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William Stirling 1399 – 1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1399

Birth Location: Keith, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 May 1471

Death Location: Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lucas Strivelyn

Mother: Marjorie Dunbar

Spouse(s): Margaret Cunningham, Agnes Bruce

Children(s): William Stirling, Janet Stirling, William Stirling, Margaret Stirling

In 1399, William Stirling entered the world in Keith, Morayshire, Scotland, born to Lucas de Strivelyn and Marjorie Dunbar. William Stirling married Margaret Cunningham, Agnes Bruce, and had children including William Stirling, Janet Stirling, William Stirling, Margaret Stirling. William Stirling passed away in 1471 in Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1399, William Stirling entered the world in Keith, Morayshire, Scotland, born to Lucas de Strivelyn and Marjorie Dunbar.
  • William Stirling married Margaret Cunningham, Agnes Bruce, and had children including William Stirling, Janet Stirling, William Stirling, Margaret Stirling.
  • William Stirling passed away in 1471 in Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lucas Strivelyn
1370 – 1449
Birth Location: Ratherne, Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Marjorie Dunbar
1387 – 1429
Birth Location: Dunbar castle East lothian Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cunningham
1413 – 1500
Birth Location: Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Agnes Bruce
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Stirling
1435 – 1503
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
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Janet Stirling
1449 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Stirling
1450 – 1505
Birth Location: Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Margaret Stirling
1419 –
Birth Location: Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland
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William Stirling's Ancestors

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William Stirling
1399 – 1471
Birth Place: Keith, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
Lucas de Strivelyn
1370 – 1449
Ratherne, Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marjorie Dunbar
1387 – 1429
Dunbar castle East lothian Scotland
Grandparents
John (de) Strivelyn
1320 –
Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary MacDougall
1339 –
Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
George (de) Dunbar
1370 – 1443
Cockburn, Duns, Berwick, Scotland
Beatrix Hay
1362 – 1421
Dunbar Castle (East Lothian) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Strivelyn
1339 – 1393
George Dunbar
1336 – 1423
Christina Seton
1340 – 1422
Alan Hay
1279 –
Margaret Seaton
1320 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strivelyn
1240 – 1270
Mary (MacDubhgail)
1308 –
Patrick Dunbar
1302 – 1357
Isabel Randolph
1310 – 1361
Alan Wynton
1291 – 1347
Lady Seton
1325 – 1347
Unknown

William Stirling's Descendants

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William Stirling (1 Jan 1399 – 23 May 1471) m. Margaret Cunningham (1413 – 1500) m. Agnes Bruce
  1. 1. William Stirling (1435 – 23 Nov 1503)
    1. 1. William Stirling (1473 – 1516) m. Margaret Crichton (1475 – 6 Jul 1524) m. Margaretha Crichton
      1. 1. Lady (Christian) Stirling (1510 – Sep 1582) m. James Erskine (1500 – 8 Dec 1592)
        1. 1. Adam Erskine (1534 – )
        2. 2. Alexander Erskine (1536 – Bef 20 Jan 1580) m. Elizabeth Halyburton (1540 – 1559)
        3. 3. James Erskine (1537 – Aft Jul 1605)
        4. 4. Robert Erskine (1545 – Bef 1597) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
        5. 5. John Erskine (1546 – ) m. Unkown
        6. 6. Jean Erskine (1550 – Nov 1591) m. James Preston (1549 – Aug 1583)
        7. 7. William Erskine (1555 – 12 Feb 1639) m. Joana Erskine (1544 – 1630)
        8. 8. Alexander (Erskine Laird van) Shielfield
  2. 2. Janet Stirling (1449 – ) m. David Bruce ( – 1497) m. David Bruce (1445 – 1500)
  3. 3. William Stirling (1450 – 21 Feb 1505) m. Mariotta Fleming (1423 – 15 Mar 1518) m.
  4. 4. Margaret Stirling (1 Jan 1419 – ) m. Johanni (IV) Beaton (1418 – 1499)
    1. 1. Janet Bethune (1434 – 1494) m. Robert Livingston (1430 – 1494)
      1. 1. Margaret Livingstone (1428 – 11 Jan 1509) m. John Moncrieff (Abt 1454 – 9 Sep 1513)
      2. 2. Robert Livingstone (1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522)
        1. 1. Margaret Livingston (Abt 1500 – 1573) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 16 Aug 1540) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 1540) m. Sir (James) Hamilton
        2. 2. Isabel Livingston (1505 – 12 Dec 1552) m. John Ramsay (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Oliver Sinclair (Abt 1500 – Jul 1577)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Livingston (1510 – Deceased)
    2. 2. Robert Bethune (1435 – 1502)
    3. 3. Isabel Bethune (1437 – Deceased)
    4. 4. John Bethune (1440 – 1507) m. Marjory Boswell (1440 – 1530) m. Johanne (de la) Reyneville (Abt 1520 – Aft 1573)
      1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1460 – 1520) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
      2. 2. Robert Bethune (1462 – 1524)
      3. 3. David Bethune (1465 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1518) m. James (V) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bethune (1480 – 1540) m. John Wardlaw (1473 – 20 Apr 1552) m. Wardlaw (Abt 1494 – )
        3. 3. David (John) Bethune (1485 – 29 May 1546) m. Janet Hay (1487 – 1534)
        4. 4. Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. Robert Livingstone (1465 – 9 Sep 1513)
        5. 5. Mary Bethune (1486 – 1522)
        6. 6. Jevan (David) Betoun (1486 – Deceased) m. Jevan (David) Betoun (1491 – )
        7. 7. Peter Bethune (1487 – 1506) m. Mary MacDonald (1491 – )
        8. 8. Matilda Beaton (1489 – )
        9. 9. Angus Beaton (1491 – 1511) m. Isabel MacDonald (Abt 1490 – 1540)
        10. 10. Jean Bethune (1493 – 1540) m. Robert Clerk (1480 – 1540)
        11. 11. Grizel Bethune (1493 – 1541) m. John Lyle (Abt 1490 – 1551)
        12. 12. Margaret Bethune (1494 – 1579) m. Angus Cameron (1495 – 14 Feb 1569)
        13. 13. James Bethune (1502 – 1506)
        14. 14. Grizel Bethune (1521 – 18 Aug 1579) m. John Lyle (Abt 1490 – 1551) m. William Scott (7 Jan 1517 – 19 May 1552) m. Andrew (John) Murray (1 Sep 1510 – 1 Sep 1572) m. William Scott (1440 – 1520) m. William Scott (1523 – 19 May 1552)
        15. 15. Janet BEATON m. James Boyd (1469 – Jan 1484)
      4. 4. John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532) m. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541)
        1. 1. John Bethune (1491 – 29 May 1546) m. Christian Stewart (Abt 1503 – 20 Aug 1580)
        2. 2. James (Bethune) (Beaton) (1492 – 1586) m. Helen Melville
        3. 3. David Beaton (Abt 1494 – 29 May 1546) m. Marion Ogilvy (Abt 1495 – 16 Nov 1573)
        4. 4. Beatrix Beaton (1496 – )
        5. 5. Janet Beaton (1502 – )
        6. 6. Katherine Bethune (1504 – ) m. William Graham (Abt 1505 – 1600)
        7. 7. Margaret Bethume (1508 – ) m. John Graham. (1495 – Apr 1548)
      5. 5. Margaret Bethune (1 Jan 1466 – ) m. Andrew Sibbald
      6. 6. John (Van Bethune Laird van) Balfour (1470 – 1532)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Bethune (1471 – ) m. Alexander Kid (Abt 1473 – Deceased)
      8. 8. Isabel Bethune (1472 – ) m. John Ferret
      9. 9. James Bethune (1473 – 1539) m. Helen Melville (1471 – )
      10. 10. Henry Bethune (1475 – )
      11. 11. Andrew Bethune (1479 – )
      12. 12. Grissel Bethune (1479 – ) m. James Hay
      13. 13. Janet Bethune (1 Jan 1479 – 1537) m. John Durie (1479 – 1538)
      14. 14. James Beaton (1480 – 1522)
      15. 15. John Beaton (1485 – 1534)
      16. 16. John Beaton (1499 – 1522)

William Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1399
1 Jan 1399
Birth of William Stirling in Keith, Morayshire, Scotland
Keith, Morayshire, Scotland
1471
23 May 1471
Age 72
Death of William Stirling in Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1399
    Event Place: Keith, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1471
    Event Place: Keith, Moray, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
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