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James Erskine 1500 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Isabella Campbell

Children(s):

The story of James Erskine began in 1500 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Erskine married Isabella Elizabeth Campbell. James Erskine passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Erskine began in 1500 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Erskine married Isabella Elizabeth Campbell.
  • James Erskine passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Erskine's Ancestors

Self
James Erskine
1500 – 1597
Birth Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Campbell
1485 – 1555
Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Erskine,
1458 – 1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth M.) Campbell
1474 – 1516
Scotland, United Kingdom
Archibald Campbell
1449 – 1513
Lochawe, Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stuart
1465 – 1514
Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine,
1435 – 1508
Christian Crichton
1433 – 1478
Colin Campbell
1433 – 1493
Isabel Stewart
1437 – 1510
Colin Campbell
1433 – 1493
Isabel Stewart
1437 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1408 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Robert Crichton
1393 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1397 – 1479
Archibald Campbell
1400 – 1440
Elizabeth Somerville
1413 – 1447
James Stewart
1442 – 1497
Margaret Ogilvy
1446 – 1486
Archibald Campbell
1400 – 1440
Elizabeth Somerville
1413 – 1447
James Stewart
1442 – 1497
Margaret Ogilvy
1446 – 1486

James Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of James Erskine in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
13 JUL 1555
Age 55
Burial of James Erskine in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1597
1597
Age 97
Death of James Erskine in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1555
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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