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William Cornelus Balfour Stirling 1549 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1549

Birth Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Jan 1576

Death Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Cawder)

Mother: Jean Chisholm

Spouse(s): Margaret Dalrymple

Children(s): Elizabeth Stirling

William Cornelus Balfour Stirling was born in 1549 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir James (5th Laird of Keir) Stirling (1st Laird of Cawder) and Jean (Chisholm) Chisholm. William Cornelus Balfour Stirling married Margaret Louisa Whitlaw Crawford Dalrymple, and had children including Elizabeth (10th great grandmother) Stirling. William Cornelus Balfour Stirling passed away in 1576 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Cornelus Balfour Stirling was born in 1549 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir James (5th Laird of Keir) Stirling (1st Laird of Cawder) and Jean (Chisholm) Chisholm.
  • William Cornelus Balfour Stirling married Margaret Louisa Whitlaw Crawford Dalrymple, and had children including Elizabeth (10th great grandmother) Stirling.
  • William Cornelus Balfour Stirling passed away in 1576 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cawder)
1515 – 1588
Birth Location: Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
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Jean Chisholm
1522 – 1603
Birth Location: Chisholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dalrymple
1544 – 1631
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Stirling
1575 – 1616
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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William Stirling's Ancestors

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William Stirling
1549 – 1576
Birth Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James (5th Laird of Keir) Stirling (1st Laird of Cawder)
1515 – 1588
Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
Jean ((Chisholm)) Chisholm
1522 – 1603
Chisholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (4th Laird of Keir) Stirling
1480 – 1539
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Chisholm
1500 – 1522
Cadder, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Lady (Jean Grahame of) Montrose
1500 – 1568
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stirling's Descendants

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William (Cornelus Balfour) Stirling (1 Jan 1549 – 1 Jan 1576) m. Margaret (Louisa Whitlaw Crawford) Dalrymple (23 Jun 1544 – Nov 1631)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((10th great grandmother)) Stirling (1575 – 1616)
    1. 1. Cornelius (Crawford l) * (1595 – 30 Sep 1687)
      1. 1. Thomas Crawfurd (17 Feb 1631 – 15 Oct 1695) m. Jean Maxwell (Abt. 1633 – Jun 1659)
        1. 1. Marion (Hunter Blackadder) Crawford (8 Jan 1656 – May 1717) m. William Wakingshaw (17 Jan 1658 – 23 Apr 1717)

William Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1 Jan 1549
Birth of William Cornelus Balfour Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1576
1 Jan 1576
Age 27
Death of William Cornelus Balfour Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1576
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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