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Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk 1585–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1585

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt. 1655

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Clerk

Mother: Jonat Clark

Spouse(s): Peter Duncan

Children(s): Jonet Duncane, Agnes Duncan, Jeane Duncane, Bessie Duncane, Peter Duncan, Johne Duncan, Agnes Duncan

The story of Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk began in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk married Peter Duncan, and had children including Agnes Duncan, Bessie Duncane, Jeane Duncane, Johne Duncan, Jonet Janet Duncane, Peter Duncan. Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk passed away in 1655 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk began in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk married Peter Duncan, and had children including Agnes Duncan, Bessie Duncane, Jeane Duncane, Johne Duncan, Jonet Janet Duncane, Peter Duncan.
  • Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk passed away in 1655 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clerk
1549–1638
Birth Location: Marden, Wiltshire, England
WC
Jonat Clark
1572–1632
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

Peter Duncan
1577–1674
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
PD

Children(s)

Jonet Duncane
1605–1663
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Agnes Duncan
1629–
Birth Location: –
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Jeane Duncane
1605–1663
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Bessie Duncane
1611–
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BD
Peter Duncan
1628–
Birth Location: St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
PD
Johne Duncan
1614–1684
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Agnes Duncan
1596–1661
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AD

Elizabeth Clerk's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Clerk
1585–1655
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Clerk
1549–1638
Marden, Wiltshire, England
Jonat (Allan) Clark
1572–1632
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Clerk
1527–1619
Marden, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Clerk's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Elspet)) Clerk (ABT 1585–Abt. 1655) m. Peter Duncan (5 May 1577–Abt. 1674)
  1. 1. Jonet (Janet) Duncane 1605–1663 m. William (Hadden Haddand Haddin Haudin) Haldane 1601–1673 m. Virgell Hunter m. Johnne (Buchanan 10th Laird of) Buchanan 1607–1677
    1. 1. James (Hadden) Haldane 1630–1664 m. Margret Aikman 1637–1664
      1. 1. James Haddin 1664–1691 m. Barbra Spence 1650–
        1. 1. Robert Hadden 1680–
        2. 2. James Haddin 1687–
        3. 3. Adam Haddin 1684–
        4. 4. John Hadden 1677–
        5. 5. James Hadden 1681–1687
        6. 6. William Hadden 1685–
      2. 2. Helen Hadden 1652–1719
    2. 2. Robert Hadden 1620–1670
    3. 3. Thomas Hadden 1622–
    4. 4. Johne Hadden 1631–
    5. 5. Jeane Hadden 1625–
    6. 6. Sir (Walter Buchanan 11th Laird of) Buchanan 1636–1706
  2. 2. Agnes Duncan 1629–
  3. 3. Jeane Duncane 1605–1663
  4. 4. Bessie Duncane 1611–
  5. 5. Peter Duncan 1628–
  6. 6. Johne Duncan 1614–1684
  7. 7. Agnes Duncan 1596–1661

Elizabeth Clerk's Timeline

2 Records

1585
ABT 1585
Birth of Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1655
Abt. 1655
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth (Elspet) Clerk in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1585
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1655
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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