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John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar 1535–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1572

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mistress None, Jean Erskine, Mary Erskine, Margaret Erskine, John Erskine, William Erskine

The story of John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar began in 1535 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar had children including Jean Erskine, John Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Mistress, William Erskine. John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar began in 1535 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar had children including Jean Erskine, John Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Mistress, William Erskine.
  • John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1535–1572
Birth Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
1687427, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474–1519
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald Campbell
1466–1513
Argyll, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436–1508
Christian Crichton
1440–1478
George Campbell
1444–1492
Margaret Kennedy
1454–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1418–1493
Janet Douglas
1429–1489
Robert Crichton
1409–1478
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479

John Mar's Descendants

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John (Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of) Mar (1535–28 Oct 1572)
  1. 1. Mistress 1525–
  2. 2. Jean Erskine 1565–1604 m. James Preston 1549–1576
    1. 1. Mary (Barbara) Preston 1532–
  3. 3. Mary Erskine 1575–1575
  4. 4. Margaret Erskine 1558–1599
  5. 5. John Erskine 1556–1634 m. Anne Drummond 1566–1592
    1. 1. John Erskine 1585–1653
    2. 2. James Erskine 1594–1664
    3. 3. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
  6. 6. William Erskine 1567–1639

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland
1572
28 Oct 1572
Age 37
Death of John Erskine Baron Erskine Earl of Mar in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plantation slaves, Trinidad
    Record Source: Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1813-1834

    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: 28 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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