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Catherine Kerr 1555–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Newbottle, Scotland

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Mark Newbattle,Midlothian.

Mother: Dame Lesley

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In 1555, Catherine Kerr entered the world in Newbottle, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr Abbot Of Newbattle Midlothian And Dame Helen Lesley. Catherine Kerr passed away in 1600 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Catherine Kerr entered the world in Newbottle, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr Abbot Of Newbattle Midlothian And Dame Helen Lesley.
  • Catherine Kerr passed away in 1600 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Catherine Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Kerr
1555–1600
Birth Place: Newbottle, Scotland
Parents
Mark Kerr Abbot of Newbattle,Midlothian.
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Dame (Helen) Lesley
1545–1594
Bute Island, Bute Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew "Dand" 7th Baron of Ferniehirst Ker) *
1482–1526
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Janet (Home) *
1483–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Catherine Kerr in Newbottle, Scotland
Newbottle, Scotland
1600
1600
Age 45
Death of Catherine Kerr in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Newbottle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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