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Lady Margaret ERSKINE 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: All Saints Churchyard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Erskine

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Robert Douglas, James Scots

Children(s): Margaret Stewart, Catherine ERSKINE, Eupheme Douglas, Janet Douglas, William Morton, Robert Douglas, George Douglas, George Douglas, Catherine Douglas

The story of Lady Margaret ERSKINE began in 1515 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Lady Margaret ERSKINE married James V Poor Mans King Stewart King Of Scots, Robert Douglas, and had children including Catherine Douglas, Catherine Erskine, Eupheme Douglas, George Douglas, Janet Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Earl Of Buchan Douglas, William Douglas Of Hawick 6Th Earl Of Morton. Lady Margaret ERSKINE passed away in 1572 in All Saints Churchyard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret ERSKINE began in 1515 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret ERSKINE married James V Poor Mans King Stewart King Of Scots, Robert Douglas, and had children including Catherine Douglas, Catherine Erskine, Eupheme Douglas, George Douglas, Janet Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Earl Of Buchan Douglas, William Douglas Of Hawick 6Th Earl Of Morton.
  • Lady Margaret ERSKINE passed away in 1572 in All Saints Churchyard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady ERSKINE's Ancestors

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Lady ERSKINE
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
1487–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine,
1458–1513
Mar, County Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabella Campbell of) Loudoun
1462–1518
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald Campbell
1465–1513
Lochawe, Argyll, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1514
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436–1509
Christian Crichton
1435–1477
George Knight
1449–1492
Catherine Kennedy
1445–1533
Colin Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Stewart
1437–1510
John Stewart
1430–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1410–1493
Janet Douglas
1415–1490

Lady ERSKINE's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) ERSKINE (8 Oct 1515–5 May 1572) m. Robert Douglas (17 Nov 1505–Jan 1543) m. James (V 'Poor Mans King' Stewart, King of) Scots (10 Apr 1512–Jan 1543)
  1. 1. Margaret Stewart 1520–
  2. 2. Catherine ERSKINE 1530–
  3. 3. Eupheme Douglas 1533–1580
  4. 4. Janet Douglas 1536–1586
  5. 5. William (Douglas of Hawick 6th Earl of) Morton 1540–1606 m. Lady (Agnes) Rothes 1540–1594
    1. 1. Violet Douglas 1554–1632
    2. 2. Countess (Agnes) Douglas 1574–1631
    3. 3. Mary Douglas 1588–
    4. 4. Joseph Douglas 1589–
    5. 5. Robert Douglas 1562–1584
  6. 6. Robert (Earl of Buchan) Douglas 1542–1580 m. Christina (4th Countess of Buchan) Stewart 1544–1580
    1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas 1403–1458
  7. 7. George Douglas 1544–1625 m. Janet Lindsay 1548–1630
    1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1575–1615
  8. 8. George Douglas 1469–1513
  9. 9. Catherine Douglas 1538–

Lady ERSKINE's Timeline

2 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret ERSKINE in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret ERSKINE in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: All Saints Churchyard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 13 Sep 2024), entry for Lady Margaret ERSKINE, person ID LD5N-X33.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

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