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Margaret Erskine 1489 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 1541

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Father: Archibald Campbell

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): King Belt, James Douglas, Sir Kilmaurs, Sir Angus)

Children(s): Margaret Stewart, Janet Stewart, Sarah Douglas, Claud Hamilton, Elaine None, THOMAS LYON, Margaret Chatel, Robert *, John Douglas, Lord Erskine,, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Heu Cunyngham, Andrew Cunyngham, William Glenbervie, Adam Stewart, Arthur Stewart, Mary Stuart, Jean Campbell

Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was born in 1489 in Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth Mackay Campbell. Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll married King James IV King of Scotland Iron Belt, James Douglas, Sir Knight William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Sir Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of Angus), and had children including Margaret Stewart, Janet Stewart, Sarah Douglas, Claud Hamilton, Elaine, THOMAS LYON, Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel, Robert Erskine\ Orr *, John Douglas, Lord Alexander Erskine,, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Heu Cunyngham, Andrew Cunyngham, William Douglas of Glenbervie, Adam Stewart, Arthur Stewart, Mary Stuart, Jean Stewart Campbell. Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll passed away in 1541 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was born in 1489 in Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth Mackay Campbell.
  • Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll married King James IV King of Scotland Iron Belt, James Douglas, Sir Knight William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of Kilmaurs, Sir Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of Angus), and had children including Margaret Stewart, Janet Stewart, Sarah Douglas, Claud Hamilton, Elaine, THOMAS LYON, Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel, Robert Erskine\ Orr *, John Douglas, Lord Alexander Erskine,, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Heu Cunyngham, Andrew Cunyngham, William Douglas of Glenbervie, Adam Stewart, Arthur Stewart, Mary Stuart, Jean Stewart Campbell.
  • Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll passed away in 1541 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaret Erskine
1489 – 1541
Birth Place: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Campbell
1460 – 1513
Castle Lochow, Argylishire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Mackay) Campbell
1438 – 1529
Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Stewart
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Erskine's Descendants

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Margaret Erskine (1489 – 1541) m. King (James IV King of Scotland Iron) Belt (17 Mar 1473 – 09 Sep 1513) m. James Douglas (January 1487 – December 1548) m. Sir (Knight William Cunningham, 4th Lord of Glencairn, 5th Earl of) Kilmaurs (24 Mar 1480 – 11 MAR 1548) m. Sir (Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of) Angus) (1489 – 22 Jan. 1557)
  1. 1. Margaret Stewart (1492 – 1560)
  2. 2. Janet Stewart (17 Jul 1502 – 13 May 1566)
  3. 3. Sarah Douglas (1 January 1522 – 1611)
  4. 4. Claud Hamilton (Sep 1543 – 1622)
  5. 5. Elaine
  6. 6. THOMAS LYON (1503 – 15 Jun 1610)
  7. 7. Margaret (Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel (1510 – 24 May 1579 - 1580)
  8. 8. Robert (Erskine\ Orr) * (1522 – Nov 1603)
  9. 9. John Douglas (1522 – 1579)
  10. 10. Lord (Alexander) Erskine, (1549 – 3 Sep 1592)
  11. 11. Elisabeth Cunyngham
  12. 12. Heu Cunyngham
  13. 13. Andrew Cunyngham
  14. 14. William (Douglas of) Glenbervie (8 October 1515 – 7 Mar 1578)
  15. 15. Adam Stewart
  16. 16. Arthur Stewart
  17. 17. Mary Stuart
  18. 18. Jean (Stewart) Campbell

Margaret Erskine's Timeline

7 Records

1407
1407
Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was married
None
1489
1489
Birth of Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll in Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1503
1503
Age 14
Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was married
None
1534
1534
Age 45
Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was married in Scotland
Scotland
1537
Abt. 1537
Age 48
Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was married in Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1541
14 July 1541
Age 52
Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll was married
None
1541
1541
Age 52
Death of Margaret Erskine Baroness of Agyll in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1407

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1503
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1537
    Event Place: Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 July 1541

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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