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Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford 1540–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Jan 1581

Death Location: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Lady Ferniehirst

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Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford was born in 1540 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Walter Laird Of Cessford Kerr And Lady Isabelle Kerr Baroness Ferniehirst. Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford passed away in 1581 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford was born in 1540 in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Walter Laird Of Cessford Kerr And Lady Isabelle Kerr Baroness Ferniehirst.
  • Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford passed away in 1581 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Lady Cessford's Ancestors

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Lady Cessford
1540–1581
Birth Place: Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Walter, Laird of Cessford Kerr
1510–1580
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabelle Kerr Baroness) Ferniehirst
1515–1585
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Ker
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth) Hume
1483–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferniehurst
1448–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cessford
1385–1444

Lady Cessford's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford in Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
1581
09 Jan 1581
Age 41
Death of Lady Margaret Kerr of Cessford in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1581
    Event Place: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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