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Margaret Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 OCT 1515

Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 05 MAY 1572

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

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): King Scotland

Children(s): James Stewart

Margaret Erskine was born in 1515 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine. Margaret Erskine married King James V Of Scotland, and had children including James Iv Stewart. 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 East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine.
  • Margaret Erskine married King James V Of Scotland, and had children including James Iv Stewart.
  • Margaret Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

King Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
KS

Children(s)

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

Margaret Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Erskine's Descendants

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Margaret Erskine (08 OCT 1515–05 MAY 1572) m. King (James V Of) Scotland (10 APR 1512–14 DEC 1542)
  1. 1. James (IV) Stewart 1512–1542 m. Agnes (Stewart, Countess of) Bothwell 1540–1570
    1. 1. Princess (Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stewart, Lady of Edinburgh &Amp,) Fleming 1502–1563 m. Malcolm Fleming 1494–1547 m. Sir (Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Baron, Lord Chamberlain) of 1494–1547
      1. 1. John Stewart 1526–1579 m. Hon (Lady Margaret) Fleming 1536–1586 m. Elizabeth Fleming 1517–1586 m. Lady (Janet Stewart, Dowager Countess of) Sutherland 1505–1566 m. Katherine Drummond 1520–1603
        1. 1. Lady (Janet, Baroness Campbell,) Stewart 1557–1595 m. Sir (Duncan, Black Duncan,) Campbell 1550–1631
        2. 2. Elisabeth ("Elizabeth" Stewart) "Stuart" 1555–1595
        3. 3. Katherine Drummond 1520–1590
        4. 4. Grizel Stewart 1540–
        5. 5. John (Thomas, Lord Ochiltree, Rector of Kirkmahoe, 8th Earl of Castlemilk) Stewart 1543–1598
        6. 6. Elizabeth, (Lady of Lovat) Stewart 1549–1622
        7. 7. Maud Stewart 1550–1605
        8. 8. Barbara Stewart 1550–1625
        9. 9. Jean Stewart 1552–1593
        10. 10. Janet Stewart 1552–1613
        11. 11. Margaret (Stewart) (Lady) 1556–1618
        12. 12. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1557–1593
        13. 13. Annabel Stuart 1558–1584
        14. 14. Agnes Stewart 1558–1584
        15. 15. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1559–1618
        16. 16. Johanna Stewart 1560–1593
        17. 17. Grizell Stewart 1560–1629
        18. 18. Lady (Grizell) Stewart 1560–1629
        19. 19. Jane Stewart 1563–1595
        20. 20. Sir (John 5th Earl of Atholl) Stewart 1563–1595
        21. 21. Sir (Walter) Stewart 1564–1617
        22. 22. Anne (Stewart of) Atholl 1564–1588
        23. 23. Mary Stewart 1566–1588
        24. 24. Anne (Stewart of) Atholl 1566–1588
        25. 25. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1575–1650
        26. 26. "Dorothea (Lady") Stuart 1551–1626
      2. 2. Isabel Fleming 1514–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Fleming 1517–1550
      4. 4. Lady (Margaret Fleming, Duchess Of Albany, Countess Of) Atholl 1518–1618
      5. 5. King (Henry II) Valois 1519–1559
      6. 6. Lord (Sir Robert, Master of Montrose) Graham 1522–1547
      7. 7. Lady (Margaret Fleming, Duchess Of Albany, Countess Of) Atholl 1524–1586
      8. 8. Lady (Joanna) Fleming 1525–1560
      9. 9. Lady (Janet) Fleming 1527–1592
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Fleming, Countess of) Atholl 1527–1585
      11. 11. William Fleming 1529–1592
      12. 12. Lady (Bridget) Fleming, 1530–1586
      13. 13. Lady (Agnes "Baroness Livingstone") Fleming 1535–1597
      14. 14. Sir (John II Lord Le Fleming Fleming Fifth) Baron 1537–1572
      15. 15. James (Fleming, 4th Lord) Fleming 1538–1558
      16. 16. Lady (Mary) Fleming 1542–1578
      17. 17. Thomas Fleming 1542–
      18. 18. Henry dAngouleme 1577–1586
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Stuart of) Murray 1565–1591

Margaret Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1515
08 OCT 1515
Birth of Margaret Erskine in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
1572
05 MAY 1572
Age 57
Death of Margaret Erskine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 OCT 1515
    Event Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 MAY 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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