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STIRLING, William 1st of Keir, Sir
(About 1420-1471)
CUNNINGHAM, Margaret
(About 1425-)
FLEMING, Robert of Biggar and Cumbernauld, 1st Lord Fleming
(About 1417-1491)
DOUGLAS, Janet
(About 1431-)
STIRLING, William 2nd of Keir, Sir
(About 1444-After 1503)
FLEMING, Euphemia
(About 1445-)
STIRLING, John 3rd of Keir, Sheriff of Perth, Sir
(About 1470-1539)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORRESTER, Margaret

STIRLING, John 3rd of Keir, Sheriff of Perth, Sir 2 3

  • Born: About 1470
  • Marriage (1): FORRESTER, Margaret in 1513 1
  • Died: 1539 1

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John married Margaret FORRESTER, daughter of Sir Walter FORRESTER 7th of Torwood, 2nd of Garden and Agnes GRAHAM, in 1513.1 (Margaret FORRESTER was born about 1493.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir John Stirling, 3rd of Keir was the son of Sir William Stirling, 2nd of Keir and Mariotta Fleming. He married Margaret Forrester, daughter of Sir Walter Forrester, 7th of Torwood, 2nd of Garden and Agnes Graham, in 1513.1 He died in 1539.

He was a guardian of the infant King James V in 1513. He held the office of Sheriff of Perth in 1515."

from thepeerage.com 1

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p58441.htm#c584410.1 Sir John Stirling, 3rd of Keir.

2 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p58441.htm#i584410 Sir John Stirling, 3rd of Keir.

3 e-books, The Stirlings of Keir and their family papers by William Fraser (1858).

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