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Lady Margaret Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1515

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Mar

Mother: Lady Argyll

Spouse(s): James Moray

Children(s): James Stewart

In 1515, Lady Margaret Erskine entered the world in Scotland, born to John I Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar And Lady Margaret Campbell Of Argyll. Lady Margaret Erskine married James V King Of Scotland Moray, and had children including James Stewart. Lady Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Lady Margaret Erskine entered the world in Scotland, born to John I Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar And Lady Margaret Campbell Of Argyll.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine married James V King Of Scotland Moray, and had children including James Stewart.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Erskine's Ancestors

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Lady Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar
1485–1572
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Campbell of) Argyll
1485–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Lady Erskine's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Erskine (8 Oct 1515–5 May 1572) m. James (V King of Scotland) Moray (15 April 1512–14 December 1542)
  1. 1. James Stewart 1533–1569 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Countess) Moray 1530–1588
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth (Effie) STEWART Houston Stewart Stewart Stewart (Stuart), Countess of) Moray 1565–1591 m. James (2nd Earl of Moray and 2nd Lord Doune) Stewart 1568–1592
      1. 1. Lord (Earl James Andrew Stewart\Stuart-van Moray, Doune, Strathearn, and Abernathy 3rd Earl of Moray,Doune,Strathern & Abernathy-aka "the Bonny Ear) III 1581–1638 m. Anne Gordon 1590–1674
        1. 1. Sir (James Thomas Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, 9th Earl of Argyll, Duke of Richmond and) Lennox 1608–1653 m. Lady (Margaret) Home 1610–1668

Lady Erskine's Timeline

4 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Erskine in Scotland
Scotland
1527
11 July 1527
Age 12
Lady Margaret Erskine was married in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1544
29 June 1544
Age 29
Lady Margaret Erskine was married in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Erskine in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1527
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 June 1544
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburgh St C, Edinburgh
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1242
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1242
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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