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Margaret Knox Kerr 1547–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Stewart

Mother: Agnes Cunningham

Spouse(s): John Knox

Children(s): Margaret Knox, John Knox, Margaret Knox, Margaret Knox, Martha Knox

In 1547, Margaret Knox Kerr entered the world in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Andrew De Goede Stewart And Agnes Cunningham. Margaret Knox Kerr married John De Hervormer Ds Knox, and had children including John Knox, Margaret Elizabeth Knox, Margaret Knox, Martha Knox. Margaret Knox Kerr passed away in 1616 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Margaret Knox Kerr entered the world in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Andrew De Goede Stewart And Agnes Cunningham.
  • Margaret Knox Kerr married John De Hervormer Ds Knox, and had children including John Knox, Margaret Elizabeth Knox, Margaret Knox, Martha Knox.
  • Margaret Knox Kerr passed away in 1616 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Kerr
1547–1616
Birth Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew De Goede Stewart
1521–1591
Cadzow or Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Cunningham
1516–1550
Caprington Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Kerr's Descendants

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Margaret (Knox) Kerr (1547–1616) m. John (De Hervormer Ds) Knox (1504_-_1514–24 November 1572)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Knox 1569–1625 m. Rev. (John Samuel Welsh of) Ayr 1568–1622
    1. 1. Johan (Wilhelm "William" Irongray, the Covenanter) Welsch 1612–1681 m. Elizabeth Somerville 1624–1662
      1. 1. Helen Witherspone 1639–1702
        1. 1. Janet Witherspoon 1670–1734 m. James Witherspoon 1675–1759
  2. 2. John Knox 1569–
  3. 3. Margaret Knox 1567–
  4. 4. Margaret Knox 1567–
  5. 5. Martha Knox 1565–1592

Margaret Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Margaret Knox Kerr in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1573
January 1573
Age 26
Margaret Knox Kerr was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1616
1616
Age 69
Death of Margaret Knox Kerr in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
    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: January 1573
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Edinburgh, 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

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