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Margaretha Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1515

Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Pittendreich

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The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas of Pittendreich
1500–1556
Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Douglas Master of) Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Drummond of Auchinbreck, Countess of Angus) 17GGM
1476–1514
Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaretha Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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