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Elisabeth Gordon 1590–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Mar

Mother: Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart

Spouse(s): John Rothes

Children(s): Maria Rothes, Margaretha Rothes, Christian Rothes, James Rothes, John Rothes

Elisabeth Gordon was born in 1590 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine 18Th Or 2Nd Earl Of Mar And Mary Maria Stuart Stewart. Elisabeth Gordon married John Leslie Rothes, and had children including Christian Leslie Rothes, James Leslie Rothes, John Leslie Rothes, Margaretha Leslie Rothes, Maria Leslie Rothes. Elisabeth Gordon passed away in 1616 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elisabeth Gordon was born in 1590 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine 18Th Or 2Nd Earl Of Mar And Mary Maria Stuart Stewart.
  • Elisabeth Gordon married John Leslie Rothes, and had children including Christian Leslie Rothes, James Leslie Rothes, John Leslie Rothes, Margaretha Leslie Rothes, Maria Leslie Rothes.
  • Elisabeth Gordon passed away in 1616 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mar
1556–1634
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JM
Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart
1575–1644
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS

Spouses(s)

John Rothes
1596–1641
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR

Children(s)

Maria Rothes
1629–1659
Birth Location: St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MR
Margaretha Rothes
1625–1688
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
MR
Christian Rothes
1628–
Birth Location: Rothes, Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom
CR
James Rothes
1616–1662
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR
John Rothes
1630–1681
Birth Location: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR

Elisabeth Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Elisabeth Gordon
1590–1616
Birth Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar
1556–1634
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart
1575–1644
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Erskine, 18th Earl of) Mar
1500–1572
Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Annabella Murray
1535–1603
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Esmé ('Seigneur) Stuart
1542–1583
Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Catherine Stuart
1547–1631
Entrage, Basse, Alpes, France
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1485–1552
Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
William Murray
1510–1562
Katherine Murray
1498–1577
John Stewart
1519–1567
Anne LaQueuille
1520–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1425–1508
Margery Graham
1438–1504
Duncan Campbell
1454–1513
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
William Stewart
1495–1548
Marion Campbell
1485–1577

Elisabeth Gordon's Descendants

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Elisabeth Gordon (1590–1616) m. John (Leslie) Rothes (1596–23 August 1641)
  1. 1. Maria (Leslie) Rothes 1629–1659
  2. 2. Margaretha (Leslie) Rothes 1625–1688 m. Frans Scott 1626–1651
    1. 1. Anna Scott 1650–1732
  3. 3. Christian (Leslie) Rothes 1628–
  4. 4. James (Leslie) Rothes 1616–1662
  5. 5. John (Leslie) Rothes 1630–1681

Elisabeth Gordon's Timeline

11 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon in Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon
None
1593
1593
Age 3
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon in Pittodrie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pittodrie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 3
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon in Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1595
1595
Age 5
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1595
1595
Age 5
Birth of Elisabeth Gordon in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1616
1616
Age 26
Death of Elisabeth Gordon in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1640
2 May 1640
Age 50
Death of Elisabeth Gordon in Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1640
2 May 1640
Age 50
Death of Elisabeth Gordon in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1640
2 May 1640
Age 50
Death of Elisabeth Gordon in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1648
1648
Age 58
Death of Elisabeth Gordon in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Pittodrie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1640
    Event Place: Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1640
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1640
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Edinburgh
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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