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Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir 1536–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Aug 1581

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kerr\Carr

Mother: Lady Ferniehirst

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Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir was born in 1536 in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carr And Lady Katherine Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst. Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir passed away in 1581 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir was born in 1536 in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carr And Lady Katherine Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst.
  • Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir passed away in 1581 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kerr\Carr
1500–1558
Birth Location: Hetton, Northumberland, , England
SK
Lady Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Andrew Sir's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Sir
1536–1581
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John "8th Baron Ferniehurst" Kerr\Carr
1500–1558
Hetton, Northumberland, , England
Lady (Katherine Kerr\Carr van) Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Ker
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Jeanette (Janet Home of) Polwarth
1470–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baron (Sir 'Knight' Andrew Kerr Ker (Carr) 7th Laird of) Cessford
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Crichton \ Sinclair \) Kerr
1490–1543
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferniehurst
1448–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cessford
1385–1444

Andrew Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
24 Aug 1581
Age 45
Death of Andrew Kerr, Lord Jedburgh, Baillie of Jedburgh, Gentleman of the Bedchamber Sir in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1581
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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