 1. Janet Graham (1610 – 1685) m. Johne Stewart (1620 – 06/1685)
      1. 1. James Stewart (1653 – 28/09/1725) m. Catharine (Catherine) Rutherford (Abt 1654 – Deceased)

William Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
1616
9 Jan 1616
Age 56
Death of William Grahame II Laird of Polder Duchray and Glennie; 1st Earl of Sterling Ii in Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1616
    Event Place: Duchray, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
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