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John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar 1500–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France

Death Date: 28 October 1572

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Katherine Monypenny

Spouse(s): Annabella Murray

Children(s): John Mar, Margaret Erskine

In 1500, John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar entered the world in Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France, born to John Erskine And Katherine Monypenny. John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar married Annabella Murray, and had children including John Erskine 18Th Or 2Nd Earl Of Mar, Margaret Erskine. John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar entered the world in Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France, born to John Erskine And Katherine Monypenny.
  • John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar married Annabella Murray, and had children including John Erskine 18Th Or 2Nd Earl Of Mar, Margaret Erskine.
  • John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mar's Ancestors

Self
John Mar
1500–1572
Birth Place: Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Parents
John Erskine
1485–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
Grandparents
John Erskine
1425–1508
Margery Graham
1438–1504
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1403–1462
Janet Lichton
1404–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1371–1422

John Mar's Descendants

1.
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John (Erskine, 18th Earl of) Mar (1500–28 October 1572) m. Annabella Murray (1535–1603)
  1. 1. John (Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of) Mar 1556–1634 m. Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart 1575–1644
    1. 1. Elisabeth Gordon 1590–1616 m. John (Leslie) Rothes 1596–1641
      1. 1. Maria (Leslie) Rothes 1629–1659
      2. 2. Margaretha (Leslie) Rothes 1625–1688 m. Frans Scott 1626–1651
        1. 1. Anna Scott 1650–1732
      3. 3. Christian (Leslie) Rothes 1628–
      4. 4. James (Leslie) Rothes 1616–1662
      5. 5. John (Leslie) Rothes 1630–1681
    2. 2. James Erskine 1594–1640
    3. 3. Catherine Erskine 1603–1635
    4. 4. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
    5. 5. Annabella Erskine 1608–
    6. 6. Arthur Erskine 1600–1651
    7. 7. Charles Erskine 1615–1663
    8. 8. Elizabeth Erskine 1619–1683
    9. 9. John Erskine 1595–1640
    10. 10. Alexander Erskine –1640
  2. 2. Margaret Erskine 1558–1599

John Mar's Timeline

5 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar in Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
1525
1525
Age 25
Birth of John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
28 October 1572
Age 72
Death of John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar in Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
28 October 1572
Age 72
Death of John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
28 October 1572
Age 72
Death of John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1572
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1572
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1572
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Realm of Scotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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