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Jean Kerr 1556–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 January 1581

Death Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll

Mother: Lady Leslie

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The story of Jean Kerr began in 1556 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. Jean Kerr passed away in 1581 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Kerr began in 1556 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Jean Kerr passed away in 1581 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Jean Kerr's Ancestors

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Jean Kerr
1556–1581
Birth Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie
1526–1596
Ardersier, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of) Rothes
1500–1558
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret, Countess Rothes Crichton Sinclair , Countess of Bothwell ***14th) GGM***
1505–1546
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Leslie
1460–1513
Lady Balfour-Leslie
1465–1987
William Sinclair
1459–1513
Lady Innes
1485–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Jean Kerr in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
1581
20 January 1581
Age 25
Death of Jean Kerr in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1581
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

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