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Lord John Erskine 1488–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jul 1555

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Marr

Mother: Isabell Ayr

Spouse(s): Margaret Argyll

Children(s): John Erskine

The story of Lord John Erskine began in 1488 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. Lord John Erskine married Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll, and had children including John Erskine. Lord John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord John Erskine began in 1488 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Lord John Erskine married Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll, and had children including John Erskine.
  • Lord John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Marr
1458–1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabell Ayr
1462–1516
Birth Location: Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Argyll
1490–1554
Birth Location: Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Erskine
1521–1572
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
JE

Lord Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Lord Erskine
1488–1555
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert (III) Erskine 4th Lord, 16th Earl of Marr
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabell ((Elizabeth) Campbell Daughter of Sir George (IV) (of Loudoun) Campbell Sheriff of) Ayr
1462–1516
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436–1508
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian (Crichton Daughter of Robert (III) of Sanquhar Crichton 1st) Lord
1439–1477
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sir (George (IV) (of Loudoun) Campbell Sheriff of) Ayr
1440–1492
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes ((Catherine) Kennedy Daughter of Gilbert (II) Kennedy 1st) Lord
1445–1479
Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1408–1493
Janet Dalkeith
1415–1490
Robert Lord
–1494
Christian Erskine
–1478
George Campbell
1414–1491
Katherine Blare
1400–1460
Gilbert Lord
1406–1479
Catherine Baron
–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lord
1367–1452
Elizabeth Crawford
1382–1452
James Dalkeith
1390–1457
Elizabeth Sheriffhall
1392–1456
Sir Dumfries
1409–1479
Sir Erskine
1395–1445
James Kennedy
1376–1408
Mary Scots
1380–1458
Herbert Baron
–1455
Janet Terregles
1400–

Lord Erskine's Descendants

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Lord (John) Erskine (1488–11 Jul 1555) m. Margaret (Campbell Baroness of) Argyll (1490–5 July 1554)
  1. 1. John Erskine 1521–1572 m. Annabella Murray 1530–1602
    1. 1. John ((VI) Erskine 2nd\19th\23rd Earl of Mar, 1st Lord Cardross, Knight of the Garter, Privy Counsellor, High Treasurer of) Scotland 1562–1634 m. Marie ((Mary Stewart) Stuart Lady of Lennox, Daughter of Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox, 7th Seigneur d') Aubigny 1576–1644
      1. 1. Anne (Erskine Daughter of John (VI) Erskine 2nd\19th\23rd Earl of Mar, 1st Lord Cardross, Knight of the Garter, Privy Counsellor, High) Treas 1595–1640 m. Constable (Richard) Haldane 1580–1653
        1. 1. Constable (James Richard) Haldane 1609–1650 m. Mary (Kennett Daughter of William) Kennett 1610–1661

Lord Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1488
1488
Birth of Lord John Erskine in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1555
11 Jul 1555
Age 67
Death of Lord John Erskine in Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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