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John Erskine 1487 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: NOV 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Erskine,

Mother: Isabel Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, James Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Katherine Erskine, Janet Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Christian Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, John Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Robert Erskine, . None, . None, . None

The story of John Erskine began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, with parents Robert Erskine, and Isabel Elizabeth M. Campbell. As an adult, John Erskine wed Margaret Campbell. Their household included Margaret Erskine, James Erskine, Alexander Erskine, Katherine Erskine, Janet Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Christian Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, John Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Robert Erskine, ., . and . John Erskine's life came to an end in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Robert Erskine,
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabel Campbell
1474 – 1516
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
IC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1485 – 1555
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC

Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
1496 – 1572
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
James Erskine
1500 – 1597
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Alexander Erskine
1504 – 1580
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
Katherine Erskine
1506 – 1552
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
KE
Janet Erskine
1510 –
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Thomas Erskine
1512 – 1551
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
TE
Margaret Erskine
1513 – 1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
Elizabeth Erskine
1515 –
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EE
Christian Erskine
1517 – 1564
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
CE
Robert Erskine
1522 – 1547
Birth Location: Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
RE
John Erskine
1522 – 1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
John Erskine
1525 – 1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Arthur Erskine
1540 – 1571
Birth Location: –
AE
Robert Erskine
1542 – 1747
Birth Location: Musselburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
RE
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: NOV 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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