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Alexander de Erskine 1568–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1578

Death Location: Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling

Father: Lord Gogsr

Mother: Margaret Home

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In 1568, Alexander de Erskine entered the world in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Erskine Baron Of Gogsr And Margaret Lady Of Aberdeenshire Home. Alexander de Erskine passed away in 1578 in Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Alexander de Erskine entered the world in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Erskine Baron Of Gogsr And Margaret Lady Of Aberdeenshire Home.
  • Alexander de Erskine passed away in 1578 in Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling.

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Alexander Erskine's Ancestors

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Alexander Erskine
1568–1578
Birth Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander Erskine, Baron of Gogsr
1549–1592
Gogan, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Lady of Aberdeenshire) Home
1540–1650
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Home Lord of East Marches, Privy Councellor Home 4th Lord) Home
1509–1548
Samuelton (Haddingtonshire) England
Mariëtte\Mariot Halyburton
1510–1563
Dirleton Castle, East-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Home
1478–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Scotland
1484–1514
Nichole Kerr
1451–1528

Alexander Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Alexander de Erskine in Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
1578
Apr 1578
Age 10
Death of Alexander de Erskine in Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling
Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1578
    Event Place: Killed at the Surprise of the Castle of Stirling

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