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Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr 1538–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Jan 1569

Death Location: Wanstrow, Somerset, England

Father: John, Sir

Mother: Lady Ferniehurst

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The story of Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr began in 1538 in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr passed away in 1569 in Wanstrow, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr began in 1538 in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr passed away in 1569 in Wanstrow, Somerset, England.

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Lady Kerr's Ancestors

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Lady Kerr
1538–1569
Birth Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John, 8th Baron Ferniehurst Carr\ Kerr Sir
1495–1559
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Katherine Catharina of Cessford Logan van) Ferniehurst
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew "Dand", 7th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr) (Carr)
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Jeanette (Janet of Polwarth) Home
1490–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1569
2 Jan 1569
Age 31
Burial of Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr in Wanstrow, Somerset, England
Wanstrow, Somerset, England
1606
28 February 1606
Age 68
Death of Lady Katherine, of Traquhair Rutherford Kerr in Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1606
    Event Place: Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1569
    Event Place: Wanstrow, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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