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Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr 1500 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1500

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 January 1565

Death Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Lady Hume

Spouse(s): Lady Katherine

Children(s): Lord Kerr

Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was born in 1500 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Andrew Dand Kerr and Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume. Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh married Lady Katherine, and had children including Lord Sir Thomas Kerr. Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh passed away in 1565 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was born in 1500 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Andrew Dand Kerr and Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume.
  • Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh married Lady Katherine, and had children including Lord Sir Thomas Kerr.
  • Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh passed away in 1565 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kerr
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
SK
Lady Hume
1483 – 1543
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Katherine
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
LK

Children(s)

Lord Kerr
1529 – 1586
Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lord Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kerr
1500 – 1565
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Andrew Dand Kerr
1500 – 1545
Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Jeanette "Janet") Hume
1483 – 1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laird (Patrick Home , Laird van) Polwarth
1435 – 1500
VERIFIED- Herdmanston (Hermiston, Herdmanstoun) Castle, Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian), Scotland -Only an arched gateway remains. Held by the Douglas's; Sir Wm. St. Clair had a charter from Archibald Douglas, in 20 Jan 1401.
Ellen Shaw
1430 – 1497
VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kerr's Descendants

1.
LK
Lord (Sir Knight Andrew John) Kerr (17 Jun 1500 – 9 January 1565) m. Lady Katherine (1510 – 9 Jan 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)
        1. 1. Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662) m. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644)
    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 – )
        1. 1. Jhone Leirmonth (June 1602 – ) m. Elspeth Vaitche (1610 – )

Lord Kerr's Timeline

20 Records

1470
Abt 1470
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Ferniehirst,Scotland
Ferniehirst,Scotland
1480
22 October 1480
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Luppitt, Devonshire, England
Luppitt, Devonshire, England
1487
20 Oct 1487
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
1490
1490
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Cressford, Scotland
Cressford, Scotland
1497
6 JUL 1497
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England
Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England
1499
1499
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England
Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England
1500
17 Jun 1500
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1501
6 Nov 1501
Age 1
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1504
BEF 1504
Age 4
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Scotland
Scotland
1510
20 Feb 1510
Age 10
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1518
1518
Age 18
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England
Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England
1520
Abt 1520
Age 20
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Scotland
Scotland
1525
1525
Age 25
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1528
1528
Age 28
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in of London, London, Eng
of London, London, Eng
1529
1529
Age 29
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married
None
1558
26 Jan 1558
Age 58
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1558
26 Jan 1558
Age 58
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1561
1561
Age 61
Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh was married in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1565
09 Jan 1565
Age 65
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1565
9 January 1565
Age 65
Death of Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of Jedbergh in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1500
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1470
    Event Place: Ferniehirst,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 October 1480
    Event Place: Luppitt, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1487
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Cressford, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1497
    Event Place: Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Mohun Ottery, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1501
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 1504
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1510
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1520
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: of London, London, Eng

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannon, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Petscandelie, Gloucestershire, England***Data is already there***

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ryhill, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St, Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1565
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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