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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

John Erskine was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Erskine, and Isabel Elizabeth M. Campbell. John Erskine married Margaret Campbell, and had children including 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, ., ., .. John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Erskine was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Erskine, and Isabel Elizabeth M. Campbell.
  • John Erskine married Margaret Campbell, and had children including 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, ., ., ..
  • John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Erskine,
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabel Campbell
1474 – 1516
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1485 – 1555
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
1496 – 1572
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Erskine
1500 – 1597
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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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
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Thomas Erskine
1512 – 1551
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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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
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John Erskine
1525 – 1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Arthur Erskine
1540 – 1571
Birth Location: –
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Robert Erskine
1542 – 1747
Birth Location: Musselburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Erskine's Ancestors

Self
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Erskine,
1458 – 1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth M.) Campbell
1474 – 1516
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Erskine,
1435 – 1508
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Crichton
1433 – 1478
Sanquhar, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Colin Campbell
1433 – 1493
Lochawe, Argyllshire, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Stewart
1437 – 1510
Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1368 – 1452
Elizabeth Lindsay
1381 – 1427
James Douglas,
1397 – 1457
Lady Douglas
1398 – 1462
Robert Crichton
1376 – 1478
Lady Erskine
1385 – 1409
William Erskine
1365 –
William Erskine
1375 –
Duncan Campbell
1370 – 1453
Marjory Stewart
1348 – 1432
John Sommerville
1380 – 1491
Helen Hepburn
1408 – 1457
James Stewart
1400 – 1448
Joan Beaufort
1404 – 1445

John Erskine's Descendants

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John Erskine (1487 – NOV 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1485 – 11 JUL 1555)
  1. 1. Margaret Erskine (1496 – 5 MAY 1572) m. Mr Douglas (ABT 1536 – ) m. Husband (M) Erksine (ABT 1512 – )
  2. 2. James Erskine (1500 – 1597) m. Isabella (Elizabeth) Campbell (1480 – 1519)
  3. 3. Alexander Erskine (1504 – 20 JAN 1580) m. Margaret Home (ABT 1525 – )
  4. 4. Katherine Erskine (1506 – 5 JUL 1552) m. Alexander Elphinstone (22 MAY 1511 – 10 SEP 1547) m. Alexander Elphinstone (1511 – 10 SEP 1547)
  5. 5. Janet Erskine (ABT 1510 – ) m. John Murray (1513 – ) m. Husband Erskin
  6. 6. Thomas Erskine (1512 – 7 OCT 1551) m. Jonet Abernethy (ABT 1517 – BEF 1600) m. `Janet Ogilvy (1489 – 1600) m. Elizabeth Scrymgeour (ABT 1503 – ) m. Margaret Fleming (1530 – 15 MAR 1586) m. Agnes Ogilvy (1510 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Erskine (1513 – 1572) m. Charles Murray (1510 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Erskine (1515 – ) m. Walter Seaton (1515 – 1568) m. Robert Graham (13 MAR 1522 – 20 FEB 1573)
  9. 9. Christian Erskine (1517 – 1564)
  10. 10. Robert Erskine (1522 – 10 SEP 1547) m. Margaret Graham (ABT 1535 – )
  11. 11. John Erskine (1522 – 18 OCT 1572)
  12. 12. John Erskine (1525 – 28 OCT 1572) m. Annabella Murray (13 APR 1555 – 3 FEB 1602)
  13. 13. Arthur Erskine (1540 – JAN 1571)
  14. 14. Robert Erskine (1542 – 10 SEP 1747)
  15. 15. . m. Robert Douglas (1445 – 1526)
    1. 1. Robert Douglas (1505 – 1547) m. Christian Stewart (1548 – 20 SEP 1580)
    2. 2. Catherine Douglas (1530 – )
    3. 3. Eupheme Douglas (1533 – JUN 1580)
    4. 4. Robert Douglas (1533 – 18 AUG 1580) m. Christian Stewart (1548 – 20 SEP 1580)
    5. 5. Janet Douglas (1538 – ) m. James Colville (1532 – 15 MAY 1562)
    6. 6. William Douglas (2 JUL 1539 – 24 SEP 1606) m. Agnes Leslie (1539 – FEB 1594) m. Catherine Mill (1543 – )
      1. 1. Barbara Douglas (1558 – ) m. William Shortus (1558 – )
      2. 2. William Shortus (1558 – ) m. Barbara Douglas (1558 – )
      3. 3. Mary Douglas (1563 – 1600) m. Walter Ogilvie (1560 – JUL 1624)
        1. 1. Christian Ogilvie (ABT 1560 – ) m. John Forbes (1550 – SEP 1625)
        2. 2. Margaret Ogilvy (BEF 1583 – BEF 1627) m. James (Earl of Buchan) Douglas (ABT 1569 – ) m. Andrew Gray (1586 – 1663)
        3. 3. Alexander (Kempcairn) Ogilvy (ABT 1587 – ) m. Katherine Grant (1596 – )
        4. 4. William Ogilvy (ABT 1588 – )
        5. 5. Mary Ogilvy (ABT 1590 – 1646) m. John Grant (17 AUG 1596 – 1 APR 1637)
        6. 6. James Ogilvie (ABT 1590/1591 – 1652) m. Elizabeth Leslie (1592 – From 1609 to 1671) m. <Living> m. <Living>
      4. 4. George Douglas (ABT 1556 – 1609) m. Margaret Forrester (ABT 1575 – )
      5. 5. Euphemia Douglas (1557 – ) m. Thomas Lyon (1548 – 18 FEB 1607) m. John Lyon (ABT 1545 – )
      6. 6. Archibald Douglas (1558 – 1649) m. Margaret Gordon (BEF 1615/1616 – 10 JUL 1689)
      7. 7. Violette Douglas (1560 – ) m. Andrew Riddell (1555 – 4 MAR 1632)
      8. 8. Mary Douglas (1561 – 1600)
      9. 9. Robert Douglas (1562 – 30 NOV 1584) m. Jean (Glamis) Lyon (25 JUL 1556 – 30 NOV 1594)
      10. 10. Margaret Douglas (1562 – 1624)
      11. 11. William Douglas (1567 – )
      12. 12. Francis Douglas (1568 – )
      13. 13. Christian Douglas (1568 – 9 DEC 1598) m. Laurence Oliphant (1552 – MAR 1585) m. Alexander Home (11 APR 1566 – 5 APR 1619)
      14. 14. Elizabeth Douglas (1570 – 16 JUL 1631) m. James Richardson (1558 – ) m. Francis Hay (30 APR 1564 – 16 JUL 1631) m. Daniel Hay (<1569> – ) m. Francis Hay (1564 – 16 JUL 1631)
        1. 1. Anna Hay (1592 – 13 FEB 1625) m. George Seton (DEC 1584 – 17 DEC 1650)
      15. 15. Jean Douglas (1572 – )
      16. 16. Janet Douglas (1573 – )
      17. 17. Agnes Douglas (1574 – 3 MAY 1607) m. Archibald (I) Campbell (1575 – 29 NOV 1638) m. Archibald (I) Campbell (1577 – 29 NOV 1638)
      18. 18. Anne (G.) Douglas (1578 – 14 SEP 1691)
      19. 19. Agnes Douglas (ABT 1579 – BEF 1616) m. John Carruthers (1591 – 27 JUN 1659)
      20. 20. Margret Melville (ABT 1629 – UNKNOWN) m. James (Baron Burntisland) Wemyss (ABT 1600 – 1666)
    7. 7. George Douglas (1544 – 1625) m. Janet Lindsay (1568 – ) m. Margaret Durie
  16. 16. . m. Annabella Murray (13 APR 1555 – 3 FEB 1602)
  17. 17. . m. Margaret Home (1550 – ) m. Erskine (ABT 1543 – ) m. Margaret Home (1540 – 1650)

John Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of John Erskine in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
NOV 1555
Age 68
Death of John Erskine in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 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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