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Barbara Erskine 1640–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1690

Death Location: Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Robert Cockairny

Children(s): Janet Mowbray

In 1640, Barbara Erskine entered the world in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine And Elizabeth Buccleuch Scott. Barbara Erskine married Robert Mowbray Of Cockairny, and had children including Janet Mowbray. Barbara Erskine passed away in 1690 in Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Barbara Erskine entered the world in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine And Elizabeth Buccleuch Scott.
  • Barbara Erskine married Robert Mowbray Of Cockairny, and had children including Janet Mowbray.
  • Barbara Erskine passed away in 1690 in Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Scott
1621–1647
Birth Location: Buccleuch House, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Cockairny
1639–1681
Birth Location: Cockairny, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Mowbray
1665–1700
Birth Location: Scotland
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Barbara Erskine's Ancestors

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Barbara Erskine
1640–1690
Birth Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Elizabeth (Buccleuch) Scott
1621–1647
Buccleuch House, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch and Buckalew,Baron Scott of Whitchester and) Eskdaill
1586–1633
Buccleuch Castle, Crosslee, Ettrick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Erskine's Descendants

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Barbara Erskine (1640–Aug 1690) m. Robert (Mowbray Of) Cockairny (1639–1681)
  1. 1. Janet Mowbray 1665–1700 m. James (Fuird) Ford 1650–1700
    1. 1. Bessie Ford 1678–1759 m. William Tait 1678–
      1. 1. William (Tait) * 1701–1790 m. ELSPET (SUTHERLAND) ❌6️⃣G\GM 1702–
        1. 1. John Tait 1740–1781 m. Barbara Mouat 1730–
        2. 2. Margaret Tait 1727–
        3. 3. Margaret Tait 1765–
        4. 4. Thomas Tait 1736–
        5. 5. Grizel Tait 1765–
        6. 6. Janet Tait 1727–
        7. 7. Robert Tait 1745–
      2. 2. Samuel Biggs 1805–

Barbara Erskine's Timeline

4 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Barbara Erskine in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1645
23 Feb 1645
Age 5
Barbara Erskine was married in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
1645
23 Feb 1645
Age 5
Barbara Erskine was married in Dalgety,Fife,Scotland
Dalgety,Fife,Scotland
1690
Aug 1690
Age 50
Death of Barbara Erskine in Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland
Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1645
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1645
    Event Place: Dalgety,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1690
    Event Place: Oughtocher, West Lothian, Scotland
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