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Elizabeth Kerr 1541 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Jan 1573

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lord Kerr

Mother: Katherine logan

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Children(s):

In 1541, Elizabeth Kerr entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan. Elizabeth Kerr passed away in 1573 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Elizabeth Kerr entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan.
  • Elizabeth Kerr passed away in 1573 in Scotland.

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Elizabeth Kerr's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Kerr
1541 – 1573
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Kerr
1500 – 1558
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Catharina of Cessford) logan
1510 – 1565
Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1480 – 1545
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette Home
1490 – 1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Andrew (David) Kerr
1485 – 1526
Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smailholm
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Kersheugh
1450 – 1512
George Home
1432 – 1497
Mariota [Sinclair]
1436 – 1496
Thomas Kerr
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Ker
1460 – 1541
Patrick Crichton
1450 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1420 – 1481
Margaret Douglas
1425 – 1463
David Home
1407 – 1450
Elizabeth Carmichael
1408 – 1495
John Sinclair
1418 – 1444
Katherine Home
1426 – 1456
Thomas Kersheugh
1430 – 1499
Catharina Colville
1430 – 1484

Elizabeth Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Elizabeth Kerr in Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
1573
24 Jan 1573
Age 32
Death of Elizabeth Kerr in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1573
    Event Place: Scotland

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