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Lady Margaret Erskine 1520–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 4 April 1576

Death Location: Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Graham

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): King Scotland

Children(s): John Caithness

The story of Lady Margaret Erskine began in 1520 in Scotland. Lady Margaret Erskine married King James V Of Scotland, and had children including John Sinclair Master Of Caithness. Lady Margaret Erskine passed away in 1576 in Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret Erskine began in 1520 in Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine married King James V Of Scotland, and had children including John Sinclair Master Of Caithness.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine passed away in 1576 in Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Graham
1492–1571
Birth Location: Angus, Scotland
WG
Lady Keith
1494–1547
Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
LK

Spouses(s)

King Scotland
1527–1582
Birth Location: –
KS

Children(s)

John Caithness
1543–1575
Birth Location: Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
JC

Lady Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Lady Erskine
1520–1576
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Graham
1492–1571
Angus, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Keith
1494–1547
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Lord Keith Earl Marischal) III
1451–1527
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Gordon
1465–1530
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Marque
1441–1501
Lady Huntly
1442–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Erskine's Descendants

1.
LE
Lady (Margaret) Erskine (1520–4 April 1576) m. King (James V of) Scotland (Jul 1527–9 September 1582)
  1. 1. John (Sinclair Master of) Caithness 1543–1575 m. Janet Stewart 1537–1598
    1. 1. George (Sinclair Earl of) Caithness 1552–1620 m. Jean Gordon 1560–1615
      1. 1. William (Sinclair Lord) Berriedale –1633
      2. 2. Francis (Sinclair of Keiss &) Northfield 1612–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Sinclair 1600–1685
      4. 4. Isabel Sinclair 1618–1652
      5. 5. John Sinclair –1632
      6. 6. Francis (Sinclair of) Stirkoke 1615–1681
        1. 1. Anne Sinclair 1640–
    2. 2. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613 m. Margaret General 1555–1637
      1. 1. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch 1570–1611

Lady Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Lady Margaret Erskine in Scotland
Scotland
1576
4 April 1576
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Erskine in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1576
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
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