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Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home 1490–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Nov 1543

Death Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Father: Lord Home,

Mother: Lady Polwarth

Spouse(s): Andrew Ferniehurst

Children(s): Lady Home-Kerr, Sir Kerr, Mark Kerr, Catherine Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Janet Kerr, Christian Kerr, Margaret Kerr, John Lord, Countess Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Dame Creich, Walter Kerr, Sir Kerr, Mark Kerr, Ralph Kerr

In 1490, Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home entered the world in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Lord Sir George De Hume Home And Lady Mariota Mariette Margaret De Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair Of Polwarth. Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home married Andrew Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Catherine Of Cessford Katherine Kerr, Christian Kerr, Countess Catherine Countess Of Nottingham Kerr, Dame Janet Beaton Of Creich, Elizabeth Kerr, Janet Carr Kerr, John Carr Kerr 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Lord, Lady Isabelle Home Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Mark Kerr, Ralph Kerr, Sir Mark Abbot Of Newbottle Kerr, Sir Robert Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Walter Kerr. Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home passed away in 1543 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • In 1490, Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home entered the world in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Lord Sir George De Hume Home And Lady Mariota Mariette Margaret De Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair Of Polwarth.
  • Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home married Andrew Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Catherine Of Cessford Katherine Kerr, Christian Kerr, Countess Catherine Countess Of Nottingham Kerr, Dame Janet Beaton Of Creich, Elizabeth Kerr, Janet Carr Kerr, John Carr Kerr 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Lord, Lady Isabelle Home Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Mark Kerr, Ralph Kerr, Sir Mark Abbot Of Newbottle Kerr, Sir Robert Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Walter Kerr.
  • Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home passed away in 1543 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Home,
1430–1497
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
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Lady Polwarth
1435–1496
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Herdmanston (Hermiston, Herdmanstoun) Castle, Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian), Scotland -Only an arched gateway remains. Held by the Douglas's; Sir Wm. St. Clair had a charter from Archibald Douglas, in 20 Jan 1401.
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Ferniehurst
1471–1545
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Home-Kerr
1515–1585
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Teviotdale, Scotland
LH
Sir Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Location: Cessford, The Scottish Boarders, Scotland
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Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
MK
Catherine Kerr
1510–1566
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
CK
Andrew Kerr
1527–1573
Birth Location: –
AK
Janet Kerr
1504–1546
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JK
Christian Kerr
1507–1558
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
CK
Margaret Kerr
1508–
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MK
John Lord
1500–1565
Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JL
Countess Kerr
1514–1592
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
CK
Thomas Kerr
1523–1523
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Kerr
1498–1530
Birth Location: –
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Dame Creich
1504–1548
Birth Location: –
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Walter Kerr
1511–1583
Birth Location: Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Sir Kerr
1518–1588
Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
SK
Mark Kerr
1520–1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MK
Ralph Kerr
1512–
Birth Location: –
RK

Jeanette Home's Ancestors

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Jeanette Home
1490–1543
Birth Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir George de (Hume) Home,
1430–1497
VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
Lady (Mariota (Mariëtte, Margaret) de Sinclair (St Clair, Saint Clair), of) Polwarth
1435–1496
VERIFIED- Herdmanston (Hermiston, Herdmanstoun) Castle, Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian), Scotland -Only an arched gateway remains. Held by the Douglas's; Sir Wm. St. Clair had a charter from Archibald Douglas, in 20 Jan 1401.
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeanette Home's Descendants

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Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth) Home (1490–5 Nov 1543) m. Andrew (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst (1471–4 October 1545)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabelle) Home-Kerr 1515–1585 m. Sir (Walter Lord Kerr Van) Cessford 1510–1586 m. John Rutherfurd 1500–1565
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth of Cessford) Kerr 1466–1548 m. Walter ((van Buccleuch) Scott) Sir\Lord 1444–1504
      1. 1. Thomas Mcdougal 1495–1571 m. Janet Scott 1498–1578
        1. 1. Mary Macdougall\Murray 1522–1580 m. William (Lauder (the Tailor)) Chief 1520–1575
        2. 2. James (MacDougal ( sometimes spelled) McDowall) 1530–1585
        3. 3. Thomas Macdowall –1618
        4. 4. Euphemia Macdowall 1540–1565
      2. 2. Janet (Scott) Lady 1498–1578
      3. 3. Elizabeth Scott 1502–
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Scott 1496–
      5. 5. Walter ((of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd) Lord 1495–1552
      6. 6. William Scott 1504–1592
      7. 7. Jean Scott 1496–1547
      8. 8. Robert (Allanhaugh Scott) Sir 1500–1552
      9. 9. William (“Whitehope” Scott) Sir\Lord 1495–1552
      10. 10. Walter ("Auld Wat" of Harden) Scott 1540–1631
    2. 2. Elizabeth Rutherford 1524–
    3. 3. Isabol Kerr 1540–
    4. 4. Lady (Margaretha Margaret) Kerr 1543–1595
    5. 5. Sir (William of Cessford, Lord) Kerr 1545–1599
    6. 6. Willem (Lord Kerr van) Cessford 1536–1581
  2. 2. Sir (Mark, Abbot of Newbottle) Kerr 1516–1584
  3. 3. Mark Kerr 1516–1584
  4. 4. Catherine (of Cessford\ Katherine) Kerr 1510–1566
  5. 5. Andrew Kerr 1527–1573
  6. 6. Janet (Carr) Kerr 1504–1546
  7. 7. Christian Kerr 1507–1558
  8. 8. Margaret Kerr 1508–
  9. 9. John (Carr Kerr 8th Baron of Ferniehurst,) Lord 1500–1565
  10. 10. Countess (Catherine Countess of Nottingham) Kerr 1514–1592
  11. 11. Thomas Kerr 1523–1523
  12. 12. Elizabeth Kerr 1498–1530
  13. 13. Dame (Janet Beaton, of) Creich 1504–1548
  14. 14. Walter Kerr 1511–1583
  15. 15. Sir (Robert) Kerr 1518–1588
  16. 16. Mark Kerr 1520–1584
  17. 17. Ralph Kerr 1512–

Jeanette Home's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1543
5 Nov 1543
Age 53
Death of Jeanette "Janet" of Polwarth Home in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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