Elizabeth Stirling (bef. 1468 - 1503)

Born before 25 Jun 1468 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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Died Sep 1503 after age 35 in Ruthven, Angus, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of William Stirling.^[1][2]

She married Sir Adam, Lord of Ruthven Crichton^[1]<^[2] They had issue:

1. James his heir apparent who died along with his father and who left lawful issue^[1][2]
2. Adam who appears to have survived to or beyond 1549^[1][2]
3. Abraham who graduated MA and designed Mr Abraham Crichton, Provost of Dunglas.^[1][2]

Elizabeth died before10 Sep 1503.^[2][3]

Research Notes

• Although Sterling claims Elizabeth d.s.p.^[3], Paul and MacGregor claim otherwise.^[1]<^[2]

• Sterling assigns Elizabeth as the daughter of the William Stirling who married to Margaret Crichton assigning her as the mother but the date of her marriage indicates that she was the sister not daughter of that William.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1905, Vol. II Archive.org, p. 324
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. III, p. 390
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Sterling, Albert Mack, The Sterling Geneology, New York: Grafton Press, 1909, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 53