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Colonel William Erskine 1691–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1691

Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Erskine

Mother: Magdalen Lumsden

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In 1691, Colonel William Erskine entered the world in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to William Erskine And Magdalen Lumsden. Colonel William Erskine passed away in 1754 in Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1691, Colonel William Erskine entered the world in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to William Erskine And Magdalen Lumsden.
  • Colonel William Erskine passed away in 1754 in Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Colonel Erskine's Ancestors

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Colonel Erskine
1691–1754
Birth Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
William Erskine
1658–1700
Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Magdalen Lumsden
1646–
Scotland
Grandparents
David (13th Lord of Dundee 2nd Lord Cardross) Erskine
1627–1671
Broughton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Bruce Baroness) Cardross
1625–1696
Carnock, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Cardross
1605–1628
Margaret Bannatyne
1602–1640
George Bruce
1600–1643
Mary Preston
1603–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bellenden
1581–1606
Elizabeth Kerr
1577–1631

Colonel Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1691
19 May 1691
Birth of Colonel William Erskine in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1754
1754
Age 63
Death of Colonel William Erskine in Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1691
    Event Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Torry, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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