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STIRLING, William 2nd of Keir, Sir
(About 1444-After 1503)
FLEMING, Euphemia
(About 1445-)
FORRESTER, Walter 7th of Torwood, 2nd of Garden, Sir
(About 1475-)
GRAHAM, Agnes
(About 1475-)
STIRLING, John 3rd of Keir, Sheriff of Perth, Sir
(About 1470-1539)
FORRESTER, Margaret
(About 1493-)
STIRLING, James 4th of Keir and 1st of Cadder, Sir
(About 1515-1588)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. STIRLING, Janet
2. CHISHOLM, Jean

STIRLING, James 4th of Keir and 1st of Cadder, Sir 1 2 3

  • Born: About 1515
  • Marriage (1): STIRLING, Janet about 1534 1 2
  • Marriage (2): CHISHOLM, Jean 2
  • Died: 1588 2

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James married Janet STIRLING about 1534.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce. (Janet STIRLING was born about 1515.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Janet Striviling was infeft as heiress of her father
in 1534, and soon married James Stirling, eldest son of Sir John."

from The Stirlings of Keir 1 2

James next married Jean CHISHOLM.2 (Jean CHISHOLM was born about 1530.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir James Stirling, 4th of Keir and 1st of Cawder was the son of Sir John Stirling, 3rd of Keir and Margaret Forrester. He married, firstly, Janet Stirling, daughter of Andrew Stirling, 12th of Cadder, in 1534, under duress. He and Janet Stirling were divorced. He married, secondly, Jean Chisholm, daughter of Reverend William Chisholm, in 1542. He died in 1588.

His wife brought the estate of Cadder to him."

from thepeerage.com 2

Sources


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

2 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p58442.htm#i584413 Sir James Stirling, 4th of Keir and 1st of Cawder.

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

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