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John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar 1508–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Mar 1591

Death Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Iv

Mother: Margaret Ruthven

Spouse(s): ♡Elizabeth Baroness, Christian Erskine

Children(s): Alexander Beltie, John Erskine

In 1508, John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar entered the world in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, born to John Iv Erskine Liard Van Dun Iv And Margaret Ruthven. John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar married Christian Erskine, Elizabeth Lindsay Erskin Stewart Of Drummond Lady Baroness, and had children including Alexander Younger Irvine Of Beltie, John Erskine. John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar passed away in 1591 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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  • In 1508, John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar entered the world in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland, born to John Iv Erskine Liard Van Dun Iv And Margaret Ruthven.
  • John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar married Christian Erskine, Elizabeth Lindsay Erskin Stewart Of Drummond Lady Baroness, and had children including Alexander Younger Irvine Of Beltie, John Erskine.
  • John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar passed away in 1591 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1508–1591
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
Parents
John IV Erskine Liard van Dun Iv
1482–1513
Dun, Angus, Scotland
Margaret Ruthven
1474–1518
Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mar's Descendants

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John (V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of) Mar (1508–22 Mar 1591) m. ♡Elizabeth (°•Lindsay Erskin Stewart *•°of Drummond Lady,) Baroness (1508–29 July 1538) m. Christian Erskine (1510–9 February 1582)
  1. 1. Alexander ((Younger) Irvine of) Beltie 1530–1609 m. Lady (Agnes Forbes Strachan van) Thournetour 1530–1588
  2. 2. John Erskine –1572

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
1591
22 Mar 1591
Age 83
Death of John V Erskine Van Dun\of Dun Baron, 6th Lord, Laird, 5th Earl of Dun, Earl of Mar in Dune, Fife, Scotland
Dune, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dune, Kinross-shire, Scotland

    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: 22 Mar 1591
    Event Place: Dune, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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