William (Stirling) Stirling XIIIth of Keir and Xth of Cadder (1725 - 1793)

Born 5 Jun 1725 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Gray — married 1 Oct 1765 (to 1775) in Scotland

Descendants

Died 22 May 1793 at age 67 in Scotland

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Biography

William Stirling (13th of Keir and 10th of Cadder) was born on 5 June 1725. He was the son of James Stirling (10th of Keir and 7th of Cadder) and his wife Marion Stewart.

He died on 22 May 1793 at age 67.

He, his brothers and his children were major owners of plantations in Jamaica that relied on slave labor. He inherited Stirling of Keir from his brother Archibald and he from their eldest brother John. Archibald added the head of Moor Lady to their heraldry within a few generations the family no longer held people as slaves. ^[1]

Marriage

• 1. On 1 October 1765 William married his first wife the Hon. Helen Gray, daughter of John Gray (11th Lord Gray) and his wife Margaret Blair

On 3 November 1781 William married his second wife Jean Stewart the daughter of Sir John Stewart (4th Baronet Stewart of Castlemilk) and his wife Helen Orr.

Children

Child of William Stirling and Hon. Helen Gray;

1. Archibald Stirling, 14th of Keir and 11th of Cadder. b. 7 Aug 1769, d. 9 Apr 1847.
2. John Stirling 23rd Feb 1768 - 24th Mar 1793 died unmarried
3. Robert Stirling 24th Dec 1772 - 28th Sep 1808. Married Sarah, daughter of Dr Thomas Steel of Steelfield, Jamaica, in 1807. Died at Kingston 28/09/1808 leaving an infant daughter, Helen, who died in London 04/02/1822.

Child of William Stirling and Jean Stewart;

1. Captain William Stirling+2 b. 23 Aug 1789, d. Dec 1826.
2. Helen Stirling 14th Feb 1783 - 27th Jul 1859 wife of Rev. Angus Mackellar. Gravestone inscription, Dean cemetery, Edinburgh: Rev Angus MaKellar, age 78, buried 1859; Helen Stirling, age 76, buried 1859; Jane Anne MaKellar, age 54, buried 1875; John Archibald MaKellar, age 54, buried 1877
3. Marion Stirling 12th Jun 1774 - 1st Mar 1842

Sources

1. ↑ Legacies of British Slave-ownership https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649419

• The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p66435.htm#i664347
• Legacies of British Slave-ownership https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46160