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John William Erskine 1360 – 1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1360

Birth Location: Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: Jul 1454

Death Location: Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Erskine,

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Margaret Maitland

Children(s): Lady Erskine,

In 1360, John William Erskine entered the world in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Erskine, and Janet ( Jonetta) Jeanette Keith. John William Erskine married Margaret Agnes Maitland, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Erskine,. John William Erskine passed away in 1454 in Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1360, John William Erskine entered the world in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir Thomas Erskine, and Janet ( Jonetta) Jeanette Keith.
  • John William Erskine married Margaret Agnes Maitland, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Erskine,.
  • John William Erskine passed away in 1454 in Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Erskine,
1340 – 1404
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Keith
1340 – 1413
Birth Location: Humbie, Keith, East Lothian
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Maitland
1385 – 1421
Birth Location: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Erskine,
1413 – 1478
Birth Location: Kinoull, Sanquhar, Perthshire, Scotland
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John Erskine's Ancestors

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John Erskine
1360 – 1454
Birth Place: Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Erskine,
1340 – 1404
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet (( Jonetta) Jeanette) Keith
1340 – 1413
Humbie, Keith, East Lothian
Grandparents
Sir (Robert de) Erskine,
1310 – 1385
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Beatrix de) Lindsay
1298 – 1352
Crawford Castle, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sir (William IX) Keith,
1315 – 1408
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Fraser
1321 – 1410
Touch Fraser, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Erskine,
1274 – 1331
Beatrix Stewart,
1268 – 1337
Sir Lindsay,
1266 – 1307
Sir Keith,
1280 – 1346
Isabel Synton
1285 – 1340
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Erskine,
1249 – 1296
Margaret Macgilronan
1253 – 1300
Alexander Stewart,
1214 – 1283
Jean Macrory
1218 – 1250
Sir Lindsay,
1235 – 1271
Margaret Lindsay
1247 – 1274
Sir Keith,
1240 – 1293
Lady Seton,
1240 – 1285

John Erskine's Descendants

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John (William) Erskine (1360 – Jul 1454) m. Margaret (Agnes) Maitland (1385 – 1421)
  1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth) Erskine, (1413 – 28 Jun 1478) m. Sir (Robert) Crichton, (1409 – 17 Oct 1478)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Crichton (Abt 1432 – Oct 1539) m. William Douglas, (1430 – 22 Jul 1484)
      1. 1. George Douglas, (Abt 1455 – 1498)
      2. 2. Archibald Douglas (Abt 1461 – 1499)
      3. 3. John Douglas (Abt 1465 – 1525)
      4. 4. Margaret Douglas (Abt 1467 – Dec 1535)
      5. 5. David (Pittendriech) Douglas (Abt 1477 – 1528)
      6. 6. Sir (William) Douglas, (1481 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1485 – 1512)
        1. 1. Sir (James) Douglas (1507 – 27 Dec 1575) m. Christian Montgomerie (1506 – 9 Aug 1575) m. Margaret (Angus) Douglas (1497 – 17 Jul 1537)
    2. 2. Sir (Patrick) Crichton, (1435 – 1461)
    3. 3. Christian Crichton (1439 – Nov 1477)
    4. 4. Sir (Robert I Crichton of) Kinnoull, (1442 – 11 Feb 1492) m. Lady (Marion) Stewart (1457 – 1488)
      1. 1. Marion Crichton (1470 – 1493)
      2. 2. Robert Crichton, (1472 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Marion Maxwell (Apr 1472 – 10 Jul 1527)
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret Crichton \) Crighton (31 Aug 1501 – 1535) m. Thomas Ferguson, (1490 – 8 May 1534)
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Crichton (1515 – 1535) m. James Gordon, (1510 – 10 Sep 1547)
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Crichton (Jan 1472 – 6 Jul 1524) m. John Hay, (1450 – 9 Sep 1513)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Hay, (1484 – 19 Jul 1543)
        2. 2. Thomas Hay (1490 – 26 Sep 1552)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hay (Abt. 1492 – Abt. 1551)
        4. 4. Jeanette Hay (1495 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Christine) Hay (1501 – 23 Oct 1548) m. William (Stewart) (Stuart) (1506 – 23 Oct 1548) m. George Seton, (1501 – 17 Jul 1549)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Hay, (1506 – 1 October 1574)

John Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1360
1360
Birth of John William Erskine in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
1454
Jul 1454
Age 94
Death of John William Erskine in Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1360
    Event Place: Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1454
    Event Place: Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland
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