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Alexander Erskine 1436 – 1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1436

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 May 1508

Death Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Erskine

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): Christian Crichton, Elyne Home

Children(s): Christian Erskine, Robert Erskine, Agnes Erskine, Walter Erskine

The story of Alexander Erskine began in 1436 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Alexander Erskine married Christian Crichton, Elyne Héléne Home, and had children including Christian Erskine, Robert Erskine, Agnes Erskine, Walter Erskine. Alexander Erskine passed away in 1508 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Erskine began in 1436 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Erskine married Christian Crichton, Elyne Héléne Home, and had children including Christian Erskine, Robert Erskine, Agnes Erskine, Walter Erskine.
  • Alexander Erskine passed away in 1508 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Erskine
1410 – 1493
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
JD

Spouses(s)

Christian Crichton
1431 – 1475
Birth Location: Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
CC
Elyne Home
1436 – 1513
Birth Location: Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
EH

Children(s)

Christian Erskine
1457 –
Birth Location: Mar, , Aberdeen, Scotland
CE
Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RE
Agnes Erskine
1466 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfreyshire Barmuckity, Elgin, Scotland
AE
Walter Erskine
1468 –
Birth Location: Dun, Angusshire, Scotland
WE

Alexander Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Erskine
1436 – 1508
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas De Erskine
1410 – 1493
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet (Elizabeth) Douglas
1415 – 1490
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1372 – 1452
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Marjorie)) Lindsay
1381 – 1452
Crawford Castle, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Douglas
1395 – 1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1402 – 1456
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1346 – 1404
Janet Keith
1342 – 1413
David Lindsay
1360 – 1406
Elizabeth Stewart
1360 –
James Douglas
1356 – 1441
Elizabeth Stewart
1373 – 1411
James Gifford
1356 –
Beatrice Unknown
1327 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1310 – 1385
Beatrice Lindsay
1291 – 1352
Edward Sinton
1280 – 1346
Christian Menteith
1320 – 1387
Malcolm Ramsay
1325 – 1365
Agnes Dunbar
1324 – 1378
Robert Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1350 – 1401
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391

Alexander Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Erskine (1436 – 10 May 1508) m. Christian Crichton (Abt 1431 – 1475) m. Elyne (Héléne) Home (1436 – Feb 1513)
  1. 1. Christian Erskine (Abt 1457 – ) m. David Stewart (Abt 1479 – )
  2. 2. Robert Erskine (Mar 1458 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Isabella Campbell (1474 – 14 Dec 1518)
    1. 1. Robert Erskine (1484 – Abt 1511)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Erskine (1485 – 1540) m. James Forrester (17 Sep 1489 – 10 Sep 1547)
    3. 3. Alexander Erskine (1485 – 1553) m. Catherine (Dowyll) MacGregor (1486 – 30 Apr 1554)
    4. 4. Christian Erskine (Abt 1486 – 1564) m. John Colquhoun (1523 – 15 Jan 1574)
    5. 5. John Erskine (1487 – Nov 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1484 – 11 Jul 1555)
      1. 1. Janet Erskine (1510 – Feb 1550) m. John Murray (1513 – Feb 1550)
      2. 2. Catherine Erskine (8 Oct 1510 – 5 May 1572) m. Alexander Elphinstone (22 May 1510 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Alexander Edmonstone (22 May 1510 – 10 Sep 1547)
      3. 3. Arthur Erskine (Aft 1513 – 7 Jan 1561) m. Margaret Livingston (Abt 1520 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Erskine (8 Oct 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. Robert (Douglas of) Lochleven (1510 – 10 Sep 1547) m. James (V) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542)
      5. 5. Alexander Erskine (1520 – 3 Sep 1592) m. Margaret Home (1538 – 1650)
        1. 1. Christiana Erskine (1564 – 16 Dec 1614) m. Alexander Home (12 Dec 1552 – 3 Mar 1609)
        2. 2. Thomas Erskine (1566 – 12 Jun 1639) m. Anne Ogilvy (1566 – ) m. Elizabeth Pierrepont (Abt 1568 – ) m. Dorothy Smith ( – Bef 1639)
        3. 3. Thomas Erskine (1566 – 12 Jun 1639) m. Anne Ogilvy (1566 – ) m. Dorothy Smith (1565 – 19 Sep 1639)
        4. 4. Alexander Erskine (1568 – Apr 1578)
        5. 5. Archibald Erskine (1568 – 1592)
        6. 6. Margaret Erskine (1570 – ) m. Adam Crichton (1568 – ) m. James Reid (1566 – )
        7. 7. Mary Erskine (Abt 1570 – 16 Dec 1614) m. Dugald Campbell (Bet 1561 and 1566 – Abt 1641)
        8. 8. James Erskine (1572 – 8 Jul 1643) m. Mary Erskine (1576 – )
        9. 9. Mary Erskine (1575 – Bef 1613) m. Dugald Campbell (1570 – 1642)
        10. 10. Johanna ((Jean)) Erskine (1578 – 16 Dec 1614) m. John Leslie (Abt 1540 – Jun 1622) m. George Auchinleck (Abt 1574 – )
        11. 11. George Erskine (1579 – 2 Jun 1646) m. Dame (Isabel) Brown (1590 – 11 Mar 1648) m. Isobel Brown (Abt 1598 – Abt 1670)
      6. 6. John Erskine (1521 – 28 Oct 1572) m. Lady (Annabella Murray Of) Tullibardine (15 Mar 1535 – 3 Feb 1602)
      7. 7. Robert Erskine (1522 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Margaret Graham (1524 – 4 Apr 1626) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Eskine (1522 – ) m. Walter (Seaton 4th of) Touch (1515 – 1568)
      9. 9. David ERSKINE (Abt 1532 – )
      10. 10. Thomas Campbell m. Margaret Fleming (Abt 1536 – 15 Mar 1586)
    6. 6. Mary Erskine (1492 – Deceased) m. Andrew (or Alexander) Cunninghame (Abt 1490 – )
    7. 7. Margaret Erskine (1496 – 5 May 1572) m. James Haldane (1494 – Dec 1563) m. John Haldane (1509 – )
      1. 1. Mary Haldane (Abt 1520 – 17 Dec 1578) m. Henry Foulis (1513 – 14 Jan 1575)
      2. 2. George Haldane (1522 – 18 Oct 1574)
      3. 3. John Haldane (1524 – Dec 1563) m. Elizabeth Lundin (17 Aug 1530 – 27 Aug 1584)
        1. 1. Isobel Haldane (1545 – 17 Aug 1597)
        2. 2. George Haldane (1546 – 1580)
        3. 3. Margaret Haldane (1550 – 13 Jan 1619) m. David Erskine (Abt 1534 – 28 May 1611)
        4. 4. James Haldane (1552 – 2 Nov 1585)
        5. 5. Jean Haldane (1554 – 1597) m. George Home (1552 – 24 Nov 1616)
        6. 6. Archibald Haldane (1560 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Haldane (Abt 1560 – 13 Jan 1619) m. Philip Nisbet (Abt 1558 – 1658)
        8. 8. Joseph Haldane (1562 – 1630) m. Euphemia Shaw (Abt 1567 – )
        9. 9. Beatrix Haldane (1562 – 1665) m. Robert (III) Colville (17 Nov 1574 – Jan 1634)
        10. 10. David Haldane (1564 – 1621)
      4. 4. John (Burton) Haldane (1550 – 1591) m. Margaret (Isobel) Home (1560 – 13 Mar 1637) m. Barbara Johnstone (Abt 1554 – )
    8. 8. William Erskine (1498 – )
    9. 9. James Erskine (1500 – 8 Dec 1592) m. Lady (Christian) Stirling (1510 – Sep 1582)
      1. 1. Adam Erskine (1534 – )
      2. 2. Alexander Erskine (1536 – Bef 20 Jan 1580) m. Elizabeth Halyburton (1540 – 1559)
      3. 3. James Erskine (1537 – Aft Jul 1605)
      4. 4. Robert Erskine (1545 – Bef 1597) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
      5. 5. John Erskine (1546 – ) m. Unkown
      6. 6. Jean Erskine (1550 – Nov 1591) m. James Preston (1549 – Aug 1583)
        1. 1. John Preston (1574 – 6 Jan 1612) m. Grizel Colville (1578 – 1629)
        2. 2. James Preston (Abt 1575 – Jul 1596) m. James Preston (Abt 1575 – )
        3. 3. Preston (1576 – )
      7. 7. William Erskine (1555 – 12 Feb 1639) m. Joana Erskine (1544 – 1630)
      8. 8. Alexander (Erskine Laird van) Shielfield
    10. 10. Janet Erskine (1510 – Feb 1550) m. John Murray (1513 – Feb 1550)
  3. 3. Agnes Erskine (1466 – ) m. William Menteith (Abt 1450 – 1488)
  4. 4. Walter Erskine (Abt 1468 – )

Alexander Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1436
1436
Birth of Alexander Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1508
10 May 1508
Age 72
Death of Alexander Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1509
May 1509
Age 73
Burial of Alexander Erskine
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1436
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1508
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1509
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