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Lord John Erskine 1485–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1552

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Sir Erskine...

Mother: Jeanette Douglas

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The story of Lord John Erskine began in 1485 in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland. Lord John Erskine passed away in 1552 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord John Erskine began in 1485 in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland.
  • Lord John Erskine passed away in 1552 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Lord Erskine's Ancestors

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Lord Erskine
1485–1552
Birth Place: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir Thomas 2nd Lord Erskine & 13th Earl of Mar Erskine...
1410–1490
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jeanette Douglas
1415–1489
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert "1st Lord Erskine" "12th Lord Mar" 6th Lord of Garloch, 6th Lord of Garioch, 13th Earl of Mar) Erskin
1378–1452
Sinton, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Lady) Countess of Crawford) Lindsay
1382–1452
Crawford Castle, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James (Douglas (van Dalkeith, 1st Earl of) Morton)
1395–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford\Giffard
1392–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Lord Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Lord John Erskine in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1552
1552
Age 67
Death of Lord John Erskine in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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