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Alexander Erskine 1590 – 1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Kellie Castle, Pittenween, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 February 1633

Death Location: Cambo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Erskein

Mother: Lady Ogilvy

Spouse(s): Lady Seton

Children(s): Sir Erskine, George Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Sir Kellie, Alexander Kellie, Margaret Erskine, Charles Erskine, Sophie Erskine, Anna Erskine, Mary Erskine

Early life: Alexander Erskine Sir Viscount Fentoun arrived in Kellie Castle, Pittenween, Fife, Scotland in 1590, born to Thomas Erskein and Lady Agnes Anne Ogilvie Ogilvy. Over time, Alexander Erskine Sir Viscount Fentoun formed a family with Lady Anne Seton, which included Sir David, Lord Dunne, Erskine, George Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Sir Thomas Erskine, 2nd Earl of Kellie, Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie, Margaret Mary of Fentoun Erskine, Charles Erskine, Sophie Erskine, Anna Erskine and Mary Erskine. Alexander Erskine Sir Viscount Fentoun concluded life in Cambo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1633.

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Parents

Thomas Erskein
1566 – 1639
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
TE
Lady Ogilvy
1566 – 1592
Birth Location: Powris, Ayrshire, , Scotland
LO

Spouses(s)

Lady Seton
1593 – 1630
Birth Location: Fifeshire, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
LS

Children(s)

Sir Erskine
1606 – 1671
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
SE
George Erskine
1611 – 1656
Birth Location: Fenton, East Lothian, Scotland
GE
Elizabeth Erskine
1613 –
Birth Location: –
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Sir Kellie
1615 – 1643
Birth Location: Cambo, Fife, Scotland
SK
Alexander Kellie
1616 – 1677
Birth Location: Kellie Castle, Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
AK
Margaret Erskine
1618 – 1699
Birth Location: Fenton, Haddington, Scotland
ME
Charles Erskine
1620 – 1663
Birth Location: Cambo,Kingsbarns,Fifeshire,Scotland
CE
Sophie Erskine
1623 – 1676
Birth Location: Kellie, Fife,Scotland
SE
Anna Erskine
1625 – 1682
Birth Location: Fenton, Haddington, Scotland
AE
Mary Erskine
1630 –
Birth Location: Kellie, Fife, Scotland
ME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1590
    Event Place: Kellie Castle, Pittenween, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 February 1633
    Event Place: Cambo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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