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Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford 1510–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Aug 1586

Death Location: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Lord Cessford

Mother: Agnes Crichton

Spouse(s): Lady Ferniehirst

Children(s): Margaretha Kerr

Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford was born in 1510 in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the child of Lord Andrew Kerr Van Cessford And Agnes Crichton. Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford married Lady Isabelle Kerr Baroness Ferniehirst, and had children including Margaretha Kerr. Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford passed away in 1586 in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford was born in 1510 in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the child of Lord Andrew Kerr Van Cessford And Agnes Crichton.
  • Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford married Lady Isabelle Kerr Baroness Ferniehirst, and had children including Margaretha Kerr.
  • Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford passed away in 1586 in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Lord Cessford's Ancestors

Self
Lord Cessford
1510–1586
Birth Place: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Parents
Lord Andrew Kerr , van Cessford
1485–1526
Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Agnes Crichton
1490–1543
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Robert Kerr
1465–1500
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Christian Kerr
1465–1500
West Linton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Cessford's Descendants

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Lord (Walter Kerr, Lord of) Cessford (1510–27 Aug 1586) m. Lady (Isabelle Kerr Baroness) Ferniehirst (1515–1 May 1585)
  1. 1. Margaretha Kerr 1540–1581 m. Lord (Sir Alexander Canmore Home , 5th Lord of) Home 1530–1575
    1. 1. Margaretha Home 1565–1598 m. Sir (Lord George Keith, Knight of Dunnottar, Earl) Marischal 1553–1623
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith , of Dunottar, Countess of) Morton 1586–1648 m. Lord (Willem (William) Douglas , 8th Earl of) Morton 1580–1648
        1. 1. William Douglas 1610–1682 m. Anne Mattle 1601–1670

Lord Cessford's Timeline

4 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford in Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1510
1510
Birth of Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
1586
27 Aug 1586
Age 76
Death of Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1586
27 Aug 1586
Age 76
Death of Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1586
    Event Place: St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1586
    Event Place: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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