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Margaret Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): Robert Lochleven

Children(s): Catherine, Douglas, Willem Morton, Robert Lochleven

Margaret Erskine was born in 1515 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine. Margaret Erskine married Robert Douglas Laird Of Lochleven, and had children including Catherine Of Lochleven Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Willem Douglas Earl Van Morton. Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Erskine was born in 1515 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine.
  • Margaret Erskine married Robert Douglas Laird Of Lochleven, and had children including Catherine Of Lochleven Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Willem Douglas Earl Van Morton.
  • Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Margaret Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Margaret Erskine's Descendants

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Margaret Erskine (8 October 1515–5 May 1572) m. Robert (Douglas Laird Of) Lochleven (7 November 1505–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Catherine, (of Lochleven,) Douglas 1530–1596 m. David Durie 1529–1578
    1. 1. Janet Durie 1566–1675 m. Andrew Leslie 1534–1611
      1. 1. Elizabeth Leslie 1592– m. James (Ogilvy 1st Earl Of) Findlater 1590–1652
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ogilvy Countess Of) Findlater 1612–1665 m. Patrick (Ogilvy 2nd Earl Of) Findlater 1611–1658
        2. 2. Anne Ogilvy 1615–1665
  2. 2. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1540–1606 m. Lady (Agnes Countess of Morton) Leslie 1539–1594
    1. 1. William Douglas 1582–1648
  3. 3. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1535–1580

Margaret Erskine's Timeline

4 Records

1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaret Erskine in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1527
11 July 1527
Age 12
Margaret Erskine was married in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1538
12 June 1538
Age 23
Margaret Erskine was married In St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Margaret Erskine in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1527
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 June 1538
    Event Place: St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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