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John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar 1510–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1572

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Annabella Murray

Children(s): John Cardross, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, James Erskine, Charles Erskine

John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was born in 1510 in 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Campbell. John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar married Annabella Murray, and had children including Charles Of Alva Erskine, James Erskine, Jean Erskine, John Erskine 18Th Earl Of Mar Governor Of Edinburgh Castle Lord Cardross, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, William Erskine. John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar was born in 1510 in 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Campbell.
  • John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar married Annabella Murray, and had children including Charles Of Alva Erskine, James Erskine, Jean Erskine, John Erskine 18Th Earl Of Mar Governor Of Edinburgh Castle Lord Cardross, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, William Erskine.
  • John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1510–1572
Birth Place: 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Erskine 4th Lord) Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474–1519
Nisbet, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436–1508
Christian Crichton
1439–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1418–1493
Janet Douglas
1429–1489

John Mar's Descendants

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John (Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of) Mar (1510–28 Oct 1572) m. Annabella Murray (1540–3 Feb 1602)
  1. 1. John (Erskine 18th Earl of Mar Governor of Edinburgh Castle Lord) Cardross 1558–1634 m. Anne (Agnes Countess Marisch) Drummond* 1554–1587 m. Lady (Mary of Lennox) Stewart 1576–1644
    1. 1. John (19th Earl of Mar) Erskine 1585–1653 m. Lady (Jean Christian) Hay 1590–1668
      1. 1. 4th (Lord John) Erskine 1605–1668 m. Jean (Mary) Mackenzie 1628–1674
        1. 1. Charles (John Erskine 21st Earl of) Mar 1650–1689 m. Margaret Hay 1686–1707 m. Mary Maule 1655–1708
        2. 2. Sophia Erskine 1650–1734
        3. 3. George Erskine 1658–1676
        4. 4. Mary Erskine 1657–1695
        5. 5. Jean Erskine 1649–1695
        6. 6. Lady (Barbara) Erskine 1650–1690
      2. 2. Elizabeth Erskine 1619–1683
      3. 3. Francis Erskine 1621–1662
      4. 4. James (John Mar) Erskine 1605–1647
      5. 5. Mary Erskine 1623–1683
      6. 6. Annabella Erskine 1625–
    2. 2. James Erskine 1594–1664
    3. 3. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
    4. 4. Alexander Erskine 1604–1640
    5. 5. Catherine Erskine 1603–1635
    6. 6. Arthur Erskine 1605–1651
    7. 7. William Erskine 1615–1685
    8. 8. Charles Erskine 1611–1663
    9. 9. Mary Erskine 1593–1665
    10. 10. Anne Erskine 1595–1640
    11. 11. Annabella Erskine 1601–
    12. 12. Margaret Erskine 1599–1618
    13. 13. James Erskine 1594–1640
    14. 14. John (Richard Mar) Erskine 1605–1668
    15. 15. William Erskine 1274–1331
    16. 16. Elizabeth Erskine 1582–1683
    17. 17. Lady (Margaret) Erskine 1610–1664
    18. 18. Margaret (Lady) Erskine 1608–1641
    19. 19. James (Erskine Earl of) Buchan 1594–1640
  2. 2. Margaret Erskine 1556–1599
  3. 3. Mary Erskine 1558–1575
  4. 4. Jean Erskine 1565–
  5. 5. William Erskine 1567–1639
  6. 6. James Erskine 1732–1802
  7. 7. Charles ('of Alva') Erskine 1558–

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar in 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland
1686442, Midlothian, Scotland
1572
28 Oct 1572
Age 62
Death of John Erskine Baron Erskine, Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: 1686442, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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