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Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine 1538 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 03 May 1575

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Erskine

Mother: Janet Abernathy

Spouse(s): George Mathers, George BARCLAY

Children(s): George Barclay, L. Barclay

In 1538, Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine entered the world in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Erskine and Janet Pitcairn Abernathy. Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine married George Barclay, Lord of Mathers, George C. BARCLAY, and had children including George Barclay, L. Christian Barclay. Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine entered the world in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Erskine and Janet Pitcairn Abernathy.
  • Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine married George Barclay, Lord of Mathers, George C. BARCLAY, and had children including George Barclay, L. Christian Barclay.
  • Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Elizabeth Erskine's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Erskine
1538 – 1575
Birth Place: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Erskine
1512 – 1600
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Janet (Pitcairn) Abernathy
1516 – 1600
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
John Erskine
1482 – 1513
Dun,Angusshire,,Scotland
Janet Abernathy
1496 – 1527
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Abernathy
Lady Forbes
1458 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Erskine's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood) Erskine (1538 – 03 May 1575) m. George (Barclay, Lord of) Mathers (1536 – 1607) m. George (C.) BARCLAY (1536 – 1607)
  1. 1. George Barclay (1559 – 1607)
  2. 2. L. (Christian) Barclay (Abt. 1570 – Aft. 1590) m. William (Gilbert) Ruthven\Ruffin (1569 – 1634)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Ruthven (Abt. 1590 – Aft. 1610)
    2. 2. Sir (Knight John) Ruthven (1596 – 1649)

Elizabeth Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1575
03 May 1575
Age 37
Death of Elizabeth Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood Erskine in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1575
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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