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Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine 1435–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1509

Death Location: Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Mar

Mother: Jeanette Douglas

Spouse(s): Christine Crichton

Children(s): Robert Erskine, Robert Mar, Robert Hiltoun, Johanna Colville, Catharina Colville

The story of Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine began in 1435 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland. Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine married Christine Erskine Crichton, and had children including Catharina Colville, Johanna Colville, Robert Ii Colville Liard Van Hiltoun, Robert Lord Erskine, Robert Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar. Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine passed away in 1509 in Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine began in 1435 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland.
  • Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine married Christine Erskine Crichton, and had children including Catharina Colville, Johanna Colville, Robert Ii Colville Liard Van Hiltoun, Robert Lord Erskine, Robert Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar.
  • Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine passed away in 1509 in Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mar
1410–1490
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
TM
Jeanette Douglas
1415–1489
Birth Location: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JD

Spouses(s)

Christine Crichton
1420–1475
Birth Location: Sanquhar Castle, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
CC

Children(s)

Robert Erskine
1310–1385
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
RE
Robert Mar
1458–1513
Birth Location: –
RM
Robert Hiltoun
1445–1495
Birth Location: Ochiltree Castle, Uphall, West-Lothian, Schotland
RH
Johanna Colville
1450–
Birth Location: –
JC
Catharina Colville
1440–
Birth Location: Ochiltree Castle, Uphall, West-Lothian, Schotland
CC

Alexander Erskine's Ancestors

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Alexander Erskine
1435–1509
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Parents
Thomas Lord Erskine Earl van Mar
1410–1490
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Erskine) Douglas
1415–1489
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas (van Dalkeith, 1st Earl of) Morton)
1395–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford\Giffard
1392–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord) Erskine (1435–1509) m. Christine (Erskine) Crichton (1420–1475)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord) Erskine 1310–1385 m. Beatrix Lindsay 1305–1350
    1. 1. Johanna Erskine 1350– m. John (Colguhoun Liard van) Luss 1353–1439
      1. 1. Malcolm (Colguhoun, Liard van) Luss 1370–1435 m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness Montgomery,) Boyd 1383–1460
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret (Countess of Tullibardine)) Colquhoun 1400–1454 m. David (Sir Knight 7th Earl of Murray Murraij of) Tullibardine 1395–1446
  2. 2. Robert (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1458–1513
  3. 3. Robert (II Colville Liard van) Hiltoun 1445–1495
  4. 4. Johanna Colville 1450–
  5. 5. Catharina Colville 1440–

Alexander Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1509
1509
Age 74
Death of Alexander Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine in Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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