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Lawrence Mercer 1455 – 1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Mar 1501

Death Location: Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Mercer

Mother: Lady Drummond

Spouse(s): Isobel Wardlaw, Isobel Wardlaw

Children(s): Christian Mercer, Henry Mercer, Robert Mercer, Egidia Mercer, Margareta MERCER, Isobel Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Marjorie Strachan, Giles Mercer

In 1455, Lawrence Mercer entered the world in Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Andrew II Mercer and Lady Margaret Drummond. Lawrence Mercer married Isobel Elizabeth Wardlaw, Isobel Elizabeth Wardlaw, and had children including Christian Mercer, Henry Mercer, Robert Mercer, Egidia Aegidia Giles Mercer, Margareta MERCER, Isobel Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Marjorie Strachan, Giles Egidea Mercer. Lawrence Mercer passed away in 1501 in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1455, Lawrence Mercer entered the world in Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Andrew II Mercer and Lady Margaret Drummond.
  • Lawrence Mercer married Isobel Elizabeth Wardlaw, Isobel Elizabeth Wardlaw, and had children including Christian Mercer, Henry Mercer, Robert Mercer, Egidia Aegidia Giles Mercer, Margareta MERCER, Isobel Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Marjorie Strachan, Giles Egidea Mercer.
  • Lawrence Mercer passed away in 1501 in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Mercer
1404 – 1473
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Drummond
1415 – 1482
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Wardlaw
1450 – 1511
Birth Location: Hermiston, North, Lothian, Scotland
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Isobel Wardlaw
1460 – 1504
Birth Location: Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Christian Mercer
1463 – 1490
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Henry Mercer
1476 – 1513
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Robert Mercer
1480 – 1547
Birth Location: Scotland
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Egidia Mercer
1484 – 1543
Birth Location: Aldie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margareta MERCER
1490 – 1530
Birth Location: Scotland
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Isobel Mercer
1495 – 1540
Birth Location: Alva, Alva, Clackmannan, Scotland
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Lawrence Mercer
1497 –
Birth Location: Aldie, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Marjorie Strachan
1522 –
Birth Location: Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Giles Mercer
Birth Location: Aldie, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Lawrence Mercer's Ancestors

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Lawrence Mercer
1455 – 1501
Birth Place: Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew II Mercer
1404 – 1473
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Drummond
1415 – 1482
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Michael Mercer
1379 – 1439
Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
Walter Drummond
1390 – 1445
Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Ruthven
1380 – 1482
Stobhill, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mercer
1330 – 1389
Joneta Barclay
1360 – 1404
Robert Stewart
1358 – 1403
Janet MacDougall
1360 – 1415
John Drummond
1352 – 1428
Elisabeth Roslin
1376 – 1460
William Ruthven
1360 – 1403
Margaret Logie
1357 – 1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mercer
1300 – 1379
Ada Murray
1290 – 1333
Robert Knight
1325 – 1388
Margaret Bethune
1328 – 1417
Joanna Isaac
1337 – 1382
John Drummond
1318 – 1360
Mary Montifex
1324 – 1375
James Gifford
1356 –
Egidia Douglas
1380 – 1438
Patrick Ruthven
1431 – 1465
John Logie
1324 – 1363
Margaret Lennox
1324 – 1375

Lawrence Mercer's Descendants

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Lawrence Mercer (1455 – 22 Mar 1501) m. Isobel (Elizabeth) Wardlaw (1450 – 11 Aug 1511) m. Isobel (Elizabeth) Wardlaw (1460 – 1504)
  1. 1. Christian Mercer (1463 – 1490)
  2. 2. Henry Mercer (1476 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret Douglas (1472 – 21 May 1527)
  3. 3. Robert Mercer (1480 – 1547) m. Helen Chisolm (1490 – )
  4. 4. Egidia (Aegidia Giles) Mercer (Abt 1484 – 1543) m. Gilbert Gray (Abt 1480 – Apr 1541)
    1. 1. Marjory Gray (Abt 1500 – Deceased)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gray (1502 – Deceased)
    3. 3. Locheil (De) Gray (Abt 1505 – )
    4. 4. Patrick (1510 – ) m. Marion Ogilvy (Bet 11 Jan 1512 and 10 Jan 1513 – Bet 11 Jan 1569 and 10 Jan 1570)
    5. 5. Jeanette Grey (1515 – )
    6. 6. Robert Gray (1518 – 15 May 1570) m. Marjorie Strachan (Bet 11 Jan 1522 and 10 Jan 1523 – )
    7. 7. Patrick Gray (Mar 1518 – 1583) m. Marion Ogilvy (Bet 11 Jan 1512 and 10 Jan 1513 – Bet 11 Jan 1569 and 10 Jan 1570) m. Margaret Ker (Abt 1537 – )
      1. 1. Patrick Gray (1528 – 10 Mar 1608) m. Barbara Ruthven (7 May 1535 – 21 Jul 1594)
      2. 2. Isobell Grey (1533 – 1619) m. Alexander Achesonne (1525 – Abt 1563)
      3. 3. Katherine Gray (1534 – 1596) m. John Mortimer (1525 – 1575) m. John (de) Mortimer (1535 – 1575)
      4. 4. Walter Gray (Abt 1535 – 1601) m. Agnes Mowat (Abt 1540 – )
      5. 5. Dorothy GRAY (Bef 1536 – 28 Nov 1655)
      6. 6. Majorie Grey (1540 – 1582)
      7. 7. Gilbert Gray (1540 – 12 Aug 1592) m. Marion Carnegie (1542 – 28 May 1585) m. Elisabeth Hay (Abt 1542 – Bef 1597)
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Gray (1540 – 1600) m. George Parbroath (1535 – 24 Nov 1601)
      9. 9. James Gray (Abt 1540 – Bet 1585 and 1586) m. Elizabeth Bethune (1518 – 3 Jul 1567)
      10. 10. Lilias Gray (1542 – Mar 1614) m. David Tyrie (Abt 1552 – 20 Oct 1592) m. John Oliphant (1552 – 1 Feb 1603) m. Peter Oliphant (1542 – 24 Oct 1594)
      11. 11. Margaret Gray (Abt 1542 – ) m. William Stewart (1537 – )
      12. 12. Mary (De) Grey (Abt 1544 – Jun 1592) m. David Seton (Abt 1543 – 21 Nov 1601)
      13. 13. Johne Gray (1545 – ) m. Christiane (Bell) Harlow (1542 – )
      14. 14. Marion (de) Grey (Abt 1545 – Jun 1582) m. Patrick Ogilvy (1528 – 24 May 1622) m. James Torrens (1540 – 1591)
      15. 15. Andrew Gray (1546 – 16 Feb 1611)
      16. 16. Robert Gray (Abt 1546 – Aft 1593)
      17. 17. Agnes Gray (1548 – 9 Jan 1583) m. Robert Logan (1533 – 26 Aug 1561) m. Alexander Home (15 May 1526 – 11 Aug 1575) m. Thomas Lyon (1546 – 18 Feb 1607)
      18. 18. Elizabeth Gray (1551 – 1578) m. Laurence Bruce (20 Jan 1546 – Aug 1617)
      19. 19. Helen Gray (Abt 1551 – 1574)
      20. 20. Helen Gray (1554 – ) m. David Maxwell (1550 – )
      21. 21. Anne Gray (8 Jul 1554 – 9 Jan 1580) m. Patrick Douglas (Abt 1550 – 2 Nov 1582)
      22. 22. Agnes Gray (1559 – ) m. Patrick Douglas (Abt 1557 – )
      23. 23. Isobel Gray (14 Aug 1560 – 20 Oct 1589) m. Alexander Falconer (1545 – 1 Dec 1595) m. David Strachan
        1. 1. Alexander Falconer (1575 – 12 Jun 1645) m. Agnes Carnegie (1572 – 8 Dec 1634) m. Margaret Jamieson (1580 – ) m. Anne Lindsay (Abt 1599 – 13 Jul 1692)
        2. 2. Patrick Falconar (1577 – ) m. Margaret Carnegie (1574 – ) m. Crisel Blair
        3. 3. Isobel Falconer (Abt 1585 – ) m. Francis Apparisiis (Abt 1587 – ) m. Francis Apparisiis (Abt 1585 – )
        4. 4. Jean Falconer (Abt 1585 – ) m. John (Fullarton) (Fulertoun) (Abt 1585 – )
        5. 5. Robert Falconer m. Isobel Rossie (Abt 1578 – )
    8. 8. Alice Gray (1520 – Sep 1591) m. William (Thorneton) Arnold (1520 – 2 Dec 1592)
    9. 9. James Gray (1520 – 1595)
    10. 10. Geilis Gray (1521 – Deceased) m. Alexander Whitelaw (1517 – ) m. Alexander Gardin (1517 – )
    11. 11. Joan Collins (1530 – 1623) m. Thomas Benjamine (1520 – 21 Feb 1553) m. John (Pinney) Benjamin (3 Nov 1522 – 16 Sep 1565)
  5. 5. Margareta MERCER (Abt 1490 – 1530) m. Guilielm BELFRAGE (1484 – 1530)
  6. 6. Isobel Mercer (1495 – 30 Apr 1540) m. Robert Maule (1513 – 3 May 1560)
  7. 7. Lawrence Mercer (Abt 1497 – )
  8. 8. Marjorie Strachan (Bet 11 Jan 1522 and 10 Jan 1523 – ) m. Robert Gray (1518 – 15 May 1570)
  9. 9. Giles (Egidea) Mercer m. Archibald Dundas (1520 – )

Lawrence Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of Lawrence Mercer in Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
1501
22 Mar 1501
Age 46
Death of Lawrence Mercer in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Aldie House, Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1501
    Event Place: Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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