1st Earl of Stirling Willam Alexander

1567 - 1640  (73 years)

• Name	Willam Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Title	1st Earl of Stirling
  Birth	1567	Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	L14F-93D
  Occupation	Between 1626 and 1640	Scotland   [1]
  	Secretary of State for Scotland
  Burial	1640	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [5, 7, 12]
  Death	21 Feb 1640	London, London, England   [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12]
  Person ID	I10943	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Countess of Stirling Janet Erskine,   b. 1580, Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 10 May 1649, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1601	Scotland   [6, 13]
  Children	+ 1. 2nd Viscountess of Ards Jane Alexander,   b. 1606, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 1670, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - 1640 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Death - 21 Feb 1640 - London, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 123-127 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Braidstane

  
  

• Sources

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