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Margaretha Erskine 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

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

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): James Scotland, Sir Douglas

Children(s): Arthur Albany, Robert Stuart, James Rothesay, John Darnley, Robert Orkney, Adam Stuart, James Stewart, Maria Schotland, Johanna Stuart, William Lochleven, Charles Lowrie, Robert Lochleven, Catherine Douglas, Eupheme Douglas, Janet Douglas, Johanna Bestney, Margaret Douglas, Sir Douglas, James Stewart

Margaretha Erskine was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine. Margaretha Erskine married James Iv King Of Scotland, Sir Robert 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including Adam Stuart, Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, Catherine Douglas, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Eupheme Douglas, James Stewart, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Johanna Bestney, Johanna Stuart, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Margaret Douglas, Maria I Stuart Koningin Van Schotland, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stuart, Sir George Of Helenhill And Rumgawye Douglas, William Douglas Of Lochleven. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaretha Erskine was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Erskine And Margaret Erskine.
  • Margaretha Erskine married James Iv King Of Scotland, Sir Robert 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including Adam Stuart, Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, Catherine Douglas, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Eupheme Douglas, James Stewart, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Johanna Bestney, Johanna Stuart, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Margaret Douglas, Maria I Stuart Koningin Van Schotland, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stuart, Sir George Of Helenhill And Rumgawye Douglas, William Douglas Of Lochleven.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Sir Douglas
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SD

Children(s)

Arthur Albany
1541–1541
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
AA
Robert Stuart
1537–1580
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
RS
James Rothesay
1540–1541
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
JR
John Darnley
1531–1563
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JD
Robert Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: –
RO
Adam Stuart
1535–1575
Birth Location: Edinburgh
AS
James Stewart
1531–1569
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Maria Schotland
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MS
Johanna Stuart
1538–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JS
William Lochleven
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
WL
Charles Lowrie
–1916
Birth Location: –
CL
Robert Lochleven
1535–1580
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
RL
Catherine Douglas
1530–
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfires-shsire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CD
Eupheme Douglas
1533–1580
Birth Location: Lochleven, Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
ED
Janet Douglas
1536–
Birth Location: Lochleven, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD
Johanna Bestney
1500–1583
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
JB
Margaret Douglas
1540–
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MD
Sir Douglas
1544–1625
Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SD
James Stewart
1532–1570
Birth Location: –
JS

Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Mid, 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

Margaretha Erskine's Descendants

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Margaretha Erskine (1513–5 May 1572) m. James (IV King of) Scotland (15 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Sir (Robert 3rd Lord of Lochleven) Douglas (1515–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
  2. 2. Robert Stuart 1537–1580 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1532–
    1. 1. Irene Stewart 1555–
  3. 3. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1540–1541
  4. 4. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  5. 5. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592
  6. 6. Adam Stuart 1535–1575
  7. 7. James Stewart 1531–1569 m. Margaret Campbell 1530–1588
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart) Moray 1565–1591 m. James (Lord Stuart van) Doune 1568–1592
      1. 1. James (Stuart Earl van) Moray 1585–1638
      2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1585–1639
    2. 2. James (Stewart Earl of) Moray 1568–1591 m. Elizabeth Moray 1565–1591
      1. 1. James Stewart 1585–1638
      2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1585–1639
      3. 3. Elizabeth Stewart 1588–1608
      4. 4. Francis (Sir) Stewart 1585–1638
      5. 5. Grissel Stewart 1584–1649
      6. 6. Mary Stewart 1587–1662
    3. 3. Annabel Stewart 1567–1571
    4. 4. James Stewart 1564–1566
    5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1569–1586
    6. 6. Son Stewart 1564–
    7. 7. Archibald (Gruamach) Campbell 1576–1638
  8. 8. Maria (I Stuart Koningin van) Schotland 1542–1587 m. Franz (II Von) Frankreich 1544–1560
    1. 1. James (VI King of Scot &Amp,) England 1566–1625
    2. 2. Miscarried (Twins) Hepburn 1567–1568
  9. 9. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
  10. 10. William (Douglas of) Lochleven 1540–1606
  11. 11. Charles (Stuart) Lowrie –1916
  12. 12. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1535–1580
  13. 13. Catherine Douglas 1530–
  14. 14. Eupheme Douglas 1533–1580 m. Patrick Lindsay 1521–1589
    1. 1. William Ruthven 1541–1584
    2. 2. James Lindsay 1554–1601 m. Euphemia Lindsay 1540–1609 m. Beatrix (Eupheme) Leslie 1573–1611
      1. 1. Robert Lindsay 1575–1616 m. Christian Lindsay 1575–
        1. 1. John (Lindsay Baron Lindsay of The) Byres 1596–1676
      2. 2. Helen Lindsay 1583–1658
      3. 3. Jane (Jean) Lindsay 1581–1597
      4. 4. Robert (Ninth Lord Lindsay of The) Byres 1577–1616 m. Christian Boyd 1590–1645
        1. 1. John Lindsay 1596–1676 m. Margaret Lindsay 1612–1686
      5. 5. Robert (Lindsay of the) Byres –1616
    3. 3. Janet Lindsey 1548–1630
    4. 4. Margaret Lindsay 1551–1594 m. James Leslie 1555–1607
      1. 1. Isabel Leslie 1579–1625
    5. 5. Maulslie Lindsey 1555–1555
  15. 15. Janet Douglas 1536–
  16. 16. Johanna Bestney 1500–1583 m. Simeon Steward 1496–1568 m. Archibald (Campbell) III 1538–1573
    1. 1. Robert Steward –1557
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Elspeth) Campbell 1560–1620
    3. 3. Jean Campbell 1562–
    4. 4. John Stewart 1530–1577 m. Jane Pigge 1527–1583
      1. 1. Nicholas Stewart 1550–1633 m. Ann Steward 1559–1628
        1. 1. Richard Steward 1593–1651
      2. 2. Nicholas Steward 1561–1629 m. Ann Steward 1559–1628
        1. 1. Nicholas Steward 1593–1651
      3. 3. Hector Stewart 1546–1602
      4. 4. Mary Stewart 1564–
  17. 17. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  18. 18. Sir (George of Helenhill and Rumgawye) Douglas 1544–1625
  19. 19. James Stewart 1532–1570 m. Agnes Stewart 1530–1588
    1. 1. Margaretha Stuart 1569–1586
    2. 2. Elisabeth Stewart 1565–1591 m. James (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Moray –1592
    3. 3. James (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Moray –1592 m. Elisabeth Stewart 1565–1591
    4. 4. Annabel Stewart 1567–1571
    5. 5. James Stewart 1564–1566
    6. 6. Son Stewart 1564–

Margaretha Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 59
Death of Margaretha 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:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] 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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