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Alexander Erskine 1520 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Sep 1592

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Home

Children(s): Christiana Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Archibald Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, James Erskine, Mary Erskine, Johanna Erskine, George Erskine

Alexander Erskine was born in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1520, to John Erskine and Margaret Campbell. Later in life, Alexander Erskine married Margaret Home; among their children were Christiana Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Archibald Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, James Erskine, Mary Erskine, Johanna (Jean) Erskine and George Erskine. Alexander Erskine died in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 1592.

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Parents

John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
JE
Margaret Campbell
1484 – 1555
Birth Location: Bridgend, Argyll, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Home
1538 – 1650
Birth Location: Home, Berwick, Scotland
MH

Children(s)

Christiana Erskine
1564 – 1614
Birth Location: Gogar, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
CE
Thomas Erskine
1566 – 1639
Birth Location: Gogar, Argyllshire, Scotland
TE
Thomas Erskine
1566 – 1639
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
TE
Alexander Erskine
1568 – 1578
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
AE
Archibald Erskine
1568 – 1592
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
Margaret Erskine
1570 –
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ME
Mary Erskine
1570 – 1614
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
ME
James Erskine
1572 – 1643
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
JE
Mary Erskine
1575 – 1613
Birth Location: Gogar, Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
ME
Johanna Erskine
1578 – 1614
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
George Erskine
1579 – 1646
Birth Location: Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
GE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1520
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1592
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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