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James Erskine Earl of Buchan 1600–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: John III

Mother: Lady Stuart

Spouse(s): Maria Buchan

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, David Erskine, Dorothy Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Ersmey Erskine, James Erskine, John Erskine

The story of James Erskine Earl of Buchan began in 1600 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Erskine Earl of Buchan married Maria Douglas Gravin Van Buchan, and had children including David Earl Of Buchan Erskine, Dorothy Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Ersmey Erskine, Hannah Buchan, James Erskine, John Erskine, John Frederic Buchan, Margaret Or Mary Erskine. James Erskine Earl of Buchan passed away in 1640 in Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Erskine Earl of Buchan began in 1600 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Erskine Earl of Buchan married Maria Douglas Gravin Van Buchan, and had children including David Earl Of Buchan Erskine, Dorothy Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Ersmey Erskine, Hannah Buchan, James Erskine, John Erskine, John Frederic Buchan, Margaret Or Mary Erskine.
  • James Erskine Earl of Buchan passed away in 1640 in Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1562–1634
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JI
Lady Stuart
1575–1644
Birth Location: Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
LS

Spouses(s)

Maria Buchan
1600–1628
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
1621–1660
Birth Location: Cardross, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
David Erskine
–1745
Birth Location: –
DE
Dorothy Erskine
1633–
Birth Location: Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
DE
Elizabeth Erskine
1626–
Birth Location: Buchan, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
EE
Ersmey Erskine
1637–
Birth Location: Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
EE
James Erskine
1618–1664
Birth Location: Buchan, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
John Erskine
1618–1676
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE

James Buchan's Ancestors

Self
James Buchan
1600–1640
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Earl of Mar III
1562–1634
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Stuart
1575–1644
Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
Grandparents
Esme (Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of) Lennox
1542–1583
Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine (Catherine) DE) Balsac
1547–1631
Entrages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
Great-Grandparents
John Aubigny
–1567
Anne Stuart
–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Buchan's Descendants

1.
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James (Erskine Earl of) Buchan (1600–1640) m. Maria (Douglas Gravin van) Buchan (1600–1628)
  1. 1. Margaret (Or Mary) Erskine 1621–1660
  2. 2. David (Earl of Buchan) Erskine –1745
  3. 3. Dorothy Erskine 1633–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Erskine 1626–
  5. 5. Ersmey Erskine 1637–
  6. 6. James Erskine 1618–1664
    1. 1. William Erskine –1695 m. Marjory Foulis –1689
  7. 7. John Erskine 1618–1676

James Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of James Erskine Earl of Buchan in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1640
1640
Age 40
Death of James Erskine Earl of Buchan in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 830
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland
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