He and sister, Mary of Strathearn are close in age with their parents.
Father and mother:
Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn
Agnes, 1st wife of Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn
In contrast, their step-mother and half-sister are quite a bit younger.
Joan Menteith
Helen de Strathearn
Also, is it true that Joan Menteith married TWO earls of Strathern? She's connected with both Malise and Maurice, in addition to a William Sutherland.
Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn
Maurice Moray, Earl of Strathearn
William Sutherland, 5th Earl of Sutherland
(I would advise everyone with paths to ancient nobility to check them individually for inconsistencies like these. Geni has a great app that does it automatically for us, and can be very helpful for finding them.)