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John Erskine 1487 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Robert Erskine

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Janet Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Alexander Erskine, John Erskine, Robert Erskine, Elizabeth Eskine, David ERSKINE, Thomas Campbell

John Erskine was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Erskine and Isabella Campbell. John Erskine married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Janet Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Alexander Erskine, John Erskine, Robert Erskine, Elizabeth Eskine, David ERSKINE, Thomas Campbell. John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Erskine was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Erskine and Isabella Campbell.
  • John Erskine married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Janet Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Alexander Erskine, John Erskine, Robert Erskine, Elizabeth Eskine, David ERSKINE, Thomas Campbell.
  • John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1518
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1484 – 1555
Birth Location: Bridgend, Argyll, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

Janet Erskine
1510 – 1550
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Catherine Erskine
1510 – 1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CE
Arthur Erskine
1513 – 1561
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
AE
Margaret Erskine
1515 – 1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
ME
Alexander Erskine
1520 – 1592
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
AE
John Erskine
1521 – 1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Robert Erskine
1522 – 1547
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
RE
Elizabeth Eskine
1522 –
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
EE
David ERSKINE
1532 –
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Thomas Campbell
Birth Location: –
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John Erskine's Ancestors

Self
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1518
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436 – 1508
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1431 – 1475
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
George (Campbell of Loudon Sheriff of) Ayr
1444 – 1492
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine (Agnes "Kate") Kennedy
1445 – 1533
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1410 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Robert Crichton
1409 – 1478
Christiana Erskine
1406 – 1479
George Campbell
1420 – 1491
Elizabeth Stewart
1427 – 1491
Gilbert Kennedy
1405 – 1479
Catherine Maxwell
1408 – 1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1372 – 1452
Elizabeth Lindsay
1381 – 1452
James Douglas
1395 – 1457
Elizabeth Gifford
1402 – 1456
Robert Crichton
1376 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1385 – 1412
Nicholas Erskine
1338 – 1406
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1402
George Campbell
1390 – 1485
Katherine Campbell
1400 – 1460
Alan Stewart
1406 – 1439
Catherine Seton
1410 – 1478
James Kennedy
1376 – 1408
Mary Stewart
1378 – 1447

John Erskine's Descendants

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John Erskine (1487 – Nov 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1484 – 11 Jul 1555)
  1. 1. Janet Erskine (1510 – Feb 1550) m. John Murray (1513 – Feb 1550)
  2. 2. Catherine Erskine (8 Oct 1510 – 5 May 1572) m. Alexander Elphinstone (22 May 1510 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Alexander Edmonstone (22 May 1510 – 10 Sep 1547)
  3. 3. Arthur Erskine (Aft 1513 – 7 Jan 1561) m. Margaret Livingston (Abt 1520 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Erskine (8 Oct 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. Robert (Douglas of) Lochleven (1510 – 10 Sep 1547) m. James (V) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542)
  5. 5. Alexander Erskine (1520 – 3 Sep 1592) m. Margaret Home (1538 – 1650)
    1. 1. Christiana Erskine (1564 – 16 Dec 1614) m. Alexander Home (12 Dec 1552 – 3 Mar 1609)
      1. 1. Alexander Home (1581 – )
      2. 2. Barbara Home (1582 – ) m. Thomas Turnbull (1582 – 1626)
      3. 3. George Hume ( – 1638) m. Isabel Hume (1583 – Bef 3 Aug 1610) m. Helene Arnot ( – Bef 20 Oct 1654)
        1. 1. Alexander Home (Abt 1599 – ) m. Margaret Morrison
        2. 2. Elizabeth Home (1601 – )
        3. 3. George Home (1603 – )
        4. 4. Janet Home (1605 – ) m. John Home (Abt 1602 – )
        5. 5. Isabel Home (1607 – ) m. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1599 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Erskine (1566 – 12 Jun 1639) m. Anne Ogilvy (1566 – ) m. Elizabeth Pierrepont (Abt 1568 – ) m. Dorothy Smith ( – Bef 1639)
    3. 3. Thomas Erskine (1566 – 12 Jun 1639) m. Anne Ogilvy (1566 – ) m. Dorothy Smith (1565 – 19 Sep 1639)
    4. 4. Alexander Erskine (1568 – Apr 1578)
    5. 5. Archibald Erskine (1568 – 1592)
    6. 6. Margaret Erskine (1570 – ) m. Adam Crichton (1568 – ) m. James Reid (1566 – )
    7. 7. Mary Erskine (Abt 1570 – 16 Dec 1614) m. Dugald Campbell (Bet 1561 and 1566 – Abt 1641)
    8. 8. James Erskine (1572 – 8 Jul 1643) m. Mary Erskine (1576 – )
    9. 9. Mary Erskine (1575 – Bef 1613) m. Dugald Campbell (1570 – 1642)
    10. 10. Johanna ((Jean)) Erskine (1578 – 16 Dec 1614) m. John Leslie (Abt 1540 – Jun 1622) m. George Auchinleck (Abt 1574 – )
    11. 11. George Erskine (1579 – 2 Jun 1646) m. Dame (Isabel) Brown (1590 – 11 Mar 1648) m. Isobel Brown (Abt 1598 – Abt 1670)
  6. 6. John Erskine (1521 – 28 Oct 1572) m. Lady (Annabella Murray Of) Tullibardine (15 Mar 1535 – 3 Feb 1602)
  7. 7. Robert Erskine (1522 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Margaret Graham (1524 – 4 Apr 1626) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Eskine (1522 – ) m. Walter (Seaton 4th of) Touch (1515 – 1568)
  9. 9. David ERSKINE (Abt 1532 – )
  10. 10. Thomas Campbell m. Margaret Fleming (Abt 1536 – 15 Mar 1586)

John Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1487
1487
Birth of John Erskine in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1555
Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of John Erskine in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
1555
Age 68
Burial of John Erskine in Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland
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