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John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar 1558–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1634

Death Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Annabelle Mar

Spouse(s): Marie Stewart

Children(s): Alexander Erskine, Catherine Hamilton, Ann Leslie, James Erskine

John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar was born in 1558 in Stirling, Scotland, the child of John 17Th Earl Of Mar 6Th Lord Erskine Erskine And Annabelle Main Murray Countess Baroness Erskine Of Mar. John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar married Marie Stewart, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Ann Leslie, Catherine Hamilton, James Erskine. John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar passed away in 1634 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar was born in 1558 in Stirling, Scotland, the child of John 17Th Earl Of Mar 6Th Lord Erskine Erskine And Annabelle Main Murray Countess Baroness Erskine Of Mar.
  • John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar married Marie Stewart, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Ann Leslie, Catherine Hamilton, James Erskine.
  • John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar passed away in 1634 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1558–1634
Birth Place: Stirling, Scotland
Parents
John 17th Earl of Mar 6th Lord Erskine Erskine
1510–1572
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Annabelle ((main) Murray *\+^ Countess & Baroness Erskine of) Mar
1535–1602
Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William II Murray of Tullibardine, (Royal Blood) Laird of) Montrose
1510–1562
Tullabardine, Castletown, Perthshire, Scotland (both)
Catharina Campbell
1510–
Great-Grandparents
Willem Castleton
1485–1513
Margaretha Stewart
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mar's Descendants

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John (Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of) Mar (1558–14 Dec 1634) m. Marie Stewart (7 April 1576–11 May 1644)
  1. 1. Alexander Erskine –1640
  2. 2. Catherine Hamilton 1603–1635
  3. 3. Ann Leslie 1595–1640
  4. 4. James Erskine –1640

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Scotland
1634
14 Dec 1634
Age 76
Death of John Erskine 18th Or 2nd Earl of Mar in Stirling
Stirling

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Stirling
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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