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John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar 1525–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1572

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Mar

Mother: Margaret Campbell

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The story of John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar began in 1525 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland. John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar began in 1525 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1525–1572
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1500–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Isabella of Loudoun Campbell Glenorch) Erskine
1462–1518
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Robert (Orr "Erskine" 4th Lord of) Erskine
1458–1513
Archibald (Campbell, 2nd Earl of) Argyll
1465–1513
Kilchurn Castle, Glen Orchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Stuart
1464–1529
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Colin Argyll
1433–1493
Isabel Stewart
1437–1510
John Stuart
1560–
(Baroness) Seton
1554–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Argyll
1433–1493
Isabel Argyll
1437–1510
John Lorne
–1463
Countess MacDonald
1402–1463
Alan Stuart
1540–
Catherine Seton
1410–1478
Sir P
1531–1586
Lady Orbitson
1530–1604

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1572
28 Oct 1572
Age 47
Death of John II Lord Erskine Earl van Mar in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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