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John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar 1556–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1634

Death Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: John Mar

Mother: Annabella Murray

Spouse(s): Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart

Children(s): Elisabeth Gordon, James Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Henry Erskine, Annabella Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Charles Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, John Erskine, Alexander Erskine

In 1556, John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar entered the world in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine 18Th Earl Of Mar And Annabella Murray. John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar married Mary Maria Stuart Stewart, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Annabella Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Charles Erskine, Elisabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Erskine, Henry Erskine, James Erskine, John Erskine. John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar passed away in 1634 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1556, John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar entered the world in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to John Erskine 18Th Earl Of Mar And Annabella Murray.
  • John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar married Mary Maria Stuart Stewart, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Annabella Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Charles Erskine, Elisabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Erskine, Henry Erskine, James Erskine, John Erskine.
  • John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar passed away in 1634 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mar
1500–1572
Birth Location: Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
JM
Annabella Murray
1535–1603
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM

Spouses(s)

Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart
1575–1644
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS

Children(s)

Elisabeth Gordon
1590–1616
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
EG
James Erskine
1594–1640
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Catherine Erskine
1603–1635
Birth Location: Stirling, Scotland
CE
Henry Erskine
1605–1628
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
HE
Annabella Erskine
1608–
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
Arthur Erskine
1600–1651
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
Charles Erskine
1615–1663
Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
CE
Elizabeth Erskine
1619–1683
Birth Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
EE
John Erskine
1595–1640
Birth Location: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE
Alexander Erskine
–1640
Birth Location: Scotland
AE

John Mar's Ancestors

Self
John Mar
1556–1634
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar
1500–1572
Cast, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Annabella Murray
1535–1603
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Erskine
1485–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
William (of Tullibardine) Murray
1510–1562
Castleton, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Murray
1498–1577
Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1425–1508
Margery Graham
1438–1504
Duncan Campbell
1454–1513
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1403–1462
Janet Lichton
1404–1468
John Moncrieff
1454–1496
Margaret Livingston
1455–

John Mar's Descendants

1.
JM
John (Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of) Mar (1556–14 Dec 1634) m. Mary\Maria Stuart\Stewart (1575–11 May 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

John Mar's Timeline

8 Records

1556
1556
Birth of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1556
1556
Birth of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 2
Birth of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Scotland
1562
1562
Age 6
Birth of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar
None
1634
14 December 1634
Age 78
Death of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1634
14 December 1634
Age 78
Death of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
1634
14 December 1634
Age 78
Death of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
1634
14 Dec 1634
Age 78
Death of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 840
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1634
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 840
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1634
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1634
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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