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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

In 1520, Alexander Erskine entered the world in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine and Margaret Campbell. Alexander Erskine married Margaret Home, and had children including Christiana Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Archibald Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, James Erskine, Mary Erskine, Johanna (Jean) Erskine, George Erskine. Alexander Erskine passed away in 1592 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Alexander Erskine entered the world in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine and Margaret Campbell.
  • Alexander Erskine married Margaret Home, and had children including Christiana Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Archibald Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, James Erskine, Mary Erskine, Johanna (Jean) Erskine, George Erskine.
  • Alexander Erskine passed away in 1592 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Erskine
1520 – 1592
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1484 – 1555
Bridgend, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1518
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald (Gillispie) Campbell
1465 – 1513
Castle Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabel) Stewart
1465 – 1529
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436 – 1508
Christian Crichton
1431 – 1475
George Ayr
1444 – 1492
Catherine Kennedy
1445 – 1533
Colin Campbell
1433 – 1493
Isabella Stewart
1427 – 1513
John Stewart
1425 – 1495
Margaret Montgomerie
1425 – 1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1410 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Robert Crichton
1409 – 1478
Christiana Erskine
1406 – 1479
George Campbell
1420 – 1491
Elizabeth Stewart
1427 – 1491
Gilbert Kennedy
1405 – 1479
Catherine Maxwell
1408 – 1484
Archibald Argyll
1405 – 1440
Elizabeth Somerville
1415 – 1448
John Stewart
1405 – 1463
Agnes MacDonald
1402 – 1463
Alan Stewart
1406 – 1439
Catherine Seton
1410 – 1478
Alexander Montgomerie
1381 – 1470
Margaret Boyd
1397 – 1453

Alexander Erskine's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Alexander Home (1581 – )
    2. 2. Barbara Home (1582 – ) m. Thomas Turnbull (1582 – 1626)
    3. 3. George Hume ( – 1638) m. Isabel Hume (1583 – Bef 3 Aug 1610) m. Helene Arnot ( – Bef 20 Oct 1654)
      1. 1. Alexander Home (Abt 1599 – ) m. Margaret Morrison
      2. 2. Elizabeth Home (1601 – )
      3. 3. George Home (1603 – )
      4. 4. Janet Home (1605 – ) m. John Home (Abt 1602 – )
      5. 5. Isabel Home (1607 – ) m. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1599 – )
        1. 1. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1620 – 7 Nov 1688) m. Robert Carr (1629 – 1692) m. Patrick Hume (Abt 1608 – Apr 1648) m. Robert Kerr (1629 – 4 Aug 1692)
  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)

Alexander Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Alexander Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1592
3 Sep 1592
Age 72
Death of Alexander Erskine in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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

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

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