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Lord John Kerr 1500–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1500

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Tavia, Devon, England

Father: Sir (Carr)

Mother: Lady Hume

Spouse(s): Lady Ferniehirst

Children(s): William Keir, Jane King, Lord Ferniehurst, Margaretha Kerr

Lord John Kerr was born in 1500 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Andrew Dand Kerr Carr And Lady Janet Polswarth Home Hume. Lord John Kerr married Lady Katherine Catherina Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst, and had children including Jane Kerr King, Lord Thomas Kerr Of Ferniehurst, Margaretha Kerr, William Willie Keir. Lord John Kerr passed away in 1562 in Tavia, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Lord John Kerr was born in 1500 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Andrew Dand Kerr Carr And Lady Janet Polswarth Home Hume.
  • Lord John Kerr married Lady Katherine Catherina Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst, and had children including Jane Kerr King, Lord Thomas Kerr Of Ferniehurst, Margaretha Kerr, William Willie Keir.
  • Lord John Kerr passed away in 1562 in Tavia, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Carr)
1471–1545
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
S(
Lady Hume
1483–1543
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
LF

Children(s)

William Keir
1542–1601
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
WK
Jane King
1526–1535
Birth Location: Ker Island, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK
Lord Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
LF
Margaretha Kerr
1540–1595
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
MK

Lord Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kerr
1500–1562
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Andrew Dand Kerr (Carr)
1471–1545
Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet (Polswarth) Home) Hume
1483–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Lord (John) Kerr (17 Jun 1500–1562) m. Lady (Katherine\Catherina Kerr\Carr van) Ferniehirst (1510–9 January 1565)
  1. 1. William (\ Willie) Keir 1542–1601 m. Kirsten (Christian) Bull 1559–
    1. 1. Janet (Christian) Keir 1580– m. Harry Young 1580–1620
      1. 1. Christian Young 1602– m. john Kerr 1600–1662
        1. 1. John Kerr 1629–1683
      2. 2. Jeane Young 1591–1678
    2. 2. John ((Keir)) Kerr 1559–
    3. 3. James Keir 1590–
  2. 2. Jane (Kerr) King 1526–1535
  3. 3. Lord (Thomas Kerr of) Ferniehurst 1529–1586
  4. 4. Margaretha Kerr 1540–1595

Lord Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1500
17 Jun 1500
Birth of Lord John Kerr in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
1562
Age 62
Death of Lord John Kerr in Tavia, Devon, England
Tavia, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1500
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Tavia, Devon, England
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