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Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame 1526–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Oct 1594

Death Location: Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Fife

Mother: Margaret Crichton

Spouse(s): Gilbert Seton, Mark Kerr

Children(s): Lady Kerr

The story of Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame began in 1526 in Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame married Gilbert Seton, Mark Kerr, and had children including Lady Catherine Herries Kerr. Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame passed away in 1594 in Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame began in 1526 in Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame married Gilbert Seton, Mark Kerr, and had children including Lady Catherine Herries Kerr.
  • Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame passed away in 1594 in Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Fife
1485–1558
Birth Location: Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LF
Margaret Crichton
1480–1546
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC

Spouses(s)

Gilbert Seton
1516–1550
Birth Location: Parbroath, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
GS
Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK

Children(s)

Lady Kerr
1555–1602
Birth Location: Banbury, Newbottle, Durham, England
LK

Lady Dame's Ancestors

Self
Lady Dame
1526–1594
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife
1485–1558
Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Wood (Countess of Rothes)) Crichton
1480–1546
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Crichton
1455–1493
Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Agnes Maitland) Bruce
1450–1512
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Dame's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Helena Elizabeth Leslie) Dame (1526–26 Oct 1594) m. Gilbert Seton (1516–10 September 1550) m. Mark Kerr (1516–29 August 1584)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine Herries) Kerr 1555–1602 m. Sir (Robert Maxwell Spottes Orchardston Baron) Maxwell 1555–1615
    1. 1. John (Herries) Maxwell 1580–1630 m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Beaumont 1579–1630
      1. 1. Baron (John Robert Herries Maxwell 3rd Earl of Nithsdale, 7th Lord Herries of) Terregles 1598–1677 m. Elizabeth (Lucy Douglass Countess of) Nithsdale 1602–1699
        1. 1. Isabella (Maxwell) Barclay 1644–1705

Lady Dame's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame in Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1594
26 Oct 1594
Age 68
Death of Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Dame in Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland
Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1594
    Event Place: Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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