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Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine 1415–1490 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1415

Birth Location: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1490

Death Location: Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Dalkeith

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford

Spouse(s): Thomas Erskine

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, Jean Erskine, Sir FLEMING, Helen Erskine, Lady Marischal, Alexander, Mar, Lady Bakersfield, Elizabeth Erskine, Isobel Erskine, Sir Mar, Alexander Mar, Mary Erskine, George Gordon

The story of Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine began in 1415 in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine married Thomas Erskine, and had children including Alexander 3Rd Lord Erskine 15Th Earl Of Mar, Alexander Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, Elizabeth Erskine, George Gordon, Helen Erskine, Isobel Lady Of Erskine Menteith Craiguchty Amp Auchmore 3Rd Countess Of Menteith 5Th Countess Of Strathearn Erskine, Jean Erskine, Lady Deborah Erskine Of Bakersfield, Lady Mariot Muriella Mary Erskine Countess Of Marischal, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Sir Malcolm Fleming, Sir Robert Erskine 4Th Lord Of Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar. Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine passed away in 1490 in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine began in 1415 in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine married Thomas Erskine, and had children including Alexander 3Rd Lord Erskine 15Th Earl Of Mar, Alexander Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, Elizabeth Erskine, George Gordon, Helen Erskine, Isobel Lady Of Erskine Menteith Craiguchty Amp Auchmore 3Rd Countess Of Menteith 5Th Countess Of Strathearn Erskine, Jean Erskine, Lady Deborah Erskine Of Bakersfield, Lady Mariot Muriella Mary Erskine Countess Of Marischal, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Sir Malcolm Fleming, Sir Robert Erskine 4Th Lord Of Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar.
  • Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine passed away in 1490 in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dalkeith
1395–1440
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Elizabeth Gifford
1402–1456
Birth Location: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
EG

Spouses(s)

Thomas Erskine
1418–1493
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
TE

Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
1442–1482
Birth Location: Renfrew, Scotland
ME
Jean Erskine
1454–1484
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
JE
Sir FLEMING
1437–1477
Birth Location: Castle Cumberland, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland,
SF
Helen Erskine
1450–1510
Birth Location: Colquhoun, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
HE
Lady Marischal
1435–1491
Birth Location: Castle Selkirk, Erskine, Selkirkshire, Scotland
LM
Alexander, Mar
1436–1508
Birth Location: Castle Erskine, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
AM
Lady Bakersfield
1440–1478
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LB
Elizabeth Erskine
1445–1482
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EE
Isobel Erskine
1430–1500
Birth Location: Selkirk Castle, Selkirkshire, Scotland
IE
Sir Mar
1458–1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SM
Alexander Mar
1435–1508
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
AM
Mary Erskine
1425–1483
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
ME
George Gordon
1435–1501
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
GG

Lady Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Lady Erskine
1415–1490
Birth Place: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Lord Douglas van Dalkeith
1395–1440
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1402–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas Lord van) Dalkeith
–1440
Dalkeith, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Elizabeth Stewart
–1439
James (Gifford "of) Sheriffhall"
1372–1421
Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Gifford)
1373–1409
Sheriffhall Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
–1420
Agnes Dunbar
–1378
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
–1350

Lady Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness) Erskine (7 Mar 1415–21 Feb 1490) m. Thomas Erskine (Abt. 1418–Abt. 1493)
  1. 1. Margaret Erskine 1442–1482 m. Lord (James Rutherfurd) II 1424–1498 m. James Rutherford 1423–1493
    1. 1. Thomas Rutherford 1460–1517 m. Lady (Jean Elliot of) Larriston 1465–
      1. 1. Robert Rutherfurd 1490–1544
        1. 1. Richard Rutherfurd 1520–1600 m. Elizabeth Bitty 1524–1565
      2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Rutherford 1486–
    2. 2. Lady (Christian) Rutherford 1465–1500
    3. 3. Philip Rutherfurd 1462–1492
    4. 4. Christian Rutherford 1472– m. Robert Kerr 1463–1500
      1. 1. Andrew Kerr 1485–1526
        1. 1. Walter (Kerr of) Cessford 1508–1586 m. Katherine Carey 1514–1592
  2. 2. Jean Erskine 1454–1484
  3. 3. Sir (Malcolm) FLEMING 1437–1477
  4. 4. Helen Erskine 1450–1510
  5. 5. Lady (Mariot Muriella (Mary) Erskine, Countess of) Marischal 1435–1491
  6. 6. Alexander, (3rd Lord Erskine, 15th Earl of) Mar 1436–1508
  7. 7. Lady (Deborah Erskine of) Bakersfield 1440–1478
  8. 8. Elizabeth Erskine 1445–1482
  9. 9. Isobel ((Lady of Erskine, Menteith, Craiguchty & Auchmore, 3rd Countess of Menteith, 5th Countess of Strathearn)) Erskine 1430–1500
  10. 10. Sir (Robert Erskine 4th Lord of Erskine, 16th Earl of) Mar 1458–1513
  11. 11. Alexander (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1435–1508
  12. 12. Mary Erskine 1425–1483
  13. 13. George Gordon 1435–1501

Lady Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1415
7 Mar 1415
Birth of Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1490
21 Feb 1490
Age 75
Death of Lady Janet Douglas Of Glamis, Baroness Erskine in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1415
    Event Place: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Fleming family records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1490
    Event Place: Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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