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Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr 1485 – 1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jan 1526

Death Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Robert Kerr

Mother: Christian Kerr

Spouse(s): Agnes Crichton

Children(s): Lord Cessford, Lady Katherine, Lady Kerr

In 1485, Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst entered the world in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr and Christian Kerr. Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst married Agnes Crichton, and had children including Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford, Lady Katherine, Lady Isabelle Kerr. Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst passed away in 1526 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst entered the world in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr and Christian Kerr.
  • Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst married Agnes Crichton, and had children including Lord Walter Kerr, Lord of Cessford, Lady Katherine, Lady Isabelle Kerr.
  • Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst passed away in 1526 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Kerr
1465 – 1500
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Christian Kerr
1465 – 1500
Birth Location: West Linton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
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Children(s)

Lord Cessford
1510 – 1586
Birth Location: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Lady Katherine
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Lady Kerr
1515 – 1585
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lord Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kerr
1485 – 1526
Birth Place: Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Parents
Robert Kerr
1465 – 1500
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Christian Kerr
1465 – 1500
West Linton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Sir Knight Andrew) Kerr (1485 – 23 Jan 1526) m. Agnes Crichton (1490 – 5 Oct 1543)
  1. 1. Lord (Walter Kerr, Lord of) Cessford (1510 – 27 Aug 1586) m. Lady (Isabelle) Kerr (1515 – 1 May 1585)
    1. 1. Margaretha Kerr (1540 – 09 Jan 1581) m. Lord (Sir Alexander Canmore) Home (1530 – 11 Aug 1575)
      1. 1. Margaretha Home (5 Dec 1565 – May 1598) m. Sir (Lord George Keith, Knight of) Dunnottar, (02 Apr 1553 – 2 Apr 1623)
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Agnes) Keith (5 Dec 1586 – 30 May 1648) m. Lord (Willem (William)) Douglas (1580/82 – 7 Aug 1648)
  2. 2. Lady Katherine (1510 – 9 Jan 1565) m. Lord (Sir Knight Andrew John) Kerr (17 Jun 1500 – 9 January 1565)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Thomas) Kerr (17 June 1529 – 30 March 1586) m. Lady (Janet) Kirkcaldy (1520 – 11 May 1572) m. Baroness (Janet) Kirkcaldy (abt 1522 – 1572) m. Lady (Janet Scott, of Kirkurd and) Buccleuch (1555 – abt 1596)
      1. 1. Lord (Sir Andrew) Kerr (1565 – 1631) m. Dame (Anne) Stewart (1566 – 1670)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Kerr (1580 – AFT 1645) m. Margrat Ramsay (1572 – AFT 1645)
      2. 2. Sir (Robert Kerr, 10th Baron of Ferniehurst, 1st and last Earl of Somerset, 1st Viscount Rochester, Keeper of Westminster Palace,Privy) Coun (1585 – Jul 1645) m. Elspet Kilgour (1562 – Abt. 1612)
        1. 1. Bessy Kerr (about 1581 – 1635) m. William Leirmonth (about 1577 – )
  3. 3. Lady (Isabelle) Kerr (1515 – 1 May 1585) m. Lord (Walter Kerr, Lord of) Cessford (1510 – 27 Aug 1586)

Lord Kerr's Timeline

6 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1485
1485
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in Caverton, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Caverton, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1485
1485
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Newtown Saint Boswells, Scottish Borders, Scotland
1526
18 Jul 1526
Age 41
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1526
18 July 1526
Age 41
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in Montrose, Angusshire, Schotland
Montrose, Angusshire, Schotland
1526
23 Jan 1526
Age 41
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr , 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Caverton, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    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 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1526
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1526
    Event Place: Montrose, Angusshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1526
    Event Place: Melrose, 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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