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Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar 1485–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: November 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Robert Erskine

Mother: Isabella Campbell

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In 1485, Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar entered the world in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, born to Robert Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar 4Th Lord Of Erskine And Isabella Campbell. Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar entered the world in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, born to Robert Erskine 16Th Earl Of Mar 4Th Lord Of Erskine And Isabella Campbell.
  • Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Lord Mar's Ancestors

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Lord Mar
1485–1555
Birth Place: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Robert Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar, 4th Lord of Erskine
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474–1519
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lord Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1555
November 1555
Age 70
Death of Lord John I Erskine, Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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