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Katherine Kerr 1538 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Peebles-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1606

Death Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland

Father: Lord Kerr

Mother: Katherine logan

Spouse(s): James Stewart, James Traquair

Children(s): Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart, Mary Stewart, Walter Stewart, Janet Stewart, James Stewart, Janet Stewart, Isabel Stuart, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart, Gelis Stewart, # None, John Stewart, William Stewart, Janet Stewart

In 1538, Katherine Kerr entered the world in Peebles-shire, Scotland, born to Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan. Katherine Kerr married James Stewart, James Stewart of Traquair, and had children including Mary Anne Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart, Mary elspeth Stewart, Walter Stewart, Janet Stewart, James Stewart, Janet Stewart, Isabel Stuart, Margaret Kelly Stewart, Mary Stewart, Gelis Stewart, #, John Stewart, William Charles Stewart, Janet Stewart. Katherine Kerr passed away in 1606 in Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Katherine Kerr entered the world in Peebles-shire, Scotland, born to Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan.
  • Katherine Kerr married James Stewart, James Stewart of Traquair, and had children including Mary Anne Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart, Mary elspeth Stewart, Walter Stewart, Janet Stewart, James Stewart, Janet Stewart, Isabel Stuart, Margaret Kelly Stewart, Mary Stewart, Gelis Stewart, #, John Stewart, William Charles Stewart, Janet Stewart.
  • Katherine Kerr passed away in 1606 in Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Kerr
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Katherine logan
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Stewart
1534 – 1607
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Traquair
1505 – 1606
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Stewart
1544 – 1587
Birth Location: –
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Robert Stewart
1552 – 1623
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland
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William Stewart
1553 – 1605
Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Mary Stewart
1555 – 1606
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
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Walter Stewart
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Stewart
1555 – 1606
Birth Location: –
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James Stewart
1558 –
Birth Location: County Waterford, Ireland
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Janet Stewart
1558 – 1606
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Isabel Stuart
1559 –
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Stewart
1562 – 1625
Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MS
Mary Stewart
1564 –
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland
MS
Gelis Stewart
1566 – 1624
Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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# None
1576 – 1607
Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
#
John Stewart
1594 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Stewart
1605 – 1682
Birth Location: Scotland
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Janet Stewart
Birth Location: Traquair Castle, Scotland
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Katherine Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Kerr
1538 – 1606
Birth Place: Peebles-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Kerr
1500 – 1558
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Catharina of Cessford) logan
1510 – 1565
Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1480 – 1545
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette Home
1490 – 1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Andrew (David) Kerr
1485 – 1526
Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smailholm
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Kersheugh
1450 – 1512
George Home
1432 – 1497
Mariota [Sinclair]
1436 – 1496
Thomas Kerr
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Ker
1460 – 1541
Patrick Crichton
1450 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1420 – 1481
Margaret Douglas
1425 – 1463
David Home
1407 – 1450
Elizabeth Carmichael
1408 – 1495
John Sinclair
1418 – 1444
Katherine Home
1426 – 1456
Thomas Kersheugh
1430 – 1499
Catharina Colville
1430 – 1484

Katherine Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Kerr (1538 – 1606) m. James Stewart (8 Apr 1534 – 9 Mar 1607) m. James (Stewart of) Traquair (1505 – 3 Sep 1606)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne) Stewart (Bet 1544 and 1570 – 18 Feb 1587) m. Francis Fraser (Abt 1565 – )
  2. 2. Robert Stewart (1552 – Feb 1623)
  3. 3. William Stewart (Abt 1553 – 20 May 1605) m. William Stewart (Abt 1567 – )
  4. 4. Mary (elspeth) Stewart (1555 – 28 Feb 1606) m. John (Theodore) Rose (1550 – 1606)
    1. 1. William Rose (1581 – 1664)
    2. 2. John (Rose) II (1585 – 1650) m. Janet Urquhart (Abt 1582 – Abt 1655)
      1. 1. John (Rose) III (1610 – 1675) m. Margaret Falconer (1609 – 1676) m. Christian Gordon (Abt 1610 – Bet 1577 and 1666)
        1. 1. Janet (MacGregor) Rose (1622 – Aft 1650) m. William Grant (Abt 1622 – Abt 1663)
        2. 2. Hugh Rose (1632 – 1694) m. Katherine Ord (1635 – 1697)
      2. 2. Alexander Rose (1612 – 1683)
      3. 3. Kennis Rose (1620 – 1675)
    3. 3. Hugh Rose (1585 – 1643)
    4. 4. James Rose (1585 – 1643)
    5. 5. David Rose (1590 – )
    6. 6. Robert Rose (1592 – 1679)
    7. 7. William (Leondes) Rose (1594 – 1671)
  5. 5. Walter Stewart (Abt 1555 – 1640) m. Margaret Robertson (Bet 1522 and 1580 – )
  6. 6. Janet Stewart (1 Nov 1555 – 28 Feb 1606) m. John Vetch (1557 – 1606) m. John Veatch (1564 – )
  7. 7. James Stewart (Abt 1558 – ) m. Katherine Rutherford (Abt 1560 – )
  8. 8. Janet Stewart (1 Nov 1558 – 28 Feb 1606) m. John Veitch (Abt 1555 – 1606)
  9. 9. Isabel Stuart (Abt 1559 – ) m. William Rutherford (Abt 1557 – )
  10. 10. Margaret (Kelly) Stewart (1562 – 21 Dec 1625) m. William Burnet (Abt 1546 – Abt 1653)
  11. 11. Mary Stewart (Abt 1564 – )
  12. 12. Gelis Stewart (1566 – 14 Nov 1624) m. William Rutherford (1570 – 1665)
  13. 13. # (1576 – 30 Jul 1607)
  14. 14. John Stewart (1594 – )
  15. 15. William (Charles) Stewart (1605 – 1682) m. Jeane Stuart m. Jonet ((Janet)) Currie (1612 – )
  16. 16. Janet Stewart m. John Veitch (1579 – )

Katherine Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Katherine Kerr in Peebles-shire, Scotland
Peebles-shire, Scotland
1606
1606
Age 68
Death of Katherine Kerr in Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland
Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Peebles-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland
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