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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

According to available records, Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert Erskine and Lady Elizabeth Isabella Campbell. Following those early years, Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron married Lady Margaret Moncrieff Campbell, and their family grew to include Lady Margaret Erskine. In the later years of life, Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron died in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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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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Sources

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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 Year: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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