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Lord John Erskine 1487 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jul 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Lord Erskine

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell

Children(s): Lady Erskine

In 1487, Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron entered the world in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Erskine and Lady Elizabeth Isabella Campbell. Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron married Lady Margaret Moncrieff Campbell, and had children including Lady Margaret Erskine. Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1487, Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron entered the world in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Erskine and Lady Elizabeth Isabella Campbell.
  • Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron married Lady Margaret Moncrieff Campbell, and had children including Lady Margaret Erskine.
  • Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Erskine
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Faulkton, S.D.
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Lady Campbell
1458 – 1518
Birth Location: Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Campbell
1485 – 1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Erskine
1515 – 1572
Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Erskine's Ancestors

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Lord Erskine
1487 – 1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Faulkton, S.D.
Lady (Elizabeth Isabella) Campbell
1458 – 1518
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Erskine's Descendants

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Lord (John) Erskine (07 Jul 1487 – 11 Nov 1555) m. Lady (Margaret Moncrieff) Campbell (1485 – 11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Erskine (8 Oct 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. King (James V) Stewart (10 April 1512 – 14 March 1544)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir John) Stewart (1526 – 5 Aug 1574) m. Margaret Wallace (20 May 1839 – 1586)
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter) Stewart (1555 – 12 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Nicola) Somerville (1552 – 30 Aug 1614)
        1. 1. Alma (May Lee) Stewart (1581 – 1681) m. John (William) Birdwell (1579 – 1679)
    2. 2. King (Regent James) Stewart (22 May 1531 – April 1541) m. Lady (Agnes Anna) Keith (14 Jul 1530 – 16 Jul 1588)

Lord Erskine's Timeline

7 Records

1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1487
1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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