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Andrew Kerr 1565 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Dec 1631

Death Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Kerr

Mother: Janet Kirkcaldy

Spouse(s): Katherine Houston, Anna Stewart

Children(s):

Andrew Kerr was born in 1565 in Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Kerr and Janet Kirkcaldy. Andrew Kerr married Katherine Houston, Anna Stewart. Andrew Kerr passed away in 1631 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Andrew Kerr was born in 1565 in Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Kerr and Janet Kirkcaldy.
  • Andrew Kerr married Katherine Houston, Anna Stewart.
  • Andrew Kerr passed away in 1631 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Andrew Kerr's Ancestors

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Andrew Kerr
1565 – 1631
Birth Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Kerr
1529 – 1586
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Kirkcaldy
1540 – 1572
Grange, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (John) Kerr
1500 – 1558
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Catharina of Cessford) logan
1510 – 1565
William Kirkaldy
1520 – 1573
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret Learmonth
1525 – 1572
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1480 – 1545
Jeanette Home
1490 – 1543
Andrew Kerr
1485 – 1526
Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
James Kirkcaldy
1500 – 1556
Janet Melville
1505 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smailholm
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Kersheugh
1450 – 1512
George Home
1432 – 1497
Mariota [Sinclair]
1436 – 1496
Thomas Kerr
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Ker
1460 – 1541
Patrick Crichton
1450 –
William Kirkcaldy
1470 – 1528
Elizabeth Lyons
1470 – 1540
John Melville
1486 – 1548
Margaret Wemyss
1485 –

Andrew Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Andrew Kerr in Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1631
19 Dec 1631
Age 66
Death of Andrew Kerr in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1631
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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