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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

The story of John Erskine began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, with parents Robert Erskine and Isabella Campbell. As an adult, John Erskine wed Margaret Campbell. Their household included Janet Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Alexander Erskine, John Erskine, Robert Erskine, Elizabeth Eskine, David ERSKINE and Thomas Campbell. John Erskine's life came to an end in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Parents

Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RE
Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1518
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Janet Erskine
1510 – 1550
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JE
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
JE
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
DE
Thomas Campbell
Birth Location: –
TC

Sources

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

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

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