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Margaret Erskine 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Grierson

Spouse(s): James Scotland

Children(s): Laurence Bruce

The story of Margaret Erskine began in 1513 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland. Margaret Erskine married James V Scotland, and had children including Laurence Of Cultmalindie Bruce. Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Erskine began in 1513 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret Erskine married James V Scotland, and had children including Laurence Of Cultmalindie Bruce.
  • Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Nisbet,,,Scotland
JE
Margaret Grierson
1485–1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Laurence Bruce
1537–1617
Birth Location: Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland
LB

Margaret Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Nisbet,,,Scotland
Margaret Grierson
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert 4th Lord of Erskine 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabella of Loudoun Campbell Glenorch) Erskine
1462–1518
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sir (Archibald "Gillispe"2nd Earl Argyll Lord High Chancelor of Scotland) Campbell
1466–1513
Castle Lochow, Argylishire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess) Argyll
1465–1529
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Campbell
1449–1490
Margaret Kennedy
1454–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Campbell
1415–1491
Elizabeth Stewart
1427–1478

Margaret Erskine's Descendants

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Margaret Erskine (1513–5 May 1572) m. James (V) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542)
  1. 1. Laurence (of Cultmalindie) Bruce 1537–1617 m. Elizabeth Gray 1551–1574 m. Helen Kennedy 1545–1568
    1. 1. Barbara Bruce 1565–1628 m. Alexander (Lindsay, Bishop of) Dunkeld 1561–1639
      1. 1. Alexander (1586) Lindsay 1586–1663 m. Margaret Sparrow 1585–1639
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsay 1593– m. Robert (E) Coleman 1582–1650

Margaret Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Margaret Erskine in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 59
Death of Margaret Erskine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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