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Catharina Kerr 1550–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 28 Feb 1606

Death Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: Sir (Carew)

Mother: Catharina Cessford

Spouse(s): James Traquair

Children(s): John Stewart, Robert Stewart, John Traquair, Sir Traiquar, Gelis Stewart, Mary Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Isobel Stewart

The story of Catharina Kerr began in 1550 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland. Catharina Kerr married James Stewart Liard Van Traquair, and had children including Gelis Stewart, Isobel Stewart, John Stewart, John Stewart Liard Van Traquair, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, Sir John 4Th Earl Of Atholl Stewart Lord Van Traiquar. Catharina Kerr passed away in 1606 in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Catharina Kerr began in 1550 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.
  • Catharina Kerr married James Stewart Liard Van Traquair, and had children including Gelis Stewart, Isobel Stewart, John Stewart, John Stewart Liard Van Traquair, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, Sir John 4Th Earl Of Atholl Stewart Lord Van Traiquar.
  • Catharina Kerr passed away in 1606 in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Carew)
1500–1559
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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Catharina Cessford
1510–1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
CC

Spouses(s)

James Traquair
1545–1606
Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
JT

Children(s)

John Stewart
1570–1606
Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
JS
Robert Stewart
1572–1606
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland
RS
John Traquair
1570–1605
Birth Location: Blackhall, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JT
Sir Traiquar
1563–1595
Birth Location: Castle Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
ST
Gelis Stewart
1562–1625
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles Shire, Scotland
GS
Mary Stewart
1564–1625
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MS
Margaret Stewart
1566–1625
Birth Location: Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MS
Isobel Stewart
1562–1625
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, , Scotland
IS

Catharina Kerr's Ancestors

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Catharina Kerr
1550–1606
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir John 8th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr (Carew)
1500–1559
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Catharina (Catherine Katherine) Cessford
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catharina Kerr's Descendants

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Catharina Kerr (1550–28 Feb 1606) m. James (Stewart Liard van) Traquair (1545–09 Mar 1606)
  1. 1. John Stewart 1570–1606 m. Margaret (Howard) Monson 1581–1639
    1. 1. William Stewart 1602–1683 m. Elizabeth Hamilton 1605–1625
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Traquair) Stewart 1618–1680 m. John (Eneas) MacDonald 1605–1680
        1. 1. Margaret (MacDonald, Countess of) Seton 1635–1686 m. Colonel (James Seton) Montgomery 1625–1674
  2. 2. Robert Stewart 1572–1606
  3. 3. John (Stewart Liard van) Traquair 1570–1605
  4. 4. Sir (John, 4th Earl of Atholl, Stewart Lord van) Traiquar 1563–1595
  5. 5. Gelis Stewart 1562–1625
  6. 6. Mary Stewart 1564–1625
  7. 7. Margaret Stewart 1566–1625
  8. 8. Isobel Stewart 1562–1625

Catharina Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Catharina Kerr in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1606
28 Feb 1606
Age 56
Death of Catharina Kerr in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1606
    Event Place: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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