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Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar 1436–1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1436

Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 May 1508

Death Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir ERSKINE

Mother: Lady DOUGLAS

Spouse(s): Helen Lady

Children(s): John Morton

The story of Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar began in 1436 in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar married Helen Hepburn Baroness Christian Of Sanquhar Crichton Lady, and had children including John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton. Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1508 in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar began in 1436 in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar married Helen Hepburn Baroness Christian Of Sanquhar Crichton Lady, and had children including John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton.
  • Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1508 in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ERSKINE
1418–1493
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SE
Lady DOUGLAS
1415–1490
Birth Location: Castle Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Helen Lady
1437–1478
Birth Location: Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
HL

Children(s)

John Morton
1459–1513
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JM

Alexander Mar's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mar
1436–1508
Birth Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas ERSKINE
1418–1493
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) DOUGLAS
1415–1490
Castle Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Erskine
1396–1452
Sinton, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lindsay
1382–1452
Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland
(1e (Earl of Morton)James) Douglas
1426–1493
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Joan, (Princess Of Scotland, Countess of Morton of) Scotland
1428–1486
Perth, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Lady
1402–1456
James Scotland
1394–1437
Joan Scotland
1404–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sherriffhall
1372–1421
Beatrice (Gifford)
1373–1409
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
Annabella, Drummond
1350–1401

Alexander Mar's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar (abt 1436–10 May 1508) m. Helen (Hepburn "Baroness Christian of Sanquhar" Crichton) Lady (1437–Mar 1478)
  1. 1. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl Of) Morton 1459–1513 m. Countess (Janet) Crichton 1461–1493
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1483–1527 m. Robert, (Master of Marischal) Keith 1483–1514
      1. 1. William (Keith, 4th Earl of) Marischal –1581
        1. 1. Lady (Anne (or Agnes)) Keith 1540–1588 m. James (1st Lord Doune, Brother of Queen Mary of Scots Stewart or) Stuart 1533–1590
    2. 2. James (Earl of Morton (3rd)) Douglas 1487–1548

Alexander Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1436
abt 1436
Birth of Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1508
10 May 1508
Age 72
Death of Alexander Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

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

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