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Dame Helen Leslie 1545–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Ardersier, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Aug 1596

Death Location: Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: George Leslie

Mother: Lady Somerville

Spouse(s): Mark Kerr

Children(s): Catherine Kerr

Dame Helen Leslie was born in 1545 in Ardersier, Moray, Scotland, the child of George 4Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie And Lady Agnes Somerville. Dame Helen Leslie married Mark Kerr, and had children including Catherine Kerr. Dame Helen Leslie passed away in 1596 in Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Dame Helen Leslie was born in 1545 in Ardersier, Moray, Scotland, the child of George 4Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie And Lady Agnes Somerville.
  • Dame Helen Leslie married Mark Kerr, and had children including Catherine Kerr.
  • Dame Helen Leslie passed away in 1596 in Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Dame Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Dame Leslie
1545–1596
Birth Place: Ardersier, Moray, Scotland
Parents
George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie
1476–1558
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Somerville
1500–1543
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Leslie
1461–1513
Rothes, Moray, Elginshire, Scotland
Janet Balfour
1465–1518
Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Leslie
1430–1485
Majorie Sinclair
1440–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Caithness
1408–1480
Elizabeth DOUGLAS
1394–1451

Dame Leslie's Descendants

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Dame (Helen) Leslie (1545–18 Aug 1596) m. Mark Kerr (1516–29 Aug 1584)
  1. 1. Catherine Kerr 1555–1600 m. William (Lord Herries Terregles) Maxwell 1555–1604
    1. 1. John (Baron Herries) Maxwell 1580–1630 m. Elizabeth Beaumont 1579–1630
      1. 1. John Maxwell 1605–1677 m. Lucy Douglas 1602–1699
        1. 1. Mary Maxwell 1634–1680 m. William (Alexander, Father of the "Infamous) Nine" 1625–1688 m. James Alexander 1634– m. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander 1634–1704

Dame Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Dame Helen Leslie in Ardersier, Moray, Scotland
Ardersier, Moray, Scotland
1596
18 Aug 1596
Age 51
Death of Dame Helen Leslie in Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland
Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Ardersier, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Abbey Newbottle, West Lothian, Scotland

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