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John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar 1487–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1552

Death Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Flodden

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaretha Campbell

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, John Mar, John Lord, William None

John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine Of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden And Elizabeth Campbell. John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar married Margaretha Campbell, and had children including John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl Of Mar, John Lord, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Bart Erskine, William. John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1552 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine Of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden And Elizabeth Campbell.
  • John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar married Margaretha Campbell, and had children including John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl Of Mar, John Lord, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Bart Erskine, William.
  • John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1552 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mar's Ancestors

Self
John Mar
1487–1552
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Elizabeth Campbell
1464–1518
Nisbet,, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436–1508
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1439–1478
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mar
1410–1490
Janet Erskine
1415–1490
Robert III
1410–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dalkeith
1395–1457
Robert Dumfrieshire
1385–
Elisabeth Erskine
1390–

John Mar's Descendants

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John (I Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar (1487–1552) m. Margaretha Campbell (1490–11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Margaret Erskine 1515–1572 m. James (V Stuart Koning van Schotland) V 1512–1542
    1. 1. Willem (Douglas Earl van Morton of) Lochleven 1540–1606 m. Agnes Leslie 1540–1599
      1. 1. Robert Douglas 1562–1584 m. Johanna Lyon 1565–1610
        1. 1. William Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Douglas 1586–1648
    2. 2. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1535–1580
    3. 3. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569
    4. 4. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–
  2. 2. John (Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of) Mar –1572
  3. 3. John Lord 1704–1704
  4. 4. William –1639

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1552
1552
Age 65
Death of John I Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: The Regent Mar
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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